Soccer World Cup 2019 / Norway

Football Women's World Cup 2019 : Norway
Trainer	Martin Sjogren
captain	Maren Mjelde
Qualified as	Group 3 winner
Tournament result	Quarter finals
Games won	2
Games tie	1
Games lost	2
Gates	7: 4

This article is about the Norwegian national women's soccer team at the 2019 women's soccer world cup in France . Norway took part in the final round for the eighth time and is one of the three European teams, along with Germany and Sweden, that have always qualified. The team was eliminated in the quarter-finals and thus missed the 2020 Olympic Games.

qualification

Opponents in the qualification were Ireland , European champions Netherlands , Northern Ireland and Slovakia . The group winners could qualify directly, the group runner-up would be qualified for the play-off games for another World Cup starting place if he was one of the four best runners-up in the group.

The Norwegians failed to score for the first time at the European Championships in 2017 and were eliminated as the bottom of the group. Then Ada Hegerberg , who was the first player to be awarded the Ballon d'Or in 2018 , ended her national team career. They started the qualification with a 4-1 win over Northern Ireland and a 6-1 win against Slovakia. But then they lost 1-0 to their supposedly strongest rival, the Netherlands, with the goal not falling until the final minute. But with four more victories they stay in the race. In the last game they met the Dutch women who had been leading up until then, but who had only achieved a goalless draw in their home game against Ireland. A win against the European champions would mean direct qualification, whereas a draw would be sufficient for the Dutch women to be group winners. After six minutes of the game it was already 2-0 for the Norwegians and since the Dutch only managed to hit the next goal, the Norwegians pulled past and qualified directly for the World Cup finals. As the best runner-up in the group, however, the Dutch women reached the playoffs of the four best runners-up in the group and ultimately qualified for the World Cup finals.

A total of 22 players were used, 14 of whom were already in the squad for the 2017 European Championship. Of these, eight players took part in all eight games. Lisa-Marie Utland (7) scored the most goals for the Norwegian team . It was followed by Caroline Graham Hansen with 6 and Guro Riding with 4 goals. A total of seven Norwegian players scored 22 goals in qualifying.

Games

Group stage

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Norway	8th	7th	0	1	022: 400	+18	21st
2.	Netherlands	8th	6th	1	1	022: 200	+20	19th
3.	Ireland	8th	4th	1	3	010: 600	+4	13
4th	Northern Ireland	8th	1	0	7th	004:270	−23	03
5.	Slovakia	8th	1	0	7th	004:230	−19	03

09/15/2017	Fredrikstad	Norway	-	Northern Ireland	4: 1 (2: 0)	Riding (2), Hansen , Utland ; Milligan
09/19/2017	Sarpsborg	Norway	-	Slovakia	6: 1 (6: 0)	Hansen (2), Mjelde , Riding, Thorsnes , Utland; Fabová
October 24, 2017	Groningen	Netherlands	-	Norway	1: 0 (0: 0)	Miedema
	Portadown	Northern Ireland	-	Norway	0: 3 (0: 0)	Hansen (2), Herlovsen
06/08/2018	Dublin	Ireland	-	Norway	0: 2 (0: 1)	Utland (2)
06/12/2018	Stavanger	Norway	-	Ireland	1: 0 (1: 0)	Hansen
	Senec	Slovakia	-	Norway	0: 4 (0: 3)	Utland (3), riding
04.09.2018	Oslo	Norway	-	Netherlands	2: 1 (2: 1)	Herlovsen , Syrstad Engen ; Miedema

preparation

In preparation for the World Cup, the Norwegians played against Sweden in early October and lost 2-1 in Helsingborg . In November they traveled to Japan for the first time, where they lost 4-1 to the former world champions. On January 17th, 2019, they won 3-1 against World Cup newcomers Scotland in La Manga and lost against Canada 0-1 on the 22nd . At the end of February / beginning of March, Norway took part in the Algarve Cup again and met Poland in the final after victories against Denmark (2: 1) and China (3: 1) . 21 years after the last title win, the Norwegians were able to win the Algarve Cup for the fifth time with a 3-0 win. On April 5th and 9th, two games were played in Marbella against Oceania champions New Zealand , the first of which was won 1-0 in camera and the second was lost 0-1. On June 2, the Norwegians played in Amiens for the first time against World Cup newcomers South Africa and won 7-2.

Squad

The squad for the World Cup was announced on May 2nd.

