Italy has beaten Norway 2-1 to advance to he semifinals at the Women’s European Championship. On a night of goals and drama for two veteran star strikers, Cristiani Girelli got the better of Ada Hegerberg.

Italy have won a quarter-final match at a major tournament (World Cup or Euro) for the first time. They had previously lost all four of their quarter-final appearances. At least, that much is true if you were watching Italy boss Andrea Soncin towards the end of that match.

Switzerland looks to see how far it can make it as the host nation when it takes on Spain in the quarterfinal at the UEFA Women's EURO on Friday, July 18.

Italy are in their first Euro semifinal since 1997 as Cristiana Girelli netted a brace and Norway's Ada Hegerberg struggled.

The strong Italians look to advance to the semifinals on Wednesday when they go up against Norway in the 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championship Quarterfinals. Both teams’ paths to the knockout stage have been vastly different.

Norway take on Italy in the first quarter-final of Euro 2025 as the Italians look to reach their first semi-final since 1997. Italy are through the knockout stages of the European Championships for the first time in 12 years after finishing runners-up to Spain in Group B.