The Norwegian Football Association has drawn consequences from the EM disaster and fired coach Martin Sjögren.
“We are all disappointed with the performance at the European Championships,” said association president Lise Klaveness, explaining the separation among “friends” from the 45-year-old Swede, whose contract was dated until the 2023 World Cup. A successor was not initially named. The record national player Hege Riise is considered the favorite and ideal solution for many Norwegians.
8-0 – historic defeat by England
Sjögren had been in charge of the Norwegian national team since January 2017, but failed in the preliminary round at the European Championship that same year. At the tournament in England, despite stars in the team like Ada Hegerberg or Caroline Hansen, there was a historic defeat against the hosts (0:8). The 0-1 in the group final against the German quarter-final opponent Austria meant the end.