What began as a tragic day in New Zealand, ended in hope after the Football Ferns overcame emotions following a fatal shooting in Auckland to win its first-ever Women’s World Cup match.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup is underway after two people died and five others were injured in a shooting in Auckland on the eve of the tournament, with a minute’s silence held before the ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — A gunman killed two people and injured multiple others in downtown Auckland on Thursday morning, roughly 12 hours before the Women's World Cup opener.

New Zealand's Hannah Wilkinson celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Women's World Cup soccer match between New Zealand and Norway in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, July 20, 2023.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand – The tepid response of New Zealanders to the Women's World Cup means some empty seats but not that much to big business of TV broadcast rights.

STORY: At least two people were killed as well as an armed attacker in a shootout in Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, early Thursday.The violence came hours before the city was due to host ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The Women’s World Cup opened with pomp despite the circumstances Thursday, kicking off less than 12 hours after a mass shooting in Auckland’s scenic harbor district.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Security was heightened ahead of Thursday night’s opening Women’s World Cup game after a gunman killed two people at a downtown construction site in Auckland ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Eden Park had been waiting to explode despite zero evidence that the chance would ever come. It filled Thursday night for a Women’s World Cup opener dampened by a ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The Americans are here. They might still be jet-lagged, they might still be wearing sweats, and they might have been stumbling through the streets of Auckland for the ...

Police in Auckland opted to strengthen security around the first game of the Women's World Cup between New Zealand and Norway rather than anything more drastic such as calling the game off.