On Friday, Norway played their first of two friendly matches this international break, against Czechia at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo. Ørjan Nyland, who is the Norwegian first-choice goalkeeper, played the full 90 minutes, but could not prevent Czechia from winning 2-1. Oscar Bobb had opened the scoring with a great piece of individual work before Zima's header levelled things up before the break. With only five minutes left on the clock, Barak scored from a direct free-kick to complete the Czechia comeback. Norway play again on Tuesday at 19:00 CET, this time against Slovakia.
Jesús Navas did not feature in Spain's friendly against Colombia at the London Stadium. Daniel Muñoz's goal gave Colombia a 1-0 victory. On Tuesday, Spain face Brazil at the Santiago Bernabéu.