Lars Lagerbäcks Norway has impressed at home at Ullevål. They have not lost there in over three years, and have 15 straight home games without loss.

Therefore, we can probably assume that Lagerbäck and a great many Norwegians pulled on the smile bands when the playoff game for the European Championships next summer was drawn.

The winner will face England

They are allowed to play at home in the semi-final against Serbia, and in a possible final against the winner between Scotland and Israel.

The winner of that final then goes into Group D of the European Championship, where England already exists. It is one of the groups that Sweden can be drawn into.

Erik Hamréns Iceland also gets home-ground advantage in the semi-finals, where they are placed against Romania. However, in a possible final, where the winner of the Bulgaria-Hungary match awaits, there will be away games.