Switzerland vs. Norway live updates: Women's World Cup 2023 top plays
Right before the start of the match, Norway attacker and reigning Ballon d'Or winner Ada Hegerberg was spotted heading back to the team's dressing room. The team doctors confirmed Hegerberg hurt her groin during warm up making her unavailable for the game.
Switzerland is the No. 20 ranked team in the world, according to FIFA, while Norway is ranked No. 12. Norway and Switzerland checked in at 15th and 16th, respectively, in our latest World Cup power rankings.
Switzerland is led by captain Lia Walti, the team's all-time leading scorer and appearance leader Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic and star forward Ramona Bachmann, who already has one goal under her belt for La Nati thus far in the tournament.
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07': Attacking hard
Switzerland aggressively attacked the goal of Norway to begin the game.
00': Unfortunate start
Just before the match kicked off Norway star Hegerberg was seen heading back into the tunnel. According to the team doctor, Hegerberg hurt her groin during warm up.
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Setting the stage
The "World Cup NOW" crew previewed the match live on Twitter ahead of kickoff.
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