Our stories about the FIFA Women's World Cup.
If you can’t get to Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium for Sunday’s game between New Zealand and Switzerland at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, you can watch the match live on free-to-air or pay channel television. Broadcast coverage from the stadium … Read More
Sweden have qualified for the Round of 16 in the FIFA Women’s World Cup after beating Italy 5-0 in front of 29,143 spectators in Wellington. Sweden scored three goals from set pieces to comfortably win. Result Game played on Saturday … Read More
New Zealand fans will be following two games at once on Sunday evening as they monitor the Football Ferns’ hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. While the Ferns play Switzerland in Dunedin, Norway will … Read More
Here’s our round-up of results from Saturday’s Chatham Cup quarter-finals, Central League, Women’s South Island League and Lotto NRFL and WaiBOP competitions. The page will be updated as more information becomes available. Resuts Games played on Saturday July 29, 2023 … Read More
More than 300,000 spectators have attended the first 14 games of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, with the average crowd exceeding 21,500 at New Zealand venues. Almost half the New Zealand-hosted games have been played, with 15 more to come. … Read More
Here’s your guide to the weekend’s football with Chatham Cup quarter-finals, Central and Southern League fixtures, as well as men’s and women’s Lotto NRFL games in the north. Dunedin, Wellington and Auckland host more games in the FIFA Women’s World … Read More
Argentina scored two late goals to rescue a 2-2 draw with South Africa in their FIFA Women’s World Cup game in Dunedin. With New Zealand referee Anna-Marie Keighley in the middle, a crowd of 8,834 watched an entertaining group match … Read More
Schools, sports clubs, and community groups are pouring into the stadiums for the FIFA Women’s World Cup around Aotearoa New Zealand, making good use of the Community Group Sales option and the friendly kick-off times. The rural settlement of Poolburn … Read More
Vietnam can not reach the knockout stages after their second loss at the FIFA Women’s World Cup but Group E remains open to an upset. After Thursday’s results, the Netherlands go into their last game expected to beat Vietnam, meaning … Read More
Spain and Japan have qualified for the Round of 16 at the FIFA Women’s World Cup after wins in Auckland and Dunedin on Wednesday night. Here are results and details of the games from Group C: Results Group C Games … Read More
It’s nerve-wracking enough being a supporter of the Football Ferns during the FIFA Women’s World Cup … but imagine the extra pressure if it was your daughter on the pitch. The 1News Breakfast team wanted to know, and invited two … Read More
New Zealand referees Anna-Marie Keighley and Sarah Jones will make their first appearance at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup when they officiate in Friday’s match between Argentina and South Africa. Aucklander Keighley will be joined by Waikato’s Sarah Jones … Read More
New Zealand head coach Jitka Klimková says her team were guilty of too many unforced turnovers in Tuesday’s 1-0 loss to the Philippines at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. After the match in Wellington, Klimková said: “I have to say, … Read More
The FIFA Women’s World Cup has rewritten the record books for New Zealand’s biggest match attendances, with crowds packing into Auckland’s Eden Park and Wellington’s Sky Stadium. The 10 biggest attendances for women’s matches in New Zealand occurred at the … Read More
New Zealand have to beat Switzerland on Sunday to be sure of reaching the Round of 16 at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. That’s the simple outcome of Tuesday night’s group games in which the Football Ferns lost 1-0 to … Read More
Here are video highlights of the Football Ferns’ 1-0 loss to the Philippines in their FIFA Women’s World Cup group game at Wellington’s Sky Stadium. Sarina Bolden scored the winner for the Philippines in the 24th minute, her country’s first … Read More
New Zealand were victims of a an historic upset at the FIFA Women’s World Cup when the Philippines beat the Football Ferns 1-0 in Wellington. The Ferns dominated possession, goal opportunities and had the best of the play but the … Read More
New Zealand goalkeeper Vic Esson has signed an extended contract with her Scottish club, keeping her at Scottish Women’s Premier League club Rangers for next season. Esson (32) is currently with the Football Ferns at the FIFA Women’s World Cup … Read More