Euro 2025: Norway's Graham Hansen Overcomes Finland With Late Goal in 2-1 Win
Norway's Barcelona forward had forced an own-goal from Finland defender Eva Nyström in the third minute after excellent play on the right wing. Oona Sevenius deservedly leveled for Finland in the 32nd minute, showing fine balance to direct a rising left-foot shot from 16 yards.
Finland's tidy play had impressed more than Norway's more star-studded lineup for much of the game, just as Switzerland did in the first half of Norway's opening 2–1 win four days earlier. Norway now sits atop Group A with six points. Host Switzerland plays Iceland later Sunday in a clash of two teams which lost their opening match at Euro 2025. Norway will go to the quarterfinals as Group A winner if Iceland does not beat Switzerland.
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