▁campaign . ▁ ▁National ▁team ▁Kn ut sen ▁made ▁her ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁senior ▁national ▁team ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁against ▁France . ▁Her ▁first ▁goal ▁came ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁against ▁China . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Women ' s ▁World ▁Cup , ▁playing ▁in ▁five ▁matches , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁held ▁in ▁Be ij ing , ▁China , ▁where ▁she ▁appeared ▁in ▁three ▁matches . ▁Kn ut sen ▁also ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁European ▁Championships , ▁winning ▁the ▁silver ▁medal ▁after ▁Norway ▁lost ▁ 3 – 1 ▁to ▁Germany ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁at ▁E wood ▁Park , ▁Black burn . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Marie ▁Kn ut sen ▁and ▁four ▁other ▁R ø a ▁players — L ene ▁My k j å land , ▁Gu ro ▁Kn ut sen , ▁Mar it ▁F iane ▁Christ ensen ▁and ▁Si ri ▁Nord by — made ▁head lines ▁when ▁they ▁announced ▁in ▁a ▁press ▁release ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁due ▁to ▁issues ▁the ▁five ▁had ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁leadership . ▁While ▁the ▁press ▁statement ▁never ▁mentioned ▁coach ▁B jar ne ▁Ber nt sen ' s ▁name , ▁it ▁was ▁assumed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁their ▁decision ▁to ▁ret