Riise staying positive

Norway full-back John Arne Riise believes there is still everything to play for in the quest to reach the World Cup finals, following his side's 0-0 draw against Scotland. The Norwegians have collected two points from as many games and sit two behind second-placed Scotland in Group Nine. Riise expects plenty of twists and turns in the campaign - and he hopes one such surprise comes on Thursday (AEDT) when the Netherlands visit Oslo looking to maintain their perfect record. The Roma player felt the stalemate at Hampden was a fair result and discounted claims that Scotland have left themselves too much to do after taking four points from three games. "They are ahead of us at the moment," said the former Liverpool player. "We have a tough game against Holland on Wednesday. After that game, we will have all played three games -... [read full story]                    

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