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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sport
Simon Collings

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.

A gunman killed two people and six others, including police officers, were left injured by the attack less than 5km from Eden Park, where co-hosts New Zealand produced a huge upset by beating Norway 1-0 as the tournament proceed as planned.

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