Norway star Ada Hegerberg has led her team to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over host nation Switzerland despite missing a penalty in their opening game at the Women’s European Championship.

From the picture-perfect opening half of Euro 2025 for hosts Switzerland came the rage of Norway, and with it, the fury of St Jakob-Park. Their thunderous comeback in Basel, and a dizzying couple of minutes where a penalty was awarded both ends,

Switzerland took the lead against Norway but fell to a 2-1 defeat on home soil after scoring an own goal on the opening day of the Women's Euro 2025 championship on Wednesday, with Norwegian captain Ada Hegerberg netting the equaliser and missing a penalty.

Host nation Switzerland gets its first action of the 2025 Women's European Championship when it faces Norway on Wednesday, July 2.

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Norway cannot afford to fall asleep if it wants to finish first in Group A. A measly point against Iceland keeps them at the top of the pool. However, a loss to Iceland, and a win by either Finland or Switzerland by the right margin could lead to the Norwegians falling to second.

Signe Gaupset has become the youngest player to score twice in a Women’s European Championship match, leading Norway to a 4-3 win over Iceland on Thursday.