Craig Bellamy during a Wales training sessionImage source, Getty Images
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Former Wales captain Craig Bellamy took over as head coach in July 2024

ByDafydd PritchardBBC Sport Wales in Oslo

As the first snow of the season falls in Oslo, the clean-up operation at Norway's home stadium is in full swing – tractors on the pitch, Norwegian Football Federation staff getting stuck in with their shovels.

This has been a problematic pitch in the past, with even the great Erling Haaland questioning its condition, external back in March, before it was fixed during the summer.