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Norway’s Martin Odegaard became the youngest player in European Championship history at the age of 15 years and 300 days when he was introduced as a substitute midway through the second half of a 2-1 victory over Bulgaria in Oslo.

Odegaard was winning his second cap and the teenage playmaker immediately provided a much-needed spark of creativity for Norway.

The substitute Havard Nielsen scored the winner 18 minutes from time after Tarik Elyounoussi’s opener had been cancelled out by Nikolay Bodurov’s first international goal for Bulgaria.

Norway are third in Group H with six points from three games. The leaders, Croatia, who beat Azerbaijan 6-0, and second-placed Italy are both on nine points.