Noel King’s side currently lead Group Five in their qualifying campaign after the first four games which have seen Ireland pick up victories against Kosovo, Azerbaijan and Israel.
Ireland face a difficult Norway test in Dremmen tomorrow, with kick-off at 6pm (7pm local time). Norway held Ireland to a 0-0 draw in Tallaght Stadium last month and claimed an impressive 3-1 win over Germany last time out.
Everton midfielder Harry Charsley believes Ireland can continue their top-of-the-table form and get a crucial three points in Norway tomorrow evening.
Charsley said: “It’s the aim, that’s for sure. We’ve had some fantastic results so far this campaign and we’ll be looking to bring that into tomorrow night.
“Norway are a good, technical team, like they showed in Tallaght last month so we know we need to be at our very best to get the result we need.
“The conditions will be different from what we’re used to but the training has been good since we landed yesterday and we’re all really looking forward to it.”
Temperatures are set to drop to minus three in the Marienlyst Stadion during the game which will be played on a 3G pitch.
Ireland will be without Reece Grego-Cox and Ryan Delaney, who didn’t travel due to injury with Connor Dimaio and recent Derry City signing Rory Hale called up to replace them.
With Ireland one point ahead of Germany going into the game, Charsley believes the squad should have plenty of confidence ahead of the Norway test.
He added: “We’ve shown how good we can be during the campaign so far and it’s a great group of lads to be around.
“We can be confident. The 4-0 win over Israel showed how good we can be and for me to score, it was a great moment. I’m always looking to add more goals to my game so hopefully I can do that tomorrow night.
“It’d be a huge three points if we can get them and give us a great lift going into next year’s fixtures. We’ve got plenty of quality throughout the squad so hopefully we can show that tomorrow night.”
Republic of Ireland U21 squad to face Norway
Goalkeepers: Kieran O'Hara (Manchester United), Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool)
Defenders: Danny Kane (Huddersfield Town), Ryan Sweeney (Stoke City, on loan at Bristol Rovers), Shaun Donnellan (West Bromwich Albion, on loan at Walsall), Corey Whelan (Liverpool).
Midfielders: Josh Cullen (West Ham, on loan at Bolton Wanderers), Harry Charsley (Everton), Conor Shaugnessey (Leeds United), Liam Kinsella (Walsall), Declan Rice (West Ham United), Jake Mulraney (Inverness Caledonian Thistle), Connor Ronan (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Rory Hale (Derry City), Connor Dimaio (Chesterfield).
Attackers: Ryan Manning (QPR), Ronan Curtis (Derry City), Joe Quigley (Bournemouth, on loan at Newport County).