Women's World Cup: Australia beats Ireland, as hosts New Zealand stun Norway on opening day
The Girls in Green suffered a lost to co-hosts Australia, while New Zealand women bagged their first-ever World Cup victory, sending the Auckland crowd wild.
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00:00 New Zealand defied the odds to stun Norway 1-0 as the 2023 Women`s World Cup kicked off
00:07 on Thursday. The co-hosts opened the scoring just after the interval, thanks to a clinical
00:12 finish by Hannah Wilkinson. New Zealand then stayed solid in defence on route to their
00:17 first win on the global stage.
00:20 In the other games, Steph Catley`s second half penalty was enough for Australia to get
00:25 their campaign off to a winning start against the Republic of Ireland in Sydney.
00:30 Catley who had taken the captain`s armband following Sam Kerr`s calf injury on the eve
00:34 of the game scored the winning shot in the 52nd minute.
00:38 [MUSIC PLAYING]