Hosts Switzerland beaten 2-1 by Norway in their Women’s Euro opener

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Norways Ada Hegerberg scores their first goal to equalise with Switzerland.

PHOTO: REUTERS

Summary

• Switzerland lost 2-1 to Norway after leading 1-0 in their Euro 2025 opener, despite dominating the first half and Nadine Riesen scoring.
• Ada Hegerberg equalised for Norway, who then took the lead via a Julia Stierli own goal, with Hegerberg also missing a penalty.
• Finland beat 10-woman Iceland 1-0 thanks to Katariina Kosolas goal, putting them second in Group A after Switzerlands defeat. REUTERS.

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BASEL, Switzerland - 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 July 2, with Norwegian captain Ada Hegerberg netting the equaliser and missing a penalty.

The hosts had plenty of opportunities to grab what would have been a famous victory but the Norwegians dug deep to snatch a narrow win, their third over the Swiss by a single goal in 2025.

Having lost to the Norwegians twice in the Nations League earlier in the year, the home side dominated the opening 45 minutes and Geraldine Reuteler came close to giving them the lead in the 24th minute with a shot that cannoned back off the crossbar before Nadine Riesen struck four minutes later to send the St Jakob-Park Stadium into raptures.

Riesen reacted quickly to an attack that broke down, rattling the ball past Vilde Boe Risa and off the near post into the net to send the Swiss fans at St Jakob-Park into raptures.

However, it was a different story after