all of the emotions of the eden park - unforgettable moment. of the eden park and i unforgettable moment. all of the i emotions of the eden park and eyes turned to sydney were austria got determined under way against the republic of ireland became the first ever appearance of the women's world cup and despite having to make do with their captain or the biggest names in women's football, they ruled out with the calf injury. from start to spectator, this is not i would was supposed to be first sam at her world cup. her injury was a boost for the art of inside making its bow on the biggest stage. her absence did little to dampen the enthusiasm of the capacity crowd but without their talisman, they struggled from inspiration earlier on. said pieces so australia likely to go with the first half as they headed wide. but ireland showed no signs of cracking in the host began to resort to more desperate measures. 0—0 at the break. this five minutes after the restart and ireland finally buckled. and incurs taking responsibility for the matilda's. it will

at eden park, for any game of football, men or women, in this country. to be broken on day one. fifa expect the tournament to go ahead as planned. there were plans for a big opening ceremony, a mood of celebration at eden park later, but you would imagine perhaps that might be a bit more muted. the games will go ahead, and australia, big favourites and co—host, a couple of hours later against the republic of ireland in sydney. many expected for that game. but certainly a more sombre mood, not one of celebration as you would expect for an occasion that has been highly anticipated the three plus years. more details have been emerging of the american soldier who's been arrested in north korea after crossing the border without authorisation. travis king had been detained after getting into fights in south korea prior to the crossing. court documents show he also damaged a police car and had recently spent time in a detention facility in seoul. the 23—year—old serviceman had been recently released and was being sent back to the us for disciplinary reasons whe

it is here in eden park the world cup will kick off this thursday when new zealand's football ferns takeone of four stadiums across the country where games are being held, we also see matches in hamilton, eden and wellington. despite how big this event is and the fact that eden park invested about 21 million us dollars upgrading its facilities ahead of the cup, ticket sales have been lacklustre. the organisers fifa had to give out 20,000 tickets just to try and fill stadiums. few games are sold out. those that are all involved new zealand. what is behind this lack of demand? the reality is it has been challenging across all of new zealand. there is a cost of living crisi in new zealand and that corresponds with habits and decisions being made. awareness had to be built over time and i am sure throughout the tournament, like we saw with the women's rugby world cup and cricket world cup, the rugby tournament interest and ticket sales increase. where are the troubles when it comes to ticket sales far it is for european and north american fans to travel. the other aspect is here we are firml

that is so encouraging. _ eden park an hour before. that is so encouraging.ly from _ and excitement. massively, and particularly from an _ and excitement. massively, and particularly from an english i particularly from an english perspective, given how well the lioness is in the summer in the euros last year, there is a huge amount of anticipation across the world. the us could be going for a third consecutive win, the germans and the aussies have a chance of winning. it is so open and we are looking forward to some tough action. we are looking forward to some tough action-— we are looking forward to some tough action. who is your money on? germany! — tough action. who is your money on? germany! we _ tough action. who is your money on? germany! we will— tough action. who is your money on? germany! we will watch i tough action. who is your money | on? germany! we will watch with interest! every _ on? germany! we will watch with interest! every twist _ on? germany! we will watch with interest! every twist and - on? germany! we will watch with interest! every tw

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we understand at eden park tickets have been sold out, so should be a lot of kiwis in attendance, butexpected to be the stronger team and should win.— should win. eight countries -la in: should win. eight countries playing in _ should win. eight countries playing in their _ should win. eight countries playing in their very - should win. eight countries playing in their very first i playing in their very first world cup, do you anticipate any dark horses?— world cup, do you anticipate any dark horses? well, the dark horse that _ any dark horses? well, the dark horse that has _ any dark horses? well, the dark horse that has been _ any dark horses? well, the dark horse that has been labelled - any dark horses? well, the dark horse that has been labelled isl horse that has been labelled is australia, currently ranked number ten. australia, currently ranked numberten. suggestions australia, currently ranked number ten. suggestions that the home advantage could help them. in terms of victories, we still expect the us to be the major likely contender. they do have more competition than they

