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Odegaard becomes youngest player to start Euro qualifier

ZAGREB (Reuters) - Martin Odegaard, who is aged 16 years and 101 days, became the youngest player to start a European Championship qualifying match when he took the field in Norway's Group H tie against Croatia on Saturday. Odegaard previously became the youngest footballer to play in a Euro qualifier when he came on as a substitute against Bulgaria at the age of 15 years and 300 days. (Reporting by Philip O'Connor, editing by Tony Jimenez)