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Real Madrid midfielder Odegaard makes Euros history

Real Madrid midfielder Martin Odegaard made Euros history with his debut in Norway's thrashing by Croatia.

Ødegaard became the youngest player to start a European Championship qualifying match on Saturday as he appeared in Per-Mathias Hogmo's XI for the EURO 2016 meeting with Croatia in Zagreb.

At 16 years, three months and 11 days, Ødegaard is the youngest to start such a match as well as the young to take part in a European qualifier - a record he set with Norway in the 2-1 win over Bulgaria at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo back in October, aged 15 years and 300 days.

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