Watch Underdog Host New Zealand Lose It After Upset Win Over Norway In World Cup
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Co-host New Zealand celebrated its first Women’s World Cup victory ever on Thursday with gusto. (Watch the videos below.) The No. 26-ranked squad stunned No. 12 Norway, 1-0, in the opening match, touching off a tide of joy in Auckland’s Eden Park stadium. Players and fans hugged and cheered to mark the historic triumph. Hannah Wilkinson scored the only goal early in the second half on a breakaway pass from Jacqui Hand, and New Zealand hung on before 42,137 spectators ― record attendance for any soccer match in the island...
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