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Co-hosts Australia and New Zealand were each victorious on Thursday in the opening matches of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, scoring one goal each.
Slept through it and need to know what The Big Story is? This is what happened Thursday at the World Cup.
Your bite-sized recap of what happened at the 2023 Women’s World Cup
New Zealand 1, Norway 0
The Big Story: New Zealand won a World Cup game for the first time after 15 failed attempts spanning 32 years, and the Football Ferns did so in front of 42,137 fans at Eden Park in Auckland.
The Big Moment: Hannah Wilkinson scored the game’s lone goal in the 48th minute, finishing a succinct sequence from New Zealand that started with a goal kick meant to draw Norway out of its shape.
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