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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.

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FIFA said the decision was made to move forward after consulting with New Zealand authorities and the participating teams.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has assured the public that there is ‘no wider national security threat’ from the shooting.

Security will be heightened ahead of Thursday night’s opening Women’s World Cup game after a gunman killed two people at a downtown construction site in Auckland, roughly 12 hours ahead of co-host New Zealand’s match against Norway

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup starts today, and more teams are taking part than ever before. The number of women and girls playing soccer around the world has also increased from about five million in 2014 to more than 13 million in 2019.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — A gunman using a pump-action shotgun opened fire along Auckland’s scenic harbor Thursday morning, killing two and wounding half a dozen others less than 12 hours before the women’s World Cup was scheduled to kickoff at less than three miles away at Eden Park Stadium, authorities…