it's 3 new, a statement we from the defending champions, dw, corresponding, all the moody was in eden park stadium for this one. he sent us his assessment, sorry with the writing champions up and running at this woke up the 3 now victory of the vietnam here at eden pock sophia smith best onto the biggest stage with 2 goals and an a c. but aside from hon, the us, what surprisingly wasteful this point? absolutely dominating vietnam, they missed a series of chances. it was a fault right from the opening game at the last 12 camp, where they be thailand, 13 mill bank. then there were complaints from some about their ruthlessness against inferior opposition. that would be no such complaints this time around. and while they cleaned the 3 points comfortably in the end, they will have to show up and off ahead of the next game, a repeat of a 2019 final against benevolence. meanwhile, denmark joined england at the top of group d, after a tough encounter with china in perth, with the scores locked at mill mill and time taking down substitute how many events scott climbed off to the engine over the chi

they beat norway 1— 08 auckland's eden park. it is i— 08 auckland's eden park.as been held in the southern hemisphere, and also the first women's world cup shared across to hosting nations, with australia and new zealand hosting matches. 32 teams are competing, the biggest world cup to date. the usa are the hot favourites. they are going for an unprecedented third world cup win in a row. england, the current european champions, are expected to perform well. some teams have faced challenges off the pitch. jamaica had to crowdfund before they could travel to the tournament. our australia correspondent is in sydney, where fans have gathered to watch the new zealand game on the big screen. we were saying that this was going to be a big, big day no matter what. of course, yes, it was overshadowed by that shooting, but the officials there have said that it is not a threat to national security, and it is going to be business as usual. now we have heard in the second half that new zealand has scored. and i think itjust shows you that despite what happened earlier in the

the raining champions are up and running at this woke up the 3 now victory of the vietnam here at eden park source of fee of smith best onto the biggest side with $2.00 goals and an assist. but aside from hon, the us, what surprisingly wasteful this point? absolutely dominating vietnam, they missed a series of chances. it was a fault right from the opening game at the last 12 camp where they be thailand, 13 mill bank, then they will complaints from some about their ruthlessness against inferior opposition. that will be no such complaints this time around. and while they cleaned the 3 points comfortably in the end, they will have to show up and off ahead of the next game, a repeat of a 2019 final against benevolence. all the moody there. let's take a look now with some other stories from the world of sports adjoined clock counting down the time until the start of the powers 2024 summer games is being installed at the foot of the eiffel tower. for new events will debut in paris, break dancing sport, climbing, skate, boarding, and serve. at the british open golf tournament, american bryan harm

do you know we've corresponded only moody was in the eden park stadium for this one and he sent us his assessment of that comfortable when for the defendant champions, i'm sorry, the raining champions are up and running at this woke up the 3 now victory over vietnam here even pock sophia smith best onto the biggest stage with 2 goals and an assist. but aside from hon, the us, what surprisingly wasteful disappoint absolutely dominates in vietnam, they missed a series of chances. it was a fault right from the opening game at the last world cup, where they, the thailand, 13 mill bank, then there were complaints from some about their ruthlessness against inferior opposition. that will be no such complaints this time around. and while they claim the 3 points comfortably in the end, they will have to show up and up ahead of the next game, a repeat of the 2019 final against benevolence. a brief look now at some other stories from the world of sports. a giant clock at counting down the time until the start of the paris 2024 summer games has been installed at the foot of the eiffel tower. for n

welcome, who this stocksdale walk up campaign on july 22nd against the tournament, the 10s vietnam at eden park across the tasman sea in australia. the english squad is in brisbane as they begin the icon pane to add another major trophy to lassi as it will appear in championship time getting away from date of use for to stay with them. a while, australia, sunshine coast isn't necessarily leading up to its name in terms of whether this afternoon the facilities here at the sunshine coast stadium still leave nothing to be desired. now it was here last night that england faced fellow trophy, hurtful canada in a final pre tournament friendly, which ended in a new meal. joel, that is not a bad result for the line. this is who of course have traveled to these tournaments severely depleted by injuries. big names like best made annually a williamson. i'm missing from the squad and those 2 were of course instrumental in england success on home tab at the euro's last year bought. serena vig man's team are still among the favorites here in australia and they're all of course plenty of members of that. you'

their star striker, beaten norway 1—0 at auckland�*s eden park. theirstarstriker, hannah park.orld cup, and they have beaten one of the tournament�*s favourites. a moment of silence was heard before for all the victims of the shooting in central auckland that we have been reporting on bbc news, which happened shortly before the opening of the tournament. three people, including the attacker died in the incident. it is important to reiterate that the authority said it had no link at all to the football competition. in the other game of the day, it is half time between australia and ireland, and the score so far is 0-0. ireland, and the score so far is 0—0. australia�*s star player sam care is injured, and is not playing today�*s game. this year is the biggest competition ever, with 32 teams competing for the first time, compared to 24 in previous tournaments. record crowds are expected. 1.4 million tickets have been sold to fans for 64 games, a sell—out crowd of 83,000 people is currently at that stadium ends at stadium australia in sydney to watch the matildas against the repub

