Women’s European Championships, England-Norway 8-0 –

England managed to do better than France, and it wasn’t easy. After a difficult start to beat Austria, the hosts smashed Norway 8-0 by scoring six goals in one half, one more than the French against Italy. No team in the history of the final stages of the European Championships (both men and women) had ever gone beyond the six totals in 90 minutes. A very strong signal for the competition has started from Brighton: in addition to having the advantage of playing with the overwhelming majority of fans in favor, the team of Sarina Wiegman – already sure of qualifying for the quarterfinals and with the first place in their pocket, given the advantage in direct clashes with Austria and Norway – up front is devastating. Nightmare night for Ada Hegerberg’s Norway, who will now play for a place in the knockout stage in the head-to-head clash against Austria.

Domain

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That it could be a bad night for Martin Sjögren’s girls was understood after a quarter of an hour: Thorisdottir knocked down Ellen White, with Stanway converting the penalty kick that broke the deadlock. Hemp’s double heel, on Mead’s assist, was initially canceled due to a non-existent offside, but the var corrected the assistant’s decision. At 29 ‘another duel won between White on Thorisdottir: stolen ball and 3-0 goal. Before the break, Mead’s four of a kind heads from Hemp’s cross, Mead’s 5-0 and White’s sixth goal again, served perfectly by Kirby. In the second half, also the 7-0 signed by Alessia Russo, of very clear Italian origins: the grandfather, Sicilian, emigrated to England in the 50s. To close an incredible goleada, the third center of the evening of Mead (four goals in two games).

Austria-Northern Ireland 2-0

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In the other match of the group, Austria had beaten Northern Ireland 2-0, the first team eliminated after two days. Schiechtl’s advantage on a low free kick from Puntigam. Then, after a crossbar hit by Dunst – who was about to take advantage of a mistake in the disengagement of Burns – and a shiver for the nose injury of the neo-Romanist Wenninger (who nevertheless remained on the field), Austria found the doubling at two minutes from the end with a left by Naschenweng.