Norway striker Ada Hegerberg will not play in their must-win Women's World Cup group game against the Philippines after failing to recover from a groin injury in time, coach Hege Riise said on Saturday.Hegerberg withdrew prior to kickoff in the second game after tweaking her groin in the warm-ups. The 201
Norway striker Ada Hegerberg will not play in their must-win Women's World Cup group game against the Philippines after failing to recover from a groin injury in time, coach Hege Riise said on Saturday.
Norway are bottom of Group A with one point and must win to have any chance of qualifying for the last 16, but their fate is not entirely in their hands with the top two sides Switzerland and New Zealand playing each other. Hegerberg said in a statement there was"too little time" to make the lineup for the game against the Philippines.
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