Women's Euro 2022: England thrash Norway

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England 8 - 0 Norway

England produced an incredible performance against rivals Norway as they progressed to the knockout stages of the European Women's Championship.

Brighton was treated to an amazing night as England broke their own tournament record to win 8-0 in what was originally perceived to be their biggest test of the group stages.

Norway were outplayed, outclassed and completely stunned by an England team oozing confidence. It was some performance against a side ranked 11th in the world.

After an underwhelming opening victory over Austria, England started in slightly cagey fashion but, after Georgia Stanway slotted in a 12th-minute penalty, there was only one winner.

Euro 2022 - England 🆚 Norway

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England manager Sarina Wiegman told the media: "We kept playing the way we did in the second half when we were already up 6-0. I’m just really happy with the performance of the whole team."

England forward Alessia Russo spoke with BBC Two. She added: "Tonight was really special. Maybe we fell short a little bit before this tournament when it comes to being ruthless. The type of goals we scored were amazing.

Norway coach Martin Sjogren was obviously less happy with the match: “Everyone feels devastated about the way we looked tonight. I really feel terrible for the players sake to be beaten by England 8-0 in a game we had been looking forward to for quite some time. The last 80-85 minutes were more or less horrible to be honest.

Check out the highlights from BBC Sport. BBC Sport - YouTube

One YouTube user added: "A night I will never forget, my daughter's first England game, absolutely amazing football from the England ladies! What a party atmosphere in the stadium too."

Another added: "The first game I was critical of England's final pass in the final third. Everything they did in this game was brilliant including the final pass."

Previous European Super Football stories from the tournament

Women's Euro 2022: Sweden and Netherlands draw (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com)

Is it coming home? A preview of UEFA Women's Euro 2022 (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) 

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