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New Zealand opens Women's World Cup with a 1-0 upset over Norway on emotional first day in host nation

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.

The Hindu

An artistic triumph in the Garden of Eden

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.

Newsroom.co.nz

‘Best game ever’: Women’s World Cup opener thrills New Zealand fans

Win against Norway creates new football lovers in nation where rugby dominates, amid joy at women’s sport being centre stage

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Jitka Klimkova: New Zealand squad stayed calm after hearing of Auckland shooting

Three people were killed in an incident which occurred 400 metres from Norway’s team hotel

The Independent UK

Lionesses ready to roar as haka kicks off a dazzling opening

Evening Standard

Mapped: Auckland shooting takes place just 5km from venue of Women’s World Cup opening match

Shooting took place near the hotel of the Norwegian team hours before opening match

The Independent UK

Football Ferns: 'This is what dreams are made of'

New Zealand shocked the World Cup, the crowd and the nation - everyone but themselves - in pulling off a historic upset win over Norway in the tournament opener in Auckland.

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Women’s World Cup is safe for fans, FIFA insist after Auckland shooting hours before opening game

FIFA insist the Women’s World Cup will go ahead safely despite a deadly shooting in Auckland hours before the opening match in the city on Thursday.

Evening Standard

A solemn day in a shaken city

Both major party leaders put politics to the side as they responded to the shooting on Auckland’s Queen Street

Newsroom.co.nz

World Cup is a win for Māori, showcasing Indigenous New Zealand culture once banned

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Ceillhe Sperath's ancestors arrived in New Zealand nearly two centuries before Christopher Columbus sent off for the New World. Yet for much of the past two centuries the Māori, the descendants of those early Polynesian explorers, have had to fight for the rights, recognition and respect…

Los Angeles Times

Megan Rapinoe and the USWNT’s veterans are at the World Cup to win — and mentor ‘the next generation’

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Much has been made of the U.S. women’s soccer team’s “old guard” at this World Cup, and for good reason.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Ali Riley cares about the World Cup maybe more than the country she plays for does

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Ali Riley acknowledges she cries all the time. Watching TV, reading a book, listening to an inspiring story; any and all of those can start the tears flowing.

Los Angeles Times

New Zealand’s Hannah Wilkinson stuns Norway in Women’s World Cup opener

New Zealand kicked off the tournament with their first win at a Women’s World Cup, Hannah Wilkinson’s goal just after half-time sinking Norway

The Guardian - UK

Women's World Cup opens in New Zealand despite deadly shooting hours before

The opening match of the Women's World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand went ahead as planned Thursday after a shooting hours earlier near the Norwegian team’s hotel left three people dead and six injured.

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The Guardian - US

‘This is very real’: USWNT defender Crystal Dunn on Auckland shooting

Crystal Dunn has said that players had to “compartmentalise everything” on Thursday after a central Auckland shooting left three dead

The Independent UK

England World Cup Fixtures: Full Lionesses schedule and route to the final

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

Sports Illustrated

Emotional Haka Highlights Women’s World Cup Opening Ceremony in New Zealand

The ceremonial Māori dance was the centerpiece of a riveting opening ceremony at Auckland’s Eden Park.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Auckland shooting hours before Women’s World Cup opener; Kathryn Campbell suspended; and HIV rates in Australia fall

Match between New Zealand and Norway to proceed after city rocked by shooting standoff

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France 24

Record crowds expected as Women's World Cup kicks off

Australia and New Zealand will open the ninth Women's World Cup co-hosted by the two nations on Thursday, despite a shooting near the Norwegian team hotel in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland that left three dead and six injured.

The Guardian - AU

‘People were yelling to get out’: witnesses tell of chaos and confusion in Auckland shooting

Commuters were travelling to work and World Cup fans were streaming into the New Zealand city when a gunman attacked

The Independent UK

How to watch every Women’s World Cup match on TV

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

The Independent UK

FIFA Women’s World Cup fixtures and full schedule

The 2023 World Cup kicks off this weekend with England one of the favourites after summer success at the Euros

The Independent UK

Women’s World Cup 2023 LIVE: Spain set to begin tournament against Costa Rica after hosts win

World Cup co-hosts Australia and New Zealand both earned victories on the opening day of the tournament

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand 1-0 Norway: Women’s World Cup 2023 Group A – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: The Football Ferns stunned Norway on a historic night at Eden Park in Auckland thanks to Hannah Wilkinson’s goal

The Independent UK

Women’s World Cup to ‘proceed as planned’ after shooting in Auckland

A gunman was reportedly found dead after killing two people and injuring others in the city, just hours before the opening game between New Zealand and Norway

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