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Norway thrashed Saudi Arabia 6-0 in a World Cup warm-up game here on Wednesday to boost their hopes for the June 10 to July 12 finals in France.

Kjetil Rekdal, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (2), Egil Ostenstad, Tore Andre Flo and Roar Strand all found the net for the Scandinavian side. Norway are now unbeaten in 14 matches and no other team can boast such an impressive record going into the World Cup finals.

Norway opened the scoring in the 21st minute from the spot through attacking midfielder Rekdal after Saudi ‘keeper Mohammed Al-Daeya committed the offence and was sent off. Ten minutes later, Norway’s Erik Mykland cut through the Saudi defence before finding Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solksjaer, who controlled the ball with his chest before scoring. And Solskjaer hit another just three minutes before the break.

Norway continued to dominate and Solskjaer hit the net a third time but it was ruled offside. Egil Ostenstad, who replaced Haavard Flo in the 72nd minute, scored the fourth goal after a Strand pass in the 83rd minute.

Tore Andre Flo and then Strand hit the final two goals in the 87th and 88th minutes as Norway overwhelmed a team that drew 0-0 with England at the weekend.