'It’s amazing': Host New Zealand stuns Norway 1-0 to open 2023 World Cup

AUCKLAND, New Zealand − The Football Ferns picked a heck of a time to get their first World Cup win. Hannah Wilkinson scored in the 48th minute and New Zealand stunned Norway 1-0 to open the 2023 World Cup on Thursday night. The Ferns missed a chance to double the score in the 90th when Ria Percival's penalty kick banged off the crossbar, but it hardly mattered to the raucous crowd of 42,137, the largest ever to see a soccer game in New Zealand. "Words can’t even describe, honestly. I'm...