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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.

Newsroom.co.nz

England set to pick from FIFA-approved captain’s armbands for Women’s World Cup

England players are still deciding which of FIFA’s eight approved armbands captain Millie Bright will wear in their World Cup opener against Haiti on Saturday.

Evening Standard

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.

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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

New Zealand claim historic win against Norway in Women’s World Cup opener

Hannah Wilkinson scored the only goal as co-hosts New Zealand recorded a historic 1-0 victory over Norway in the opening game of the Women's World Cup on Thursday.

France 24

Australia forward Sam Kerr ruled out of first two Women's World Cup 2023 matches

Australia have suffered a huge blow at the Women's World Cup 2023 after losing star player Sam Kerr

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Sam Kerr ruled out of Australia opener at Women’s World Cup in major injury blow

Australia suffered a hammer blow after it was confirmed that captain Sam Kerr would miss the opening two games of the Women’s World Cup with a calf injury.

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Australia captain Sam Kerr out of Women’s World Cup opener and Nigeria clash

The Chelsea striker has sustained a calf injury.

The Independent UK

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

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

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 1-0 Norway: Co-hosts stun former champions at opening game of Women’s World Cup 2023

Festival of football begins with memorable night in Auckland

Evening Standard

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

Football: 2023 Women's World Cup brings TV rights issue to fore

As the 2023 Women's World Cup kicks off in New Zealand, we take a look back at the struggle between FIFA and national broadcasters over TV rights. With FIFA reportedly aiming for $300 million in global media rights, broadcasters were reluctant to meet its price demands, leading to fears of…

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The Guardian - AU

Australia 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Women’s World Cup 2023 Group B – as it happened

The Matildas won their opening match against Ireland in front of a huge crowd in Sydney thanks to Steph Catley’s penalty

AAP

'You'll do us proud': Devoted fans send off Matildas

Australia is turning green and gold for the Matildas with 80,000 fans expected to turn up to their first World Cup match against Ireland.

The Guardian - AU

Matildas captain Sam Kerr out of World Cup opening matches with calf injury

The Australian star will miss at least first two matches of tournament after picking up calf injury at training on Wednesday

Sports Illustrated

New Zealand Records First World Cup Win With Upset Over Norway

University of Tennessee alumna Hannah Wilkinson’s 48th-minute goal provided the difference for the Football Ferns.

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The Guardian - US

A Spanish test and an attacking explosion: our writers’ US World Cup predictions

The defending champions are looking to win a third successive title. But injuries and some tough opponents stand in their way

The Independent UK

Australia star Sam Kerr ruled out of Women’s World Cup opener after injury blow

Kerr will miss Australia’s games against the Republic of Ireland and Nigeria after suffering an injury in training

AAP

Catley penalty sends Matildas past Ireland without Kerr

The Matildas have beaten Ireland 1-0 in their Women's World Cup opener without Sam Kerr, with stand-in captain Steph Catley scoring the winning penalty.

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: how a ‘hunk of plastic’ named Barbie conquered the world

In this week’s newsletter: With the release of the much-hyped movie, hear how a doll became an icon in LA Made: The Barbie Tapes. Plus: five of the best Women’s World Cup podcasts

Radio France Internationale

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.

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

Evening Standard

Where to buy the Lionesses kit: Get an England shirt ahead of the 2023 Women’s World Cup

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