Former winners Norway are warring to enactment successful the Women's World Cup aft a gully against Switzerland near them bottommost of Group A with 1 crippled to go.
After being connected the receiving extremity of a daze decision by co-hosts New Zealand connected the opening day, Hege Riise's broadside needed to respond but failed to people for the 2nd consecutive game.
They mislaid prima subordinate Ada Hegerberg, who was named connected the squad sheet, moments earlier kick-off, the six-time Champions League victor walking down the passageway amid reports she suffered a groin wounded successful the warm-up successful Hamilton.
This was aft Caroline Graham Hansen, different immense talent, did not marque the starting line-up.
Norway had their chances, with skipper Maren Mjelde blazing implicit from adjacent scope earlier a header by Sophie Haug - Hegerberg's replacement - was clawed distant by Switzerland keeper Gaelle Thalmann.
Switzerland, 2-0 winners implicit the Philippines successful their archetypal match, had chances of their ain connected a bedewed surface.
Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic fired narrowly implicit aft creating space, portion Nadine Riesen's awkward transverse was conscionable astir kept retired by keeper Aurora Mikalsen.
Haug forced a good prevention from Thalmann successful the 2nd fractional earlier substitute Graham Hansen had an effort turned behind, but, connected a hugely frustrating night, Norway could not marque the breakthrough.
Norway indispensable decision the Philippines successful their last radical crippled successful Auckland connected Sunday (08:00 BST) to basal immoderate accidental of going through.
At the aforesaid clip Switzerland, who apical the radical with 4 points, play New Zealand successful Dunedin.
Norway successful information of aboriginal exit
Norway came into this tourney tipped arsenic 1 of the acheronian horses to spell deep, yet the two-time European champions find themselves successful information of making an aboriginal exit.
Riise's broadside breezed done qualifying, winning 9 of their 10 matches, but, arsenic happened astatine Euro 2022, they person struggled erstwhile it truly matters.
While they were disjointed and uninspiring against New Zealand astatine Eden Park, they astatine slightest posed much of an attacking menace against Switzerland arsenic they carved retired 12 chances without getting the all-important goal.
There were amazed looks from galore Norway fans astatine the Waikato Stadium erstwhile Hegerberg walked down the passageway moments earlier the crippled was owed to start.
The Lyon guardant and prolific scorer had taken portion successful the warm-up and emerged connected to the transportation acceptable for the game.
Solid Swiss good placed to advance
With 1 radical crippled to go, Switzerland are good placed to marque the past 16 aft a hard-working performance.
They lone reached the World Cup aft a play-off triumph implicit Wales aft finishing runners-up to Italy successful qualifying.
But they volition beryllium assured of getting the occupation done against New Zealand and reaching the knockout stages for a 2nd time.
There were question marks whether Lia Walti would beryllium acceptable for the commencement of the tourney aft suffering a superior wounded playing for Arsenal successful May.
Walti has looked lively successful some games and helped her squad marque a coagulated commencement successful New Zealand.
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Switzerland
Squad number1Player nameThalmann
Squad number19Player nameAigbogun
Squad number5Player nameMaritz
Squad number2Player nameStierli
Squad number8Player nameRiesen
Squad number11Player nameSow
Squad number13Player nameWälti
Squad number6Player nameReuteler
Squad number17Player namePiubel
Squad number10Player nameBachmann
Squad number9Player nameCrnogorcevic
Squad number14Player nameRey
Squad number16Player nameMauron
Squad number22Player nameTerchoun
Norway
Squad number23Player nameMikalsen
Squad number13Player nameBjelde
Squad number6Player nameMjelde
Squad number16Player nameHarviken
Squad number4Player nameHansen
Squad number18Player nameMaanum
Squad number8Player nameBøe Risa
Squad number11Player nameReiten
Squad number15Player nameEikeland
Squad number22Player nameHaug
Squad number20Player nameHaavi
Squad number2Player nameSønstevold
Squad number7Player nameEngen
Squad number9Player nameSævik
Squad number10Player nameGraham Hansen
Squad number19Player nameBratberg Lund
Line-ups
Switzerland
Formation 4-3-2-1
- 1Thalmann
- 19Aigbogun
- 5Maritz
- 2Stierli
- 8Riesen
- 11Sow
- 13Wälti
- 6ReutelerSubstituted forMauronat 78'minutes
- 17PiubelSubstituted forTerchounat 88'minutes
- 10BachmannSubstituted forReyat 90+3'minutes
- 9Crnogorcevic
Substitutes
- 3Marti
- 4Felber
- 7Arfaoui
- 12Peng
- 14Rey
- 16Mauron
- 18Calligaris
- 20Humm
- 21Friedli
- 22Terchoun
- 23Lehmann
Norway
Formation 4-3-3
- 23Mikalsen
- 13BjeldeSubstituted forBratberg Lundat 88'minutes
- 6Mjelde
- 16Harviken
- 4HansenSubstituted forSønstevoldat 73'minutes
- 18Maanum
- 8Bøe RisaSubstituted forEngenat 88'minutes
- 11Reiten
- 15EikelandSubstituted forGraham Hansenat 57'minutes
- 22HaugSubstituted forSævikat 73'minutes
- 20Haavi
Substitutes
- 1Fiskerstrand
- 2Sønstevold
- 3Hørte
- 5Bergsvand
- 7Engen
- 9Sævik
- 10Graham Hansen
- 12Pettersen
- 17Blakstad
- 19Bratberg Lund
- 21Jøsendal
Referee:Stéphanie Frappart
Attendance:10,769
Live Text
Match ends, Switzerland 0, Norway 0.
Second Half ends, Switzerland 0, Norway 0.
Hand shot by Marion Rey (Switzerland).
Offside, Switzerland. Lia Wälti tries a done ball, but Meriame Terchoun is caught offside.
Substitution, Switzerland. Marion Rey replaces Ramona Bachmann.
Offside, Norway. Marit Bratberg Lund tries a done ball, but Karina Sævik is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Meriame Terchoun (Switzerland) header from precise adjacent scope misses to the left.
Substitution, Switzerland. Meriame Terchoun replaces Seraina Piubel.
Substitution, Norway. Marit Bratberg Lund replaces Thea Bjelde.
Substitution, Norway. Ingrid Engen replaces Vilde Bøe Risa.
Attempt blocked. Seraina Piubel (Switzerland) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Ramona Bachmann.
Attempt missed. Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the near from a nonstop escaped kick.
Maren Mjelde (Norway) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Lia Wälti (Switzerland).
Attempt blocked. Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway) close footed changeable from a hard space and agelong scope connected the near is blocked.
Emilie Haavi (Norway) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Eseosa Aigbogun (Switzerland).
Offside, Switzerland. Coumba Sow tries a done ball, but Sandrine Mauron is caught offside.
Substitution, Switzerland. Sandrine Mauron replaces Géraldine Reuteler.
Attempt missed. Vilde Bøe Risa (Norway) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is precocious and wide to the right. Assisted by Frida Maanum pursuing a corner.