After watching England Women book their place in the knockout stages of the World Cup, head coach Mark Sampson said his charges are a match for anyone.
The Lionesses finished second in Group F after a 2-1 win over Colombia in Montreal.
Karen Carney broke the deadlock on 15 minutes, pouncing on the rebound after a Steph Houghton free-kick was saved by Colombia goalkeeper Sandra Sepulveda.
England 2-1 Colombia
FIFA Women's World Cup 2015
Group F
Wednesday 17 June
Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Fara Williams doubled the lead from the penalty spot on 38 minutes. Lady Andrade pulled a goal back in added time but England held on to seal a last-16 encounter with Norway.
Sampson said: “We’ve got to praise the players. We have got two wins under our belt and qualified from the group so the players can be very proud of that achievement.
“But we are not putting a full stop there. These players are very ambitious, very determined and they want to go as far as they possibly can in this tournament.
“We really believe that when we are at our best we can beat anyone. That gives us an opportunity to go a long way.
“We are going to recover, get ourselves right for a big Norwegian challenge and I’m confident we can keep building momentum.”
England will take on Norway in the second round in Ottawa on Monday.
Karen Carney (No10) is congratulated after opening the scoring
The Norwegians, ranked 11th in the world, finished second in Group B and held Germany, two-time world champions, to a 1-1 draw last week.
Sampson is expecting a challenging match, but is confident his side have enough quality to see them through to the quarter final.
He said: “We are going to face a really good Norwegian side. They have drawn with the best team in the tournament in Germany.
“Physically they will be a very difficult challenge for us. They have got a variety of styles. They defend in a deep block, they can be aggressive and they have got some good individual qualities.
“But this England team is playing well at the moment and we feel that we’ve got a lot of weapons we can use to hurt Norway.
“We are going to go into that game confident and looking to be positive.
Fara Williams smashes home her penalty in the first half
“It’s about us producing a complete performance when we play that calibre of opponent and seeing where it takes us.”
England, who have never won a knockout match at a World Cup, made it through the group stage after recovering from an opening-day defeat by France.
They bounced back to edge Mexico 2-1 on Saturday before clinching progress with the win over Colombia.
Sampson added: “It’s mission accomplished in terms of what we wanted to achieve in the group stage.
“We have used a lot of players, kept players fresh, used a variety of different systems, and I think we have showed over the course of the three games that we are very adaptable, and we've got a strong winning mentality.”
