Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard held a crisis meeting with his Norway teammates to overcome their poor displays of late.

Norway were in third position in their group going into their match against Gibraltar, which also includes Netherlands and Turkey.

Now they have pushed up into second spot, with the Netherlands defeating Turkey and Norway beating Gibraltar.

According to TV2 in Norway, coach Stale Solbakken spoke to the players about their poor displays, while captain Odegaard held a players only meeting as well.

"We spoke completely freely and openly. Everyone got to air what they had on their minds," said Odegaard.

"We have played many big matches in recent years, but have not managed to solve it optimally all the time. We thought it was good to have a chat about how we avoid making new mistakes.

"We have played many important matches where we have subsequently come and said that we should do this and that. This time we thought it was okay that we got to air everything in advance. It was not something revolutionary, we really just had a chat.

"It was really about what has happened over several years. At least since I joined the national team, we have not been quite where we should be during big matches. I feel the response after the chat was very good."