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Norway 1 Panama 0: King punishes World Cup debutants

Joshua King struck the only goal as Norway beat World Cup-bound Panama on Wednesday.

Panama's final World Cup warm-up match ended in defeat as the minnows were beaten 1-0 by Norway in Oslo.

The upcoming tournament in Russia will be Panama's first appearance at world football's showpiece event, but they head into it having only won one of their last seven matches.

Joshua King's strike – his second in as many games this month – was the difference at the Ullevaal Stadion, the Bournemouth striker firing Norway ahead in the fourth minute, holding off two defenders before poking past Jaime Penedo.