Norway, Iceland and UEFA
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Norway Women will attempt to maintain their perfect record at Women's Euro 2025 when they take on Iceland Women in Thursday's meeting at Arena Thun. The two-time European champions have already won Group A, while Iceland have been eliminated following back-to-back defeats.
Iceland have work to do if they are to keep pace with other European nations in women's football, team captain Glodis Viggosdottir told Reuters after her side's 4-3 defeat by Norway in their final Group A game at the Women's Euros on Thursday.
Signe Gaupset and Frida Maanum score twice as Norway beat Iceland in a seven-goal thriller to extend their perfect start to Euro 2025.
In contrast to Iceland, Finland enjoyed a successful Nations League campaign as they collected 11 points from six games to finish in second spot in Group B3 to qualify for the promotion playoffs, although they would have been frustrated to lose their five-game unbeaten run in their recent friendly defeat to the Netherlands.
Football fans from the Nordic region are well-used to paying high prices back home, so when they start raising an eyebrow at the prices at the Women's Euros in Switzerland, the rest of the world tends to sit up and take notice.
Among the players competing at UEFA Women's EURO 2025 are Iceland’s Dagný Brynjarsdóttir and Sweden’s Amanda Ilestedt – two experienced internationals who have returned to their national teams after giving birth.
Norway's Signe Gaupset scores two superb goals for her side in the first half of their Euro 2025 Group A match against Iceland in Thun.
Geraldine Reuteler got the opening goal and Alayah Pilgrim scored a late second as hosts Switzerland beat Iceland 2-0 on Sunday to keep alive their hopes of a place in the knockout stage by registering their first win in Group A at the Women's Euros,