Norway coach quits over World Cup qualifying defeats

Oslo: Per-Mathias Hogmo quit as Norway’s football coach on Wednesday after a series of defeats in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup finals, the Norwegian Football Federation announced.

“Per-Mathias and the NFF have agreed that Hogmo will end his functions as Norwegian manager,” the NFF said in a statement.

Norway have lost to Germany (3-0), Azerbaijan (1-0) and 2-1 last Friday to the Czech Republic and are second bottom in Group C. They have one win over San Marino.