Norway Faces Tough Path in Euro 2025 Women's Soccer Qualifying Playoffs

Two-time European women's soccer champion Norway must defeat Albania and either Croatia or Northern Ireland to qualify for the 2025 tournament. The draw for the playoffs includes Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and others. The tournament will be hosted by Switzerland, with the final draw taking place in December.

Two-time European women's soccer champion Norway faces a challenging road to the 2025 tournament, needing victories over Albania and either Croatia or Northern Ireland in the upcoming qualifying playoffs.

The draw, held Friday, outlined the path to Euro 2025, with Sweden set to play Luxembourg, and the winner advancing to face Bosnia and Herzegovina or Serbia. The first round runs from October 23-29, and the second round from November 27-December 3.

Norway, without injured forward Ada Hegerberg during the group stages, finished third behind Italy and the Netherlands. Seven of the 28 playoff teams will secure a spot in the 16-nation tournament lineup, which already includes defending champion England and world champion Spain. UEFA will conduct the final tournament draw on December 16 in Lausanne, Switzerland.