Norway boss Gemma Grainger says Northern Ireland could be 'more dangerous than ever' their Euro 2025 play-off second leg as they 'have nothing to lose'.
Norway boss Gemma Grainger believes Northern Ireland could be "more dangerous than ever" in the second leg of their Euro 2025 play-off as they "have nothing to lose".
"When you have nothing to lose you have the full freedom, so I think the underdog mentality is even stronger this time," she told BBC Sport NI. Grainger was impressed by Northern Ireland's dogged second-half display in Larne, when they limited Norway to just one goal. "We have an opportunity to seal our ticket to the Euros so we will take that very seriously. We don't want to stop after the first game.
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