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Former Norway International Kjetil Rekdal on his country's continuous failure to qualify for a major tournament: "We are the HSV of Europe." (www.sueddeutsche.de)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I would argue Bosnia are a closer parallel than Norway are. Yes, both have consistently come close to qualifying for international tournaments for over a decade now, but as a Former Yugoslav territory Bosnia has the prior success that Hamburg has but Norway simply does not

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Beating a topped Brazil 2-1 to get to RO16 in '98 was more difficult and impressive than anything Bosnia ever pulled off

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Yugoslavia were 2 time WC Semi Finalists, and 2 time Euros Runner Up. That's far better than anything Norway has done

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I didn't see you were thinking of Yugoslavia. Well, if you feel like you inherit those achievements, good for you I guess

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