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Norway: Women’s Euros 2022 profile

3 years ago

| BY News Team

Norway have a proud history at the Women’s Euros, winning the tournament twice in 1987 and 1993, as well as lifting the World Cup in 1995. An early exit at Euro 2017 – where they lost all three games – will have stung even more given their previous success.

Norway have rebounded quickly from that disappointment, though, and made the quarter-finals of the 2019 World Cup, showing that they are definitely a team to watch out for this summer.

What was Norway’s Women’s Euro 2022 Qualifying Record?

Group C Winners: P6 W6 D0 L0 GF34 GA1 GD+33 Pts18

Northern Ireland 0 – 6 Norway

Belarus 1 – 7 Norway

Faroe Islands 0 – 13 Norway

Norway 6 – 0 Northern Ireland

Norway 1 – 0 Wales

Wales 0 – 1 Norway

Top Scorer: Caroline Graham Hansen (10)

Who is Norway’s head coach at Euro 2022?

Martin Sjogren has been head coach of Norway since 2016. Although the Swedish boss got off to a disappointing start with the performance at Euro 2017, he has since forged a strong squad packed with attacking talent.

Sjogren oversaw a flawless qualifying campaign for Euro 2022 in which Norway averaged over five goals per game.

Who is Norway’s captain at Euro 2022?

Maren Mjelde is Norway’s captain, and seen as a highly influential figure on and off the pitch.

The Chelsea fullback has only recently returned to the Norway squad following a bad knee injury, and brings plenty of leadership in defence.

Who are Norway’s star players to watch out for at Euro 2022?

Caroline Graham Hansen is one of the best attackers in the world, with the Barcelona star able to play out wide or as a central striker.

Ada Hegerberg has recently returned to the squad after five years away, and the first-ever winner of the Ballon d’Or Feminin brings even more of an attacking threat to the side.

Graham Hansen’s Barcelona team-mate, Ingrid Syrstad Engen, is a box-to-box midfielder who helps out at both ends of the pitch.