Milosevic, now at Real Zaragoza, flicked home in the eighth minute and Norway were never able to get back in the game.

It also made the striker joint leading scorer in Euro 2000 with Slovenia's Zlatko Zahovic, with three goals.

Chelsea's Tore Andre Flo came close to a 12th-minute equaliser but the ball was tipped away at full stretch by Yugoslavia keeper Ivica Kralj.

Milosevic had a chance to put Yugoslavia two-up but this time it was Norway defender Bjorn Otto Bragstad who made a superb tackle to deny him.

Slavisa Jokanovic was cautioned by Scottish referee Hugh Dallas for an ugly challenge on Norway's Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

On the half-hour, Solskjaer's claims for a penalty were turned down by Dallas, with the Norwegian insisting he had been held back in the area.

On the stroke of half-time skipper Dragan Stojkovic wasted an excellent chance to settle the match.

Yugoslavia broke down the left and Stojkovic was clear on the right of the Norway box when he received the ball. But instead of shooting he tried to chip a pass to Milosevic and sliced wide.

Vladimir Jugovic was the first to threaten in the second half, when his crisp shot from 20 yards was saved by Thomas Myhre in the Norway goal. A yard either side and it might have been a different story - but it served as a warning to Norway to tighten up their marking.

Stojkovic's brilliant pass then picked out Predrag Mijatovic, but the striker's shot from a bad angle failed to trouble Myhre.

Ten minutes after the re-start Flo stole in and planted a header that appeared to being heading goalwards but it struck his team-mate Bakke and deflected over the bar. With two minutes left of normal time substitute Mateja Kezman was sent off after just a minute on the pitch for a foul on Mykland.

In injury time, Solskjaer's ball over the top fell to substitute John Carew, on for the injured Steffen Iversen, but he missed the target with his goal begging.