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Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureKick-off! Norway 0-0 ItalyHere we go. 90 minutes (plus maybe a bit more and penalties) between one of these teams and a semi-final place.ShareThe players are out now and the anthems will soon be underway. Everyone have their nerves in check? Okay good, me either.ShareHow have the favourites to win changed since the group stage? Take a read:ShareThe players warm up at Stade de Geneve. Photograph: Piroschka Van De Wouw/ReutersShareI’d love to hear from you and specifically on a snack or drink you’ve recently discovered and loved. I have become obsessed with a hazelnut iced latte. You can email me your thoughts on that and of course about the football too.ShareAndrea Soncin, Italy coach, added:
There’s an incredible adrenaline, we can’t wait. It’s going to be a tough and challenging match against a difficult opponent, but we have the awareness, the strong motivation, and the desire to reach the final four. In a competition of this level, in a moment like this, there are no favourites – it will be a very balanced match. Norway, like all the other teams, are dreaming of reaching the semi-finals. We need a lot of focus and concentration, and then the girls must feel free to express their qualities – they have many, and that gives us confidence and awareness that we can go through.
ShareGemma Grainger, Norway coach, has said:
[Italy’s] obvious strengths, for me, are the individuals they have; they have some very good individual players. From a defensive perspective, they’re very well-organised, as you would expect from an Italian team, and have a strong back five. From an attacking perspective, they are very forward-thinking and like to get a lot of numbers in the box when they attack.
ShareWho’s ready for the joy and heartbreak of knockout football? Ah I knew it. Here’s a piece to get you more warmed up:ShareSomething I failed to spot when the craziness of getting the team news out dropped was that Norway have put Ingrid Engen at centre-back, Tuva Hansen at full-back and Guro Reiten in the midfield. Interesting choice to say the least.ShareAnd what about Italy I hear you ask? Here you go:ProfileprofileShareHere are some stars in the Norway team who you should keep an eye on this evening:Hegerberg profileCGH profileShareThe team news is in. Norway have made four changes with Ada Hegerberg and Carolina Graham Hansen among those back in, while the headline is Signe Gaupset retaining her shirt. She had a great game against Iceland.Norway: Fiskerstrand; Bjelde, Mjelde, T Hansen, Reiten; Naalsund, Maanum, Engen; Graham Hansen, Hegerberg, GaupsetSubs: Panengstuen, Mikalsen, Woldvik, Østenstad, Bøe Risa, Sævik, Kielland, Harviken, Ildhusøy, Terland, JensenItaly, meanwhile, have made three changes to their starting XI.Italy: Giulani; Di Guglielmo, Salvai, Linari; Oliviero, Caruso, Giugliano, Severini, Bonansea; Girelli, CantoreSubs: Baldi, Durante (GK), Schatzer, Piemonte, Piga, Bergamaschi, Serturini, Goldoni, Boattin, Lenzini, Greggi, CambiaghiItaly players during the warm up before the quarter-final against Norway. Photograph: Piroschka Van De Wouw/ReutersShareUpdated at 19.59 BSTNorway have some of the best players in the world in their ranks but they have fallen far short than what they are capable of at the past few major tournaments. Can they put it right this summer? Read below:ShareNorway are expected to make quite a few changes from their last game as they benched stars like Ada Hegerberg and Caroline Graham Hansen in their 4-3 win against Iceland.SharePreambleHello and welcome to the first quarter-final of Euro 2025 which will be competed between Norway and Italy.They both had very different journeys in the group stage. Norway had bumpy performances but came away with three wins from three to top Group A. Italy, meanwhile, won one, drew one and lost one to come through as runners-up in Group B.I will talk you through some stars to keep an eye on and what has been said in the build-up shortly. First though there is the little matter of team news. So stay tuned before kick-off at 8pm BST.Share
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