Tournament co-hosts New Zealand Women will kick off the 2023 Women's World Cup on Thursday when they go up against Norway Women at Eden Park in Auckland.

New Zealand Women FC are making their sixth tournament appearance, while their opponents have never missed a Women's World Cup finals.

New Zealand will be keen to give a good account of themselves in front of their own supporters, but we think that Norway have the quality needed to get their World Cup campaign up and running with a victory.



译文(自动翻译仅供参考):

本届世界杯联合主办国新西兰女足将于本周四在奥克兰伊甸园球场迎战挪威女足，拉开2023年女足世界杯的序幕。

这是新西兰女足第六次参加女足世界杯，而她们的对手从未缺席过女足世界杯决赛。

新西兰队将会在自己的球迷面前表现得很好，但我们认为挪威队有能力以一场胜利开启他们的世界杯征程。