Finland 3 Norway 1

Norway continued their poor run of form with a 3-1 defeat against Finland in Helsinki.

The Norwegians were one of the worst teams at Euro 2000 and they failed to cope with FC Barcelona reject Jari Litmanen who scored twice.

Litmanen is one the 'for sale' list at the Catalan giants and watching scouts would have seen him recapture some of the form that made him a great star at Ajax in the mid 1990s.

He claimed his first from close range in the 24th minute and followed that up with a run and low drive in the 61st minute to end a brief rally from the visiting team as Torstein Helstad forced a 54th minute equaliser.

Stig Inge Bjornebye was red carded for handling in the area in the 89th minute and this game Shefqi Kuqi the chance to extend the margin of victory.