US EditionHegerberg Leads Norway to Opening 2-1 Win over Host Nation Switzerland at Euro 2025
- Norway defeated host nation Switzerland 2-1 in the opening match of the 2025 UEFA Women's Euro at St. Jakob-Park in Basel on Wednesday night.
- Switzerland took an early lead through Nadine Riesen’s 28th-minute goal before Norway’s Ada Hegerberg equalized with a header eight minutes after halftime.
- Four minutes after Hegerberg’s header leveled the score, Norway took the lead when a defensive mistake by Stierli resulted in the ball being deflected into her own net, securing the comeback in front of 34,000 enthusiastic fans amid the 28°C heat.
- Hegerberg missed a penalty in the 70th minute after a handball on Switzerland’s Géraldine Reuteler, but a VAR review overturned Switzerland’s awarded penalty due to offside.
- Norway's victory moves them to the top of Group A and underscores Norway’s resilience, led by one of the world’s best strikers despite the challenging tournament conditions in Switzerland.
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Norway achieved an agonic comeback to Switzerland in the second match of the opening day of the European Women's Cup 2025.
A strong start for TMC with the Women's Euro. The opening match of the 2025 Women's Euro set a new audience record for TMC. The match between Switzerland and Norway, played Wednesday evening in Switzerland, attracted 600,000 viewers to the DTT channel, establishing the best performance for a sporting event on TMC in over a year. The broadcast recorded a 4% audience share among the entire audience aged 4 and over. Performance was particularly str…
Ada Hegerberg Leads Norway to Opening 2–1 Win Over Host Nation Switzerland at UEFA Women’s Euro 2025
Many fans stayed in their seats to applaud the team afterward. The match was played at St. Jakob-Park, across the road from where Austrian singer JJ won the Eurovision Song Contest in May. It's Switzerland's biggest stadium with a capacity of 34,250 for the tournament and it will also host the final, among other games. Ada Hegerberg Leads Norway to Opening 2–1 Win Over Host Nation Switzerland at UEFA Women’s Euro 2025.
Women’s EURO 2025: Hegerberg leads Norway to opening 2-1 win over host nation Switzerland
Norway star Ada Hegerberg led her team to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over host nation Switzerland despite missing a penalty in its opening game at the Women’s European Championship on Wednesday.
Norwegian star Ada Hegerberg took her selection on Wednesday to a 2-1 victory with retracement included before Swiss hostesses despite failing a penalty in her inaugural Euro Cup match.
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