Norway signed off their World Cuppreparations on home soil with a resounding 3-1 win over neighbours Sweden on Monday as the country rides the crest of a ​sporting wave not normally seen outside the Winter Olympics, Reuters reported. 

With striker Erling Haaland watching from the stands, Jorgen Strand Larsen scored either side of a cracker from winger Antonio Nusa to race into a 3-0 first-half lead, and a second-half goal for the Swedes from Alexander Isak did little to ​dampen the enthusiasm of the Norwegian fans as they look forward to their first ​men's World Cup finals in 28 years.