All you need to know: Norway Under-21 v Republic of Ireland Under-21

Norway Under-21 v Republic of Ireland Under-21, 5pm

TV

Live build-up and coverage on RTÉ2 and RTÉ2 Player from 4.30pm.

ONLINE

Live blog on rte.ie/sport, the RTÉ News app, as well as updates and goals on RTÉ Sport Twitter and RTÉ Sport Facebook.

WEATHER

Drammen will be below freezing for kick-off due to a very cold spell. Temperatures are expected to be -4 although there should be little wind or rain.

CONTINUING A PERFECT START

Norway are set to provide Ireland with their biggest test so far.

The Boys in Green have made the ideal start to qualification with a late win over Turkey and seeing off minnows San Marino and Latvia with little fuss.

It leaves Ireland in a great position, knowing their real challenges are to come.

Tonight's match in Norway and Italy travelling to Dublin next week will go a long way to deciding the layout of the group.

Norway put seven goals on the board against Latvia and San Marino, but came up short in their crunch match away to the Italians.

This game could be hugely telling in the race for second place and Ireland manager Jim Crawford is under no illusion that the Norwegians provide a difficult hurdle, especially away from home.

"Norway are a very technical team that are full of outstanding technical players," he said.

"Speaking to the locals around the hotel they have Norway as the strong favourites. We'll see how that develops, because we have a very talented team and this will make for a really exciting contest."

MORAN MAKES THE JUMP

Jim Crawford will be without Andrew Moran as he is needed for the senior side in Amsterdam.

Adam Murphy has been called up, leaving a cohort of FAI Cup winners in the squad.

Murphy, Kian Leavy, Conor Carty and Sam Curtis all helped the St Patrick's Athletic to win