these plays behind me that will get the 2023 wells comp underway, again, snow white across town at eden parks. a stadium with more than 100 years of sports in history will be the stage, the stock of the tournaments. it could be the next steps and with the bright future women's purple. so you're watching dw news, just remind me of the top stories we're following for you this hour. wildfires outside the greek capital, athens are raging uncontrolled for a 3rd day, 6 focus force hundreds of people to sleep and several homes and cars have been destroyed. officials say high temperatures and 5 winds are fueling the fire and toilets. constitutional court has ordered the suspension of peter lim jody on rock from parliament, just ahead of his 2nd bid to be confirmed. his prime minister, the court will rule on allegations he violated the election law. conservative establishment has been trying to block the appointment and talents 1st for foremost, prime minister in year of next we've got a documentary film for you looking at why cobalt mining is one of the darker sides of the world's efforts to fight cl

and a famous first ever victory in the tournament for new zealand, with records set at eden park.r norway meaning so much to the team — following tragedy earlier in auckland with that deadly shooting. a day for the history books then for the football ferns — as nick parrot reports. new zealand waited three years for this moment since being named co—host with australia in 2020. fifa predicted 2 billion people will watch the tournament on tv and record crowd for a football match in new zealand crammed into eden park. the celebrations were paused before take—off for the victims of the deadly shooting in auckland on the morning of the match. the home fans had never seen their side when a world cup game. the football friends and spent nine weeks in a training camp working under fitness and tactics and it paid off in the second half when hannah wilkinson struck. . . , ., struck. new zealand they had! champions _ struck. new zealand they had! champions in _ struck. new zealand they had! champions in 1995 _ struck. new zealand they had! champions in 1995 struggle . struck. new zealand the

the funds really showed up for them here at eden park and the play as tight then back. they run to brick rules for that support is to get that for us. when for them of course, with no way will never know how much the terrible shooting incident that occurred very close to that. how itself affected them psychologically. they certainly seemed a long way off of that best tonight. but ultimately the day belongs to the highest new zealand co host australia got their campaign underway by beating ireland in front of over 70000 fans in sydney. the curtain was raised with a short opening ceremony, which was followed by a goal is 1st half, early in the 2nd period, the referee gave a penalty. when haley russell was found and steph countless stepped up to send the locus into rapturous on an entirely different issue, german police are searching for a big cat, supposedly on the loose, near berlin. the animal believes to be a line. this was caught on camera by witnesses. they said they saw it hunt and kill a wild boar. police believe the video to be authentic. the animal responded just

so far, this is number 16 and the hard to, to make it happen here at eden park all the way. thank you very much. correspond oliver moody there in auckland, new zealand. take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. hundreds of supporters of shiite muslim cleric, mercado solder, have stormed the swedish embassy in baghdad. the scale the walls of the building and little fire inside, angered by plans to burn another copy of the crown in stockholm. the swedish foreign ministry said it's stuff are safe. us says it's coordinating with south korea and sweden to gather information on the faith of a us soldier who crossed into north korea. officials say travis king was facing discharge from the us army when he fled while on to or of the demilitarized zone and thousands of protesters of clash with police and peruse capital lima. as they joined a new wave of antique government demonstrations, protesters say president, dean of worldwide to illegally ousted and replaced or left his predecessor pedro castillo in december, demonstrators, a calling for bo

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the funds really showed up for them here at eden park and the play as tight then back. they ran to brick rules for that support is to get that for us. when for them, of course, with no way will never know how much the terrible shooting incident that occurred very close to that hotel affected them psychologically. they certainly seemed a long way off of that best tonight. but ultimately the day belongs to the host new zealand. co host australia have just kicked off their campaign against ireland. our correspondent, an expat joined us from sydney, a head of the match to set the scene on a historic tournament down under. it's finally here, a football will come in australia with a team that's actually good enough to win the whole thing. more than 70000 fans here at stadium instead of the stadium in sydney, ready to go was for their opening match against violence. but saying it's that now it's just up to a failure to show the world that it's a true football nation, and showcase the best falls down on from its indigenous culture. one of the oldest civilizations in the world t

