Norway Women vs Northern Ireland Women preview: Kenny Shiels side to make major tournament debut at 2022 Women's Euros

Northern Ireland are ranked 47th in the world and will play their opening match at the 2022 Women's Euros against Norway at St Mary's Stadium. Kenny Shiels' side are the competition's lowest-ranked nation and face a challenge to progress from Group A.

Northern Ireland captain Marissa Callaghan is preparing for their first major tournament. They play Norway in their opening game on Thursday evening. Northern Ireland are the lowest-ranked team in the 16-nation tournament and are underdogs. Callagan is proud to be captain of her country. She has seen the growth of the women's game in recent years. She had a guard of honour at training on Wednesday. The team had almost 16,000 fans at Windsor Park. It was almost beyond her wildest dreams. Her team-mates were also given a warm welcome. There was a training session at St Mary's on Tuesday afternoon. A game against Norway is the biggest game of Callahan's career.

Norway Women are making their debut at 2022 Women's Euros. Manager Kenny Shiels wants to play the same style of football as the qualification. Norway's squad includes Barcelona forward Caroline Graham Hansen and 2018 Ballon d'Or recipient Ada Hegerberg. Northern Ireland's biggest strength is that they battle for one another 110 per cent. Martin Sjogren is confident of making a strong start to the competition.

Norway Women vs Northern Ireland Women is a match to be played at the 2022 Women's Euros. Northern Irish team is preparing for their first ever European Championships this month. Manager Kenny Shiels has been forced to apologise for comments regarding women's emotions and captain Marissa Callaghan has suffered an injury scare. Ciara Watling complained about not making the final squad.

Simone Magill is a new Sky Sports News roving reporter. She goes behind the scenes with the Northern Ireland Women's squad ahead of the Women’s Euros.

Ada Hegerberg is back with Norway and hoping for a successful Euro 2022 campaign. The all-time top scorer in the UEFA Champion's League with 59 goals only returned to the international team earlier this year. Before that, she had last represented her country at Euro 2017 when they lost all three group games and failed to score a goal. Heerberg was also injured for 20 months and returned last October. She won the Champions League for the sixth time with Lyon this season. Norway's only focus is to get a good result against Northern Ireland. Norway are expected to reach the knockout rounds from Group A.

Northern Ireland are playing at the 2022 Women's Euros. Abbie Magee is hoping to inspire future generations. Sky Sports will broadcast the tournament live. Sky News team will follow the Sky TV team around the country. Karen Carney, Sue Smith, Courtney Sweetman-Kirk and Laura Bassett will give analysis. They will be joined by England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley and Manchester City defender Esme Morgan. The coverage will also be anchored by Sky sports WSL presenter Caroline Barker. Norway Women play Northern Ireland Women. Norwegian Women are preparing for their first major tournament. Northern Irish are not used to playing in major tournaments.

Norway Women play Northern Ireland Women at the 2022 Women's Euros.