Simone Magill speaks of her pride in a youthful Northern Ireland side despite Friday's 4-0 defeat by Norway in the Euro 2025 play-off.
After 26 minutes, it looked like it could be a very long night for Northern Ireland as Norway ran riot at Inver Park with three goals.
The 4-0 scoreline effectively ends Northern Ireland's dream of qualifying for back-to-back Euros, but in truth that had been expected ahead of the tie. Norway are the best team this youthful NI side have come up against, and captain Simone Magill says they can be "proud" of their efforts after going three goals down."They've got some of the best players in the world and I think we give a really good account of ourselves.
It's an embarrassment of riches, and Magill says Northern Ireland will be all the better for the experience of playing a side of that quality.
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