New Zealands shock win and no Kerr, no problem for Australia

Published: July 20, 2023, 5:33 p.m.

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World Football's Maz Farookhi is in Auckland to discuss New Zealand's first ever win at a Women's World Cup as Hannah Wilkinson\\u2019s goal stunned Norway. There was a minute\\u2019s silence before kick-off for the victims of a deadly shooting in Auckland on Thursday morning which overshadowed the opening game.

Elsewhere there\\u2019s relief for co-hosts Australia - Mani Djazmi sees the co-hosts get off the mark with a win against the Republic of Ireland, without their talismanic striker Sam Kerr who\\u2019s been ruled out of the first two games with injury.

(Image: Hannah Wilkinson of New Zealand celebrates the team\\u2019s first goal during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 Group A match between New Zealand and Norway at Eden Park. Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

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