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New Zealand opens Women's World Cup with a 1-0 upset over Norway on emotional 1st day in host nation
Read full article: New Zealand opens Women's World Cup with a 1-0 upset over Norway on emotional 1st day in host nationHannah Wilkinson has scored to open the second half and New Zealand has upset Norway 1-0 for its first-ever win at the Womenās World Cup just hours after a shooting in downtown Auckland that shocked the host nation.
Women's World Cup spotlight shining on Australia as co-host New Zealand seeks its own attention
Read full article: Women's World Cup spotlight shining on Australia as co-host New Zealand seeks its own attentionNew Zealandās Football Ferns are aiming to win fans as well as matches at the Women's World Cup.
Women's World Cup heads to a welcome Down Under in 2023
Read full article: Women's World Cup heads to a welcome Down Under in 2023The Sydney Opera House is illuminated in support of Australia and New Zealand's joint bid to host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, in Sydney, Thursday, June 25, 2020. Australia and New Zealand will co-host the Women's World Cup in 2023, with the following edition possibly set to take place just two years later. The potential audience of more than 1 billion, according to FIFA, would outstrip the 2011 Rugby World Cup or the 2015 Cricket World Cup it co-hosted with Australia. New Zealand previously has hosted the under-17 womens World Cup and the under-20 mens tournament and had hoped, after the success of those events, to make a solo bid for the womens World Cup. We are looking forward to delivering the best ever FIFA Womens World Cup in both nations, one that will elevate the womens game and inspire women and girls around the world.Riley said she relished the chance to play her fifth World Cup in her homeland.