What: Northern Ireland – England.
Where: St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton.
When: Friday at 21.00.
Tv: TV4 / C More.
+ That’s how it went in the European Championships 2017
Northern Ireland: Did not qualify for the championship.
England: One in the group after winning all three matches. Then beat France in the quarterfinals before losing to the Netherlands, who later won the tournament, in the semifinals.
+ Best European Championship results
Northern Ireland: Makes its first European Championship.
England: Second 1984 and 2009.
+ Keep an eye on
Northern Ireland: Jacqueline Burns. The 25-year-old goalkeeper has guarded the posts in both Northern Ireland matches so far where she has conceded six goals. Signed this spring for Häcken where there were only two appearances in the damallsvenskan before the contract was broken at the end of June due to lack of playing time. Made his national team debut already as a 16-year-old. Will Burns succeed in stopping England’s goal fireworks?
England: Beth Mead. The 27-year-old striker, at Arsenal on a daily basis, scored the only goal of the match in the 1-0 victory over Austria in the premiere. Against Norway, in the senseless 8-0 crush, she switched up and was noted for a hat trick and an assist. Mead became the first female player to score a hat-trick for England at Wembley in October last year. Even then, Northern Ireland was the opposition and the match ended 4-0. Repeat to wait?
+ Prerequisites
Not so exciting. Northern Ireland is already knocked out after two losses and England is already ready for the quarter-finals after two victories.
What: Austria – Norway.
Where: Brighton & Hove Community Stadium, Brighton.
When: Friday at 21.00.
Tv / radio: Sportkanalen / C More / SR P4 Radiosporten.
+ That’s how it went in the European Championships 2017
Austria: One in the group before teams such as France. Then defeated Spain in the quarterfinals before the European Championship adventure ended against Denmark in the semifinals.
Norway: Had a heavy championship in a group with the Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium. The Norwegians lost all three matches and failed to score a single goal.
+ Best European Championship results
Austria: Semifinal 2017.
Norway: Champions 1987 and 1993.
+ Keep an eye on
Austria: Sarah Puntigam. The 29-year-old midfielder has made the most international appearances of all time for the Austrian national team. Mentally strong, technically gifted and born to be a leader. Assisted to both goals in the 2-0 victory over Northern Ireland and will be crucial for Austria in the meeting with Norway. Recently signed for Cologne after several years in French Montpellier.
Norway: Maren Mjelde. Going forward, we know that it is Ada Hegerberg and Caroline Graham Hansen who will do it. But for Norway to succeed in defeating Austria, they must hold close behind. After 0-8 against England last time, the Norwegian team captain Mjelde said that it was “brutal”. The 32-year-old, in Chelsea on a daily basis, must gather his back line if the Norwegians are to have any chance of reaching the quarter-finals.
+ Prerequisites
All the more exciting. Both teams stand on three points where Austria is second in the group before kick-off. The conditions are crystal clear: Norway must win to reach the quarterfinals, if there is a draw or Norwegian loss, Austria joins England for the quarterfinals.
+ Sweden does that today
Training-free day with media activities before the final group game against Portugal on Sunday.