Switzerland 0-0 Norway: Former winners Norway in danger of early exit

This was the 3rd lucifer to decorativeness goalless astatine the 2023 Women's World Cup

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.

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.

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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.