Topics: UEFA Women's Euro, England, Norway, Beth Mead, Ellen White
The Lionesses produced one of the best performances in the history of the tournament to book a quarter-final berth.

England advanced to the last eight of Euro 2022 with a game to spare after defeating Norway on Monday night. The Lionesses delivered an exhilarating performance to run away with an emphatic 8-0 victory in their second Group A game of this year's UEFA Women's Euros.

It was a completely dominant performance from start to finish inside the AMEX Stadium as the host nation sough to build on their nervy opening day win over Austria. Georgia Stanway fired the Lionesses ahead with a spot-kick in the 12th minute, and Lauren Hemp extended the lead three minutes later, following a VAR review. It became a one-way street from that point onwards, with Sarina Wiegman's ladies scoring four goals in 12 minutes to set a new tournament record ahead of the half-time break. The goals included a pair of goals from Ellen White and Beth Mead, respectively.

The second half could not produce the same excitement as the first but still saw England grabbing two more goals to take the scoreline to 8-0. Alessia Russo came off the bench to find the back of the net in the 66th minute before Beth Mead got his hat-trick in the 80th minute.

The statement performance inspired the Lionesses' to the quarter-final of the competition as they prepare to take on Northern Ireland in their final game of the group stage. Regardless the outcome of Friday's encounter in Southampton, they are still expected to emerge as winners of Group A.

Here are a few records set following Monday night's onslaught of Norway:

  • In one half, England have equalled the most goals ever scored by a team in a full game in UEFA Women's Euros history (Germany 6-2 v England in 2009 and England 6-0 v Scotland in 2017).

  • England are the first team in Women's European Championship history to score six goals before half-time. The record scoreline of five nly lasted 24 hours and was registered by France in their 5-1 win over Italy.

  • For the first time in history, the England Women's National Team are unbeaten in their last 16 games across all competitions.

  • Sarina Wiegman is the first coach beat Norway on two occasions by seven or more goals in just two years.