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Martin Odegaard says "underdogs" Norway are ready to show their teeth again in Saturday's World Cup quarter-final against England.
All eyes will be on the Hard Rock Stadium as the Scandinavians look to repeat their stunning 2-1 victory against Brazil when they take on Thomas Tuchel's men in Miami.
Manchester City star Erling Haaland's brace saw off the Selecao on Sunday and Norway are now ready to end England's World Cup dreams in Florida.
Arsenal skipper Odegaard said: "Obviously we know the quality they have. I know them really well.
"Outstanding players, world-class players, playing for probably one of the best national teams in the world at the moment, so it’s going to be a big test for us.
"But I think Brazil was the same. We were the underdogs and, as you saw, anything can happen in football, so, yeah, we’re going to give it a good try and see what we can do and looking forward to it.
"It's true that a lot of us play in England, so we know them quite well. Obviously, we've been playing against a lot of these players in the league, so we know them but it's about the whole team.
"We have to be prepared, we have to analyse the opponent like we always do and we have to have the belief in ourselves.
"I think we've showed the whole world that we're a good team and, as I said, in football anything is possible and even though we're the underdogs again let’s see what happens.
"Let's prepare well and let's keep enjoying our football and this moment together, so let's see."
It promises to be a fascinating clash between the sides ranked fourth and 19th in FIFA's world rankings, when the ability to deal with the Miami heat and humidity will be key.
Norway flew to Florida on Tuesday and trained at Inter Miami's facilities in Fort Lauderdale the following day, whereas England are staying at their base in baking-hot Kansas City until Friday.
"I think it's a big change for all of us," Odegaard said of the conditions. "We're from Norway, so we're not used to this type of weather.
"But I think the good thing is we've been here for a while now. We came early to America and we're really used to it now, and I feel like we've been really good in the games.
"Maybe one of the games we had a lot of cramps in that, but apart from that, yeah, I think it's going well and we're used to it now, so it's not a big problem."
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All eyes will be on the Hard Rock Stadium as the Scandinavians look to repeat their stunning 2-1 victory against Brazil when they take on Thomas Tuchel's men in Miami.
Manchester City star Erling Haaland's brace saw off the Selecao on Sunday and Norway are now ready to end England's World Cup dreams in Florida.
Arsenal skipper Odegaard said: "Obviously we know the quality they have. I know them really well.
"Outstanding players, world-class players, playing for probably one of the best national teams in the world at the moment, so it’s going to be a big test for us.
"But I think Brazil was the same. We were the underdogs and, as you saw, anything can happen in football, so, yeah, we’re going to give it a good try and see what we can do and looking forward to it.
"It's true that a lot of us play in England, so we know them quite well. Obviously, we've been playing against a lot of these players in the league, so we know them but it's about the whole team.
"We have to be prepared, we have to analyse the opponent like we always do and we have to have the belief in ourselves.
"I think we've showed the whole world that we're a good team and, as I said, in football anything is possible and even though we're the underdogs again let’s see what happens.
"Let's prepare well and let's keep enjoying our football and this moment together, so let's see."
It promises to be a fascinating clash between the sides ranked fourth and 19th in FIFA's world rankings, when the ability to deal with the Miami heat and humidity will be key.
Norway flew to Florida on Tuesday and trained at Inter Miami's facilities in Fort Lauderdale the following day, whereas England are staying at their base in baking-hot Kansas City until Friday.
"I think it's a big change for all of us," Odegaard said of the conditions. "We're from Norway, so we're not used to this type of weather.
"But I think the good thing is we've been here for a while now. We came early to America and we're really used to it now, and I feel like we've been really good in the games.
"Maybe one of the games we had a lot of cramps in that, but apart from that, yeah, I think it's going well and we're used to it now, so it's not a big problem."
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