Women’s Euro 2025 team guides: Norway | Soccer

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Overview

Norway arrive in Switzerland hoping to show true potential and better in the past two major tournaments, which is a huge frustration and remembered two things. In the Euro 2022 Norway lost 8-0 in England The exit to a group stage while the world cup year after Barcelona star Maria Graham Hansen was legal to the second game and it is bent to the undergraduate staff after the last whistle. And it was about the group but lost to Japan 3-1 in the last 16.

It’s a new beginning in many ways for this team: It is a new head coach, in Englishwoman gem, Geringer, and has not implemented a new formation. More, perhaps, she began in February 2024 to build a new, more harmonious culture. A year later gave a prince to Armband to Ada Stolsmo Heberberg, who is the most motivated lead Norway to the success of this summer.

“It’s been a long trip with a national team to me,” Heberberg said when he decided on a team’s new high, replacing Maren Mjelde. “Standing here and getting and trust the gem of a great feeling.”

However, with spirits are deep and group seem to be better at the same time, who struggled to find the numbers in the pitch, especially developed. The six nations League matches the campaign scored only four goals and won two games. Gering is secure, though. “I don’t worry about me. It’s about winning the match and what we’ve done” said after 1-0 win against Switzerland and ended their campaign.

It was an ill-really uninhabited with the injuries of his selections. Most seem to have to clear the time to tournament, though, with only the first-choice center-back, Mathildis Harviken and Guro Bergsvand, fitness problems.

In the coach

Gemma Geringer Got off the flying start with two wins a combined score score on 8-0 against Croatia in the nations league playoffs last year. And 42 years of the Middlesbrough is a self-proclaimed vehicles and most of her watching hours are spent watching and thinking about football. She has already been a football coach for more than two decades; With age 19 GRINGER who devised himself to work with the forest neid, the prior Germany International and National-Team head to the idol. “She is the most successful woman coach in the story and has really than I like a coach today,” he said.

Star player

If Maria Graham HansenTechnically brilliant and artist in pitch, can find its best form to Europe, and vice-leader can take Norway long, long way. The Barcelona is usually seen in the right corner combining with aitana bonmatí, but Norway does not have more of free function, finding space after Ada Heberberg. Last year 30-year-old finally got to recognition does not deserve, finishing second in the Ballon d’or, which included in FIFA Best Pain and Winning Norway’s Kniksen Award.

To watch

The way she is playing this year won’t be surprised if Sign a gaupet Took Europe’s storm. In the age of 20, which is totally dominated by Norwegian TopPserien. The ingeniosissam folde country has a ripe style of plays and is present with both defending and attack, try it worth all the time that data is the case with a gem. Despite interest of a lot of clubs outside the winter, the Gaupet extended his contract with Brunn to summer 2027. It will be interesting to see how long they can have to see it.

Unlikely lineup