Norway UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Preview: Players to watch and schedule

The UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 kicks off on Wednesday, July 2. Sixteen nations will aim for glory at this edition of the tournament, taking place across Switzerland from July 2-27. You’ll be able to watch all 31 games across FOX Sports, culminating with the final on July 27 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland (12 p.m. ET, FOX).

Here’s what you need to know about Norway leading into the Euros:

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Norway UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Preview

Previous Euro Appearances: 12

Best Finish: Champions (1987, 1993)

Group: Norway is in Group A along with Switzerland, Finland and Iceland

What Stands Out: Norway is one of the more confounding stories in women’s soccer. The national team is loaded with talent, but hasn’t been able to perform on the big stage in years. Their last European championship came in 1993 and their last World Cup title came in 1995. More recently, they lost to Japan in the round of 16 at the 2023 World Cup. This is a program that used to be the best in the world, and while it’s anxious to get back to the top, has been unable to do so.

Top Players To Watch: The group isn’t short on talent. The roster is loaded with players like Caroline Graham Hansen, Ada Hegerberg, Ingrid Engen, Guro Reiten and Elisa Terland, all of whom play for and have had success with big European clubs.

Keep An Eye On: Signe Gaupset is supposed to be the next great name in Norwegian women’s soccer, following a legacy of other great players like Hegerberg and Hansen. The 20-year-old midfielder plays for club SK Brann, and this will be her first major tournament for her country. If they don’t know already, this is the stage for the rest of Europe to get to know the rising star.

This Euro Will Be A Success If: Norway is the favorite to win the group. It helps that they’ve had recent success against their biggest challenger, Switzerland, beating them twice so far this year in Nations League competition. If the squad can get on the same page, there’s no reason it can’t make a run into the knockout round.