it's these plans behind me that will get the 2023 wells comp underway against no way across town at eden park stadium. with more than 100 years of sports in history will be the stage, the stock of the tournaments. it could be the next steps and with the bright future women's, purple, and football greats. lino messy has finally hit the training page with his new club . inter miami, a contractor keeps assigned by the 36 year old, keeps them in florida for 2025 message. the view is planned for friday. with miami host, mexico's occurs as well in there. the cop opener, having the world's cup winner on board, should give this for a big boost in the us. it trails in popularity behind the other major men's professional weeks in north america to and an australian sailor. last etc, has been rescued after 3 months. tim shaddick and his dog bella had survived on rainwater and raw fish. the lucky pair were picked up by a 2 not fishing boat nearby, 2000 kilometers from land with a shot of setting foot on dry land for the 1st time since the ordeal began. tim shadow and his dog bella are now safe in mexico a

the opening ceremony was held at the eden park stadium and featured a performance by mallory and 1st ations dancers, and singers before groups of dancers representing each of the competing nations due to the field. new zealand game against norway is already underway. this is the biggest tournament of its kind with 32 teams participating for the 1st time as well. that shooting came less than 12 hours before the 1st match kicked off, does not appear to have had an audiological background. that's what officials are saying, but it did spark security concerns in the country where gun violence is still relatively rare. the hearts of new zealand largest city in lockdown, oakland is waking to the sound of sirens and had the cops is the sides of on police, on the streets that focus the building sites where a man um with a shotgun open fire killing at least 2 people need during several of us among those hats. a police officer. oh, just hours before the city host, the opening game of the women's world cup. placing to the building within 10 minutes. a stuff from various scripts, right across tim

these plans behind me that will get the 2023 wealth comp underway against norway across town at eden park stadium. with more than 100 years of sports in history will be the stage of the stop of the tournaments. it could be the next steps and with the bright future women's purple. well, co hosts, new zealand are hoping to score their 1st ever when the women's world cup in front of their home fans on thursday. i'll report it. oliver moody spoke to several players and a mile re tribal leader ahead of the tournaments. so the tickets in town right now is eland, women's football team is gearing up for its moments in the sun as a world ties ahead of the 1st much. they got some installation from the next generation. the amount of kids, the hair and the same as small as on their faces and just being out to engage in expenses on the it's, it's a great chance share this moment also with these young people in the team. also i said it's additional. mallory welton, known as a post city, with the other ones, cop squads, basically all the ceremony which includes a heck of like the one the famous funny ce

it's these plays behind me that will get to 2023 wells comp underway against norway across town at eden park stadium. with more than 100 years of sports in history will be the stage of the stop of the tournaments. it could be the next steps and with the bright future women's purple. a tennis legend beer, and bog was a proud father. as his son, leo won his 1st ever a t p tour match with the straight sets victory over ellis e mail on clay at the swedish open. the 20 year old is ranked just 437th in the world and was handed a wild card entry to the tournament. his father, beyond is one of the tennis is greatest ever stores. he won 11 grand slam titles in the 19 seventy's and eighty's. before retiring at the age of $26.00 and got some more news from the world of tennis with each player. because email has been banned for 18 months by the the court of arbitration for support for violating doping rules in 2021. email rank 51st and the world failed to disclose his whereabouts on 3 different occasions which left him on tested during that period. the 18 month band comes despite the 24 year old being c

practice before their final group stage match against portugal that kicks off here in auckland at eden parke east coast, 3:00 a.m., it's going to test the loyalty and alarm clocks of u.s. fans. we had a chance to speak with megan rapinoe about not only this team, her goals but what she brings in 2023 take a listen. >> i think the business of it is starting to catch up with the actual product i think we've obviously been putting a really exciting product on the field for a very long time but now you're seeing more sponsorship, more ticket sales, more investment into tournaments like this, so it can actually capture the growth that we've been having over these past few years trying to continue to do what i do, obviously i have a different role on the team and, you know, not playing in that starting role anymore, but, you know, anytime i get on the field i feel like i still am always just a threat to create something >> reporter: she's such a pro. she was fun, generous and extremely complementary of these younger players, 14 new players making their debuts, but she wants to win the reason to p

