The 2023 Women’s World Cup begins Thursday and teams are getting ready to kick off the action.
These daily files will give you the latest reporting from around the 2023 World Cup as well as betting lines, what to watch for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Australia and New Zealand.
Today’s edition: one more sleep until the opening game! What’s the mood like in the host nations? Here’s what you might have missed from Wednesday, and what you need to know about Thursday’s opening matches.
VIBE CHECK: First impressions from ESPN writers
Infantino’s PR-heavy assembly can’t dampen New Zealand’s World Cup spirit
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Speaking on the eve of the 2023 World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino and secretary general, Fatma Samoura addressed some of the assembled media in Auckland. The president ruined all of our running jokes when he opened, “For those wanting to hear how I feel today…” before stating he was tired from the travel having only landed in New Zealand a couple of hours before.
The news conference was standard fare, yet every time he was asked a question, his answer consistently managed to be a positive one about investment from FIFA and the…
