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Norway Faces Selection Dilemma Over Rising Star Gaupset Ahead of Italy Quarter-Final

Grainger’s decision on the 20-year-old phenom could determine Norway’s bid to reach a Euro semi-final for the first time since 2013.

Soccer Football - UEFA Women's Euro 2025 - Group A - Switzerland v Norway - St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland - July 2, 2025 Norway's Ada Hegerberg scores their first goal REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
Soccer Football - UEFA Women's Euro 2025 - Group A - Switzerland v Norway - St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland - July 2, 2025 Norway's Ada Hegerberg scores their first goal REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Soccer Football - UEFA Women's Euro 2025 - Group A - Norway v Iceland - Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland - July 10, 2025 Norway's Signe Gaupset scores their first goal REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo
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Overview

  • Norway completed a perfect group stage with three wins and nine points to top Group A and secure a quarter-final tie with Italy.
  • Signe Gaupset delivered two goals and two assists in the 4-3 victory over Iceland, earning player of the match and becoming the youngest competitor to score twice in a Women’s Euro game.
  • Gemma Grainger faces a tactical challenge over whether to start Gaupset alongside established forwards Caroline Graham Hansen, Frida Maanum and Guro Reiten.
  • Captain Ada Hegerberg has steered the team’s on-field form and engaged fans through open training sessions and public outreach.
  • Norway aims to reach its first major tournament semi-final since Euro 2013 and end a 25-year wait for a championship dating back to 2000.