Norway is the team that people think is always going to be a threat, but it’s been awhile since they experienced success. Runners-up to the United States in 1991, Norway felled the U.S. in the semifinals four years later en route to winning the whole thing. Since then, they have two fourth place finishes (1999 and 2007), and 2015’s round of 16 exit at the hand of England was an improvement over failing to get out of the group stage in 2011.
Coach Martin Sjögren has some talent in his team. One of the most recognizable names on the roster is Caroline Graham Hansen, who has scored 27 goals for Germany’s best club, Wolfsburg, since joining in 2014.