England, Germany and France have won their groups. Group C remains close.
Group A
Austria 2–0 Northern Ireland
Austria basically played 70 mins of attack versus the Northern Irish defense. Goals came from Katharina Schiechtl in the 19th minute and Katharina Naschenweng in the 88th minute. The semi-professional core of Northern Ireland then found some more concerted attacking in the last 20 minutes, without being able to find a breakthrough to tie the game.
England 8–0 Norway
The Lionesses secured the biggest win in the 40 year history of this tournament, beating their own 6–0 record (set in the last tournament) in the process. The scoring was started by a nerveless Georgia Stanway with a PK, following a soft penalty award against Maria Thorisdottir after only 11 minutes. Lauren Hemp made it 2–0 three minutes later, tapping in a Beth Mead pass. Norway had a PK turned down after 20 minutes, when the ball hit an England defender from point blank range. In the 28th minute, Thorisdottir was dispossessed in her own area by Ellen White, who finished the chance herself. Beth Mead scored number four with an unmarked header in the 35th minute, from a Hemp pass. Mead made it 5–0 in the 38th minute, beating three defenders and the goalkeeper. Fran Kirby set up Ellen White for the sixth goal. Following a tighter twenty minute spell from half-time, Alessia Russo scored England’s seventh in the 65th minute. The rout was completed when Mead finished her hat trick, off the rebound from a Keira Walsh shot in the 80th minute.
