Norway star Ada Hegerberg has led her team to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over host nation Switzerland despite missing a penalty in their opening game at the Women’s European Championship.

Hosts Switzerland occupy second place in the group and will qualify if they avoid defeat against third-placed Finland. Group A leaders Norway have already qualified for the knockout stages after two wins from two and take on Iceland, who are bottom of the group on zero points.

Norway do not have happy memories of facing the host nation at major tournaments. At the last Euros, they were on the receiving end of the heaviest defeat in the competition’s history, demolished 8-0 by a rampant England.

Signe Gaupset has become the youngest player to score twice in a Women’s European Championship match, leading Norway to a 4-3 win over Iceland on Thursday.

Norway cannot afford to fall asleep if it wants to finish first in Group A. A measly point against Iceland keeps them at the top of the pool. However, a loss to Iceland, and a win by either Finland or Switzerland by the right margin could lead to the Norwegians falling to second.

Caroline Graham Hansen and Ada Hegerberg, combining for Norway at a fourth Women's EURO, were at the heart of their attacking play, but the ball was largely up the other end. And in the 24th minute Reuteler, who in 2018 scored twice against Norway when Switzerland hosted Women's Under-19 EURO, smashed a shot against the crossbar.

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From the picture-perfect opening half of Euro 2025 for hosts Switzerland came the rage of Norway, and with it, the fury of St Jakob-Park. Their thunderous comeback in Basel, and a dizzying couple of minutes where a penalty was awarded both ends,

Host nation Switzerland gets its first action of the 2025 Women's European Championship when it faces Norway on Wednesday, July 2.

A winner-take-all match will send one team to the quarterfinals at the UEFA Women’s European Championship, as Finland takes on host Switzerland on Thursday. Both sides come into this match level on points thanks to similar results.