Norway striker Ada Hegerberg is not going to play of their must-win Women’s World Cup group sport in opposition to the Philippines after failing to get well from a groin damage in time, coach Hege Riise stated on Saturday.
Hegerberg withdrew previous to kickoff within the second sport after tweaking her groin within the warm-ups. The 2018 Ballon d’Or winner headed rapidly down the tunnel to the locker room earlier than Norway drew 0-0 with Switzerland.
Norway are backside of Group A with one level and should win to have any likelihood of qualifying for the final 16, however their destiny isn’t totally of their fingers with the highest two sides Switzerland (4 factors) and New Zealand (three factors) taking part in one another.
“She is not ready for this game, it came too early after her injury,” Riise informed reporters. “She is preparing for the next game.
“The medical group has labored to see if it might be doable (for her to play). Today it turned clear that it isn’t.
“The rest of us have prepared as well as we can for what we have to do and the group has handled it very well.”
Hegerberg stated in an announcement there was “too little time” to make the lineup for the sport in opposition to the Philippines.
“But I have faith in this team tomorrow and I will continue to work to be ready for a possible last-16 game,” she added.
Norway’s World Cup marketing campaign has not been in need of drama, particularly after winger Caroline Graham Hansen apologised for an outburst directed on the coach after being dropped to the bench for the draw in opposition to Switzerland.
Hansen had talked about she had been faraway from the management group by Riise final yr.
When Riise was requested if Hansen’s self-imposed break from the nationwide group in August was to do with that call, she refused to be drawn into the matter.
“Well, there’s Caroline herself who wrote a post. So anything else on my part would be mere speculation,” Riise stated.
“She posted her message (in August) and she said that she needed some rest.”
—Reuters
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