Erling Haaland scored twice as Norway cruised past Cyprus to keep their Euro 2024 qualification hopes alive and force Scotland to wait to seal their place at next summer's tournament.
The Manchester City striker hit two goals in seven second-half minutes to take his tally in qualifying to six.
Alexander Sorloth and Fredrik Aursnes were also on target in Larnaca.
Norway face Spain in Oslo on Sunday and a failure to win would ensure Scotland's qualification.
Stale Solbakken's side are third in Group A, five points behind leaders Scotland and two points behind Spain, who have a game in hand.
Scotland could have secured qualification themselves with a point against Spain on Thursday but they were beaten 2-0 in Seville.
Cyprus have lost all six of their Euro 2024 qualifiers.
Line-ups
Cyprus
Formation 5-3-2
1Mall
16Andreou2Karo6Gogic4Kyprianou7Barros
12Kyriakou8Kousoulos5Charalampous
20Kastanos11Kakoullis
- 1Mall
- 16Andreou
- 2Karo
- 6Gogic
- 4Kyprianou
- 7Barros
- 12KyriakouSubstituted forSpoljaricat 54'minutes
- 8KousoulosBooked at 46minsSubstituted forGavrielat 78'minutes
- 5CharalampousSubstituted forPileasat 60'minutes
- 20KastanosSubstituted forKorreaat 78'minutes
- 11KakoullisSubstituted forIliaat 54'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Antoniades
- 9Christofi
- 10Loizou
- 13Demetriou
- 14Pileas
- 15Spoljaric
- 17Panagiotou
- 18Antoniou
- 19Ilia
- 21Korrea
- 22Michael
- 23Gavriel
Norway
Formation 4-3-3
1Nyland
14Ryerson3Ajer15Østigård5Meling
10Ødegaard8Berge7Aursnes
19Sørloth9Haaland11Solbakken
- 1Nyland
- 14Ryerson
- 3Ajer
- 15Østigård
- 5Meling
- 10ØdegaardSubstituted forThorstvedtat 78'minutes
- 8Berge
- 7AursnesSubstituted forFinneat 88'minutes
- 19SørlothSubstituted forNusaat 64'minutes
- 9HaalandSubstituted forStrand Larsenat 77'minutes
- 11SolbakkenSubstituted forBobbat 63'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Gregersen
- 4Strandberg
- 6Berg
- 12Dyngeland
- 13Selvik
- 16Vetlesen
- 17Bobb
- 18Thorstvedt
- 20Nusa
- 21Finne
- 22Pedersen
- 23Strand Larsen
Referee:Donatas Rumsas
Attendance:7,206
Match Stats
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Match ends, Cyprus 0, Norway 4.
Second Half ends, Cyprus 0, Norway 4.
Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway).
Pavlos Korrea (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Norway. Bård Finne replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
Attempt saved. Antonio Nusa (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norway).
Hector Kyprianou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Cyprus 0, Norway 4. Fredrik Aursnes (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution, Cyprus. Stavros Gavriel replaces Ioannis Kousoulos because of an injury.
Substitution, Cyprus. Pavlos Korrea replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
Substitution, Norway. Kristian Thorstvedt replaces Martin Ødegaard.
Substitution, Norway. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Erling Haaland.
Attempt saved. Antonio Nusa (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sander Berge.
Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
Goal! Cyprus 0, Norway 3. Erling Haaland (Norway) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Antonio Nusa with a cross.
Attempt missed. Birger Meling (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
Corner, Norway. Conceded by Andreas Karo.
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