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Minute-by-minute report: The United States launched their World Cup campaign against Vietnam in Auckland with a comfortable victory

The knees that carried the feet that carried New Zealand to history in its World Cup opener have overcome incredible adversity, Peter Thornton reports

England will go into the World Cup as one of the tournament favourites after winning the Euros

Police identify two men killed as construction workers in their 40s amid renewed debate over access to firearms in New Zealand

All games at this years Women’s World Cup will be shown live on the BBC and ITV

The opening match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Auckland was a historic moment for women’s sport in New Zealand – and not just because the Football Ferns upset highly-ranked Norway to win one-nil.

AUCKLAND, New. Zealand — Not since the earliest years of the U.S. women's soccer team has a squad arrived at a World Cup with this much glittering young potential.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — For as long as she can remember, Sophia Smith has dreamt of playing for the U.S. in a World Cup. As a young girl growing up in northern Colorado, she planned for it, she practiced it, she even acted it out in her backyard.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The Women's World Cup opened with pomp despite the circumstances Thursday, kicking off less than 12 hours after a mass shooting in Auckland's scenic harbor district.

On a day that started with tragedy, the Football Ferns triumphed. Hannah Wilkinson scored to open the second half and New Zealand went on to upset Norway 1-0 on Thursday for its first-ever win at the Women’s World Cup, hours after a shooting in downtown Auckland shocked the host nation.

No stranger to creating NZ football history, Hannah Wilkinson has painted a rosy picture for the Football Ferns' future in this FIFA Women's World Cup - exactly when the nation needed its spirits lifted, Suzanne McFadden writes.