No.	Player	birth date	debut	society	Country games	Country goals	Last use	World Cup games, goals	World Cup 2019
									Sp.
goal
23	Oda Maria Hove Bogstad	04/24/1996		Arna-Bjørnar	000	00
12	Cecilie Fiskerstrand	03/20/1996	2014	Lillestrøm SK Kvinner	021st	00	03/06/2019	0 (2015)
01	Ingrid Hjelmseth	04/10/1980	2003	Stabæk FK	132	00	06/02/2019	7 (2011, 2015)	5
Defense
04th	Stine Hovland	01/31/1991	2018	IL Sandviken	007th	00	06/02/2019
19th	Cecilie Redisch Kvamme	11/09/1995	2019	IL Sandviken	003	00	01.03.2019
06th	Maren Mjelde	11/06/1989	2007	Chelsea ladies	136	19th	06/02/2019	7.1 (2011, 2015)	5
17th	Kristine Minde	08/08/1992	2011	VfL Wolfsburg	097	09	06/02/2019	5 (2011, 2015)	5		1
03	Maria Thorisdottir	06/05/1993	2015	Chelsea ladies	032	01	04/09/2019	3 (2015)	5		1
02	Ingrid Moe Wold	01/29/1990	2012	Lillestrøm SK Kvinner	060	03	06/02/2019	4 (2015)	5
midfield
14th	Ingrid Syrstad Engen	04/29/1998	2018	Lillestrøm SK Kvinner	016	02	06/02/2019		5		1
20th	Emilie Haavi	06/16/1992	2010	Lillestrøm SK Kvinner	082	16	06/02/2019	6.1 (2011, 2015)	1
10	Caroline Graham Hansen	02/18/1995	2011	VfL Wolfsburg	072	25th	06/02/2019		5	1
05	Synne Skinnes Hansen	08/12/1995	2016	Lillestrøm SK Kvinner	014th	00	04/09/2019		3
18th	Frida Maanum	07/16/1999	2017	Linköpings FC	020th	00	06/02/2019		4th
22nd	Emilie Nautnes	01/13/1999	2018	Arna-Bjørnar	006th	01	06/02/2019
16	Guro riding	07/26/1994	2014	Lillestrøm SK Kvinner	037	05	06/02/2019		5	1
08th	Vilde Bøe Risa	07/13/1995	2016	Kopparbergs / Gothenburg FC	019th	02	06/02/2019		5		1
21st	Karina Sævik	03/24/1996	2019	Kolbotn IL	004th	01	06/02/2019		4th
13	Therese Sessy Åsland	08/26/1995	2018	Lillestrøm SK Kvinner	006th	01	06/02/2019
attack
15th	Amalie Vevle Eikeland	08/26/1995	2016	IL Sandviken	006th	00	03/06/2019		1
09	Isabell Herlovsen	06/23/1988	2005	Kolbotn IL	126	60	06/02/2019	10.3 (2007, 2011, 2015)	5	2
07th	Elise Thorsnes	08/14/1988	2006	Lillestrøm SK Kvinner	116	19th	06/02/2019	7 (2011, 2015)	2
11	Lisa-Marie Utland	09/19/1992	2015	FC Rosengård	041	14th	06/02/2019	2 (2015)	5	1	1
Coaching staff
Landslagstrenere	Martin Sjogren	04/27/1977	2016	NFF					5
Remarks: ↑ Numbers according to the FIFA squad list ↑ As of May 2019 ↑ a b Status: June 2, 2019 ↑ a b c d e f g The game against South Korea , in which it was used, which was canceled in the 45th minute on March 7, 2018 , is no longer taken into account by the Norwegian Association. ↑ as Kristine Wigdahl Hegland

draw

Nice (VR + AF) Reims (VR) Le Havre (VF)

The Norwegian team's venues

For the World Cup group draw that took place on December 8, 2018, Norway was allocated Pot 2 based on its placement in the FIFA world rankings of December 7, 2018. The team could thus meet world champions USA, Germany or hosts France in the group games. Ultimately, the host's group A team was drawn, where they will also face African champions Nigeria and South Korea.

Against France, the record is positive in 20 games with eight wins, seven draws and five defeats. Both met once at world championships: In 2003 the Norwegians won the opening game 2-0. The last game between the two ended in a 1: 1 draw shortly before the 2017 European Championship. There have been three wins against Nigeria so far, including an 8-0 win in the first group game at the 1995 World Cup on the way to winning the World Cup. For Nigeria this is one of the three biggest defeats - they also lost against Germany and group opponents France with 0: 8. The last game against Nigeria in August 2003 was only just won 3-2. There were only three games against South Korea. The first was won 7-1 in the last group game at the 2003 World Cup. At the four-nation tournament in 2013 it was 2-0. The last game between the two of them, the game for 7th place at the Algarve Cup 2018 , was abandoned after 45 minutes without a goal because the pitch was unplayable and is therefore not included in the international match statistics.

Group games

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	France	3	3	0	0	007: 100	+6	09
2.	Norway	3	2	0	1	006: 300	+3	06th
3.	Nigeria	3	1	0	2	002: 400	−2	03
4th	South Korea	3	0	0	3	001: 800	−7	00

Sat., June 8, 2019 in Reims
Norway	-	Nigeria	3: 0 (3: 0)
Wed., June 12, 2019 in Nice
France	-	Norway	2: 1 (0: 0)
Mon., June 17, 2019 in Reims
South Korea	-	Norway	1: 2 (0: 1)

Knockout round

Sat., June 22, 2019 in Nice
Norway	-	Australia	1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 0), 4: 1 i. E.
Thursday, June 27, 2019 in Le Havre
Norway	-	England	0: 3 (0: 2)

Awards

• Caroline Graham Hansen : Player of the game against South Korea and Australia
• Guro riding : player of the game against Nigeria

Individual evidence

1. ↑ dagbladet.no: Conflicts mellom NFF and Ada Hegerberg
2. ↑ nzfootball.co: Ferns go down to Norway
3. ↑ fotball.no: Her er Norges VM-tropp
4. ↑ fifa.com: Pot allocation for World Cup draw according to the latest world rankings