Mead hat trick powers England to 8-0 rout of Norway at Euros

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Beth Mead’s hat trick propelled England to a Women’s European Championship record 8-0 rout of Norway in a ruthless display that sent the host nation into the quarterfinals with a game to spare. After the opener from Georgia Stanway’s penalty, there was also a double from Ellen White around Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo also finding the target. England completes the group on Friday against Northern Ireland, which lost to Austria 2-0 in Monday’s other game. Katharina Schiechtl and Katharina Naschenweng scored for Austria.