Norway's Hegerberg out injured from World Cup game moments before kickoff

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Ada Hegerberg (14) lined up before returning to the dressing room. AFP

Star forward Ada Hegerberg pulled out injured from Norway's starting line-up for their Women's World Cup game against Switzerland on Tuesday just moments before kick-off.

The former Ballon d'Or winner had lined up for the national anthems before going back to the dressing room, with Sophie Roman Haug coming on instead as a last-minute change.

The Norwegian Football Association said Hegerberg - all-time top scorer in the Women's Champions League - had felt a pain in her groin in the last sprint of the warm-up, and put out a tweet to explain the replacement.

The 28-year-old forward with French champions Lyon has spent much of the last few years battling injuries. Norway lost their opening game in Group A, going down 1-0 to co-hosts New Zealand, while Switzerland beat the Philippines 2-0.

A 1-0 win for debutants the Philippines against New Zealand earlier on Tuesday blew the group wide open. Norway sit bottom of the group, after a loss and a draw, and will need to beat the Philippines if they want to stand any chance of making out of the group.

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