Italy will play their final 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Norway at San Siro on November 16, it has been confirmed.The Azzurri are in Group I and already playing catch-up to leaders Norway,

In Gemma Grainger's first news conference at Euro 2025, the Norway boss made her intentions for the tournament clear."A quarter-final will be enough for me," she said when asked what the ideal birthday present would be.

They were star prospects aged 18 when Norway last played in the quarterfinals at the Women’s European Championship.

By Philip O'Connor (Reuters) -Norway forward Signe Gaupset's two goals and two assists in their final group game against Iceland have given coach Gemma Grainger a lot to ponder ahead of their quarter-final clash with Italy at the Women's Euros in Geneva on Wednesday.

Norway captain Ada Hegerberg urges her side to "relish the moment" as they take on Italy in the first Euro 2025 quarter-final.

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By Philip O'Connor OBERENTFELDEN, Switzerland (Reuters) -Italy are putting the euphoria of making the knockout stages of the Women's Euros for the first time since 2013 to one side and aiming for even greater heights when they take on Norway in the quarter-finals in Geneva on Wednesday.

There has been no shortage of goals at Euro 2025, with a new record of 89 set. That beats the 78 goals from 2022 and the 53 from 2017, when the tournament first changed to a 16-team format - up from 12. Long-range screamers have also become more common, with 10 goals scored from outside the box - four more than the previous tournament.