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Norway 1-1 Spain: Sergio Ramos becomes Spain's record appearance maker in Norway draw

Spain's Sergio Ramos
Sergio Ramos was making his 168th appearance for Spain

Sergio Ramos became Europe's most capped male outfield player as Spain edged closer to Euro 2020 qualification with a 1-1 draw in Norway.

Ramos' 168th cap also makes him Spain's record appearance maker, surpassing goalkeeper Iker Casillas.

Saul Niguez's dipping second-half effort was cancelled out by Josh King's injury-time penalty to ruin Spain's 100% record in Group F.

A draw in Sweden on Tuesday will secure Spain's qualification.

"All that is personal is a little secondary," said Ramos after the game.

"I would have happily traded this 168th cap for a victory. It was not the case. But this record is a great reward after so many years and it's a great source of huge pride.

"I am emotional every time I put on this shirt. That will not change and I hope to continue doing so for many years."

Spain looked to be heading for a seventh straight win in qualification until Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga brought down Omar Elabdellaoui.

Bournemouth's King rolled home the spot-kick in the 94th minute to leave Norway in fourth place in Group F.

Real Madrid's Ramos, 33, made his Spain debut in 2005 and is one of the last survivors of a golden era that won a World Cup and two European Championships.

Ramos, who overtook Latvia's Vitalijs Astafjevs at the summit of Europe's outfield caps list, is now eight caps from matching Gianluigi Buffon's overall European record of 176 international appearances.

The defender has some way to go if he wants to break the world record, however, with former Egypt midfielder Ahmed Hassan playing 184 times for his country between 1995 and 2012.

Line-ups

Norway

Formation 4-4-1-1

  • 1Jarstein
  • 14Elabdellaoui
  • 6NordtveitSubstituted forHovlandat 30'minutes
  • 3Ajer
  • 2Aleesami
  • 8JohansenSubstituted forSørlothat 63'minutes
  • 19HenriksenSubstituted forJohnsenat 83'minutes
  • 15Berge
  • 18Selnaes
  • 20Ødegaard
  • 7KingBooked at 42mins

Substitutes

  • 4Rosted
  • 5Hovland
  • 9Sørloth
  • 10Elyounoussi
  • 11Elyounoussi
  • 12Nyland
  • 13Midtsjø
  • 16Svensson
  • 17Meling
  • 21Johnsen
  • 22Rossbach
  • 23Normann

Spain

Formation 4-3-3

  • 13ArrizabalagaBooked at 90mins
  • 22Navas
  • 3Albiol
  • 15RamosBooked at 80mins
  • 14BernatSubstituted forMartínezat 88'minutes
  • 17RuizBooked at 81mins
  • 5BusquetsBooked at 60mins
  • 8Saúl
  • 19RodrigoBooked at 35mins
  • 21OyarzabalSubstituted forRodriat 78'minutes
  • 6CeballosSubstituted forCazorlaat 64'minutes

Substitutes

  • 1de Gea
  • 2Carvajal
  • 4Martínez
  • 7Sarabia
  • 9Moreno
  • 10Thiago Alcántara
  • 11Romero Alconchel
  • 12Llorente
  • 16Rodri
  • 18Reguilón
  • 20Cazorla
  • 23López
Referee:
Michael Oliver
Attendance:
25,200

Match Stats

Home TeamNorwayAway TeamSpain
Possession
Home38%
Away62%
Shots
Home9
Away12
Shots on Target
Home3
Away3
Corners
Home6
Away3
Fouls
Home6
Away7

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Norway 1, Spain 1.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Norway 1, Spain 1.

  3. Goal!

    Goal! Norway 1, Spain 1. Joshua King (Norway) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

  4. Booking

    Kepa Arrizabalaga (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  5. Post update

    Penalty conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga (Spain) after a foul in the penalty area.

  6. Post update

    Penalty Norway. Omar Elabdellaoui draws a foul in the penalty area.

  7. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Rodrigo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.

  8. Post update

    Fabián Ruiz (Spain) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Rodrigo.

  9. Substitution

    Substitution, Spain. Íñigo Martínez replaces Juan Bernat.

  10. Post update

    Offside, Norway. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Bjørn Maars Johnsen is caught offside.

  11. Post update

    Corner, Norway. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.

  12. Post update

    Offside, Norway. Kristoffer Ajer tries a through ball, but Bjørn Maars Johnsen is caught offside.

  13. Substitution

    Substitution, Norway. Bjørn Maars Johnsen replaces Markus Henriksen.

  14. Booking

    Fabián Ruiz (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  15. Post update

    Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Spain).

  16. Post update

    Haitam Aleesami (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. Booking

    Sergio Ramos (Spain) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

  18. Post update

    Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. Post update

    Foul by Ole Selnaes (Norway).

  20. Post update

    Attempt missed. Joshua King (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard following a fast break.

As It Stood

A

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1England54012061412
2Czech Rep6402119212
3Kosovo5221101008
4Montenegro6033313-103
5Bulgaria6033511-63

B

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Ukraine65101311216
2Portugal5320134911
3Serbia52121012-27
4Luxembourg6114511-64
5Lithuania6015417-131

C

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Netherlands54011761112
2Germany54011761112
3Northern Ireland640287112
4Belarus6114310-74
5Estonia6015218-161

D

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Republic of Ireland633062412
2Denmark63301651112
3Switzerland522110558
4Georgia612348-45
5Gibraltar5005016-160

E

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Croatia6411135813
2Slovakia6312108210
3Hungary630379-29
4Wales52125507
5Azerbaijan5014513-81

F

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Spain76101841419
2Sweden7421178914
3Romania7412167913
4Norway7241129310
5Malta7106217-153
6Faroe Islands7007323-200

G

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Poland7511112916
2Austria7412167913
3North Macedonia7322109111
4Slovenia7322137611
5Israel72231214-28
6Latvia7007124-230

H

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Turkey76011521318
2France76012041618
3Iceland74031010012
4Albania7304101009
5Andorra7106114-133
6Moldova7106218-163

I

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Belgium77002812721
2Football Union of Russia76012241818
3Cyprus7313137610
4Kazakhstan7214911-27
5Scotland7205517-126
6San Marino7007037-370

J

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Italy77002031721
2Finland740398112
3Armenia73131312110
4Bos-Herze73131612410
5Greece7124712-55
6Liechtenstein7025220-182
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