The perennial underachievement of the Norway women’s national team is one of football’s great mysteries. Norway topped Group A at Euro 2025 with three wins from three and face Italy on Wednesday in the quarter-finals. Norway are the second-most successful team in Women’s European Championship history, with two titles, but have not lifted this trophy since 1993. “It was like: ‘Take these shackles off my feet so I can dance.’ Suddenly it was enjoyable, suddenly it was like we have got a good team. Thorstvedt says: “I’ve seen all of Italy’s good matches and they’re a good team.
