News about New Zealand's national women's football team
If you can’t get to Wellington’s Sky Stadium for Tuesday’s game between New Zealand and the Philippines 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
An expected crowd of 33,000 are being encouraged to arrive early at Wellington’s Sky Stadium for New Zealand’s FIFA Women’s World Cup match against the Philippines. The game kicks off at 5.30pm on Tuesday July 25 and the size of … Read More
More than a million viewers tuned into televised coverage of New Zealand’s opening game at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, tournament organisers say. FIFA say 39.2% of New Zealanders watching television tuned into see the Football Ferns in their historic … Read More
None of the Football Ferns have suffered ill effects from their emergency evacuation from their Auckland hotel after Saturday night’s suspicious fire. In an update from team management, a statement from New Zealand Football says: “New Zealand Football welcome the … Read More
Former Football Fern Rosie White says New Zealand’s win against Norway was “the best performance I’ve ever seen from a Ferns team, so awesome they just rose to the occasion.” Playing at Auckland’s Eden Park, before an all-time record crowd … Read More
The New Zealand women’s national team were among guests evacuated from Auckland’s Pullman Hotel as firefighters worked to contain ‘multiple blazes’. Fires broke out at the hotel at about 7.50pm on Saturday, triggering an evacuation and a second-level response from … Read More
Between them, Katie Bowen and Rebekah Stott have represented New Zealand on almost 200 occasions. It should be near-impossible, therefore, to pick their favourite match or best performance — far less agree on one. But after Thursday’s events at Eden … Read More
Pre-match nerves forced Norway defender Mathilde Harviken to seek specialist help ahead of her side’s 1-0 upset loss to New Zealand in the opening game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. She told a media briefing she had expected butterflies … Read More
Not sure that you’ll be able to keep up with all the dates, times and fixtures when the FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off? There’s an easy hack to add all the fixtures to your digital calendar, whether you use … Read More
Top New Zealand entertainers will perform at free-entry Fan Festivals during the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Fan Festivals will be staged in the four host cities where football fans can enjoy music, entertainment and food, and remain connected with … Read More
Football Ferns head coach Jitka Klimková says the New Zealand camp are now focussed on winning their second game at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, when they meet the Philippines in Wellington on Tuesday. “We’ll focus on things we’ve done … Read More
Former Football Fern Anna Green says the New Zealand team that beat Norway 1-0 in their opening game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup played completely differently to how they have performed over the past six months. Playing at Auckland’s … Read More
After being named Player of the Match for her performance against Norway, New Zealand’s Hannah Wilkinson declared: “This is the best day of my life.” The Football Fern, whose 48th-minute goal gave her team an historic first win at a … Read More
In case you missed it, or want to relive New Zealand’s historic first win at a FIFA Women’s World Cup, here are video highlights of the Football Ferns’ 1-0 win against Norway at Auckland’s Eden Park. The match was watched … Read More
New Zealand played with a sense of confidence and daring to win their opening game against former champions Norway at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Playing before an all-time 42,137 record crowd for a match — male or female — … Read More
New Zealand play Norway at Auckland’s Eden Park, knowing a win will bring the Football Ferns their first-ever win at a FIFA Women’s World Cup. The match is the opening game of the 2023 tournament and provides both sides with … Read More
Up to 43,000 are expected to fill Auckland’s Eden Park for the opening game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup — a record attendance for any football match in New Zealand. The opening night of the FIFA Women’s World Cup … Read More
New Zealand are rated a chance of getting their first-ever win at a FIFA Women’s World Cup but will struggle to qualify for the tournament’s knockout stages, says commentator Catherine Cannuli. In an analysis of Group A, former Australian international … Read More