Myhre misses out for Norway

Experienced goalkeeper Thomas Myhre has been dropped by Norway for the UEFA EURO 2008™ Group C home qualifiers against Malta and Hungary.

High-profile mistakes
The 33-year-old Viking FK custodian has paid the price for errors in recent qualifiers against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Turkey, with coach Åge Hareide saying: "At this level, you can't make mistakes. We had an unpleasant experience with this last time." At right-back, Hareide has preferred Espen Ruud to Lillestrøm SK's Anders Rambekk, adding: "Ruud is better in attack than Rambekk and I reckon we will need creativity going forward in these matches.” Norway, who will play both 2 and 6 June fixtures in Oslo, are fourth in Group C, five points adrift of second-placed Turkey.

Norway squad
Goalkeepers: Rune Almenning Jarstein (Odd Grenland), Håkon Opdal (SK Brann).

Defenders: Espen Ruud (Odd Grenland), Brede Hangeland (FC København), Erik Hagen (FC Zenit St Petersburg), Kjetil Wæhler (Vålerenga IF), Frode Kippe (Lillestrøm SK), John Arne Riise (Liverpool FC), Jarl André Storbæk (Vålerenga IF).

Midfielders: Martin Andresen (SK Brann), Christian Grindheim (Vålerenga IF), Kristofer Hæstad (IK Start), Jan Gunnar Solli (SK Brann), Bjørn Helge Riise (Lillestrøm SK), Simen Brenne (Lillestrøm SK), Morten Gamst Pedersen (Blackburn Rovers FC).

Forwards: John Carew (Aston Villa FC), Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Manchester United FC), Thorstein Helstad (SK Brann), Daniel Braaten (Rosenborg BK), Steffen Iversen (Rosenborg BK).