the americans are playing in pool e at eden park in auckland, new zealand. the us looking for a third consecutive fifa women's world cup title. sophia smith scored the first two goals in the first half and lindsey horan finding the net in the 77th minute. the us will take on the netherlands next thursday day and you won't have to wait long to catch more world cup soccer. the next matches are just hours away. live coverage starts at 2 a.m. with england versus haiti kicking off at 215, followed by denmark versus china at 445. new at 11, the bay area's new professional women's sports team, bay fc, announced that they will play their home games at paypal park in its inaugural season next year. paypal park is the current home of the san jose earthquakes, their home since 2015. bay fc will call paypal park home for five years under a new contract signed by the organization. the team is investing in more than $3 million worth of a facility near the stadium that will have the team's locker room, office areas and training rooms. we heard from san jose's mayor about w

these plays behind me that will get the 2023 wells comp underway, again, snow white across town at eden parks. a stadium with more than 100 years of sports in history will be the stage, the stock of the tournaments. it could be the next steps and with the bright future, women's purple. i can't wait for kick off. you are watching the news coming off next. indeed, abuse asia forbidden love. how this indian and pakistani couple have prompted police investigations and rocket attacks. and the legend of bruce lee and why has martial arts still inspired? a dedicated fan following the spinner. she has that and more coming up after a short break. you can also get more. it is an analysis on our website doc. com. i'm going to richardson. thank you so much for watching the spring kind of how the woman, but i'm not a man either. not a 3rd option or anything else. i just don't have a genders. robin has fair to become domestic held in family and friends react to the change. and the partner not a man notable in age and the 2 hours before the shuttle, the 100 and key, more people than ever on the news world v

the funds really showed up for them here at eden park and the players type them back. they ran to brick rules for that support is to get that for us. when for them, of course, with no way will never know how much the terrible shooting incident that occurred very close to that. how itself affected them psychologically. they certainly seemed a long way off of that best tonight. but ultimately the day belongs to the highest new zealand. and with that update from ali, you're up to date states you for a documentary looking at how activists are trying to combat climate change. we'll be back with more headlines at the top of the next hour. hope to see that by the the, to the point. strong, clear positions, international perspectives, extreme weather conditions and no end in sight. more and more parts of the world are reporting deep records, while others are seeing floods, intervention, rain experts predict things will get worse to want to the point. we ask record t drought antics 3. whether can we still adapt to the point? the doors towards the scoring we say there were about

against vietnam on july the 10th before their big game opening game of the fifa football world cup at eden parkthe 27th, a replay of the final of the 2019 fifa world cup final, so it'll be good fun, hopefully we'll see thousands and thousands of fans, to new zealand over the next six weeks and hopefully it'll get kiwis inspired to come and join the action. come and 'oin the action. would ou sa come and join the action. would you say that _ come and join the action. would you say that excitement - come and join the action. would j you say that excitement towards women's sporting events has been building up in the country?— been building up in the count ? , , , ., country? yes, there is been a hue country? yes, there is been a huge commitment _ country? yes, there is been a huge commitment from - country? yes, there is been a huge commitment from our l huge commitment from our government over the last few years. we admitted a woman's own goal strategy five years ago that saw more investment it women and girls ausmat sport including for these major events that to say something like the fifa footba

but the co—hosts are on track at eden park.75 minutes on the clock now. ireland make their world cup debut against australia at 11. next, to golf. all the score although scoring conditions are not many players are making an impression in terms of going under par. jordan is one of those in the red figures at one under par, two shots off the lead, held by the amateur champion from south africa, chris dolan pact, who has picked up three shots today, playing at three under par. a disappointing start for matthew fitzpatrick, former us open champion from sheffield, dropping a shot at the third hole. marnus labuschane says they would�*ve taken anything over 300 ahead of the start of the fourth ashes test. the tourists resume day two at old trafford on 299—8. england must win to prevent australia retaining the ashes. and athletics australia says it supports a proposal for the gold coast to host the commonwealth games in 2026. the australian state of victoria cancelled its plans to host due to the increasing costs. due to the incr about

maz farookhi is there for us at eden park.but we expect a bit of a milestone in football tomorrow, we expect a record attendance, record crowd for any game of football, men�*s or women�*s for this match. new zealand have got a terrible record in group matches at the women�*s world cup, they have never managed to win a game in 15 attempts, therefore have never been able to progress beyond the group stage so getting a first win on the board and perhaps making it through to the knockout stages is something they are really targeting and hope they are really targeting and hope the home support might help get them over the line. we the home support might help get them over the line-— over the line. we feel like we have done everything — over the line. we feel like we have done everything what _ over the line. we feel like we have done everything what we - over the line. we feel like we have done everything what we could i over the line. we feel like we have done everything what we could to l over the line. we feel like we have l don

they beat norway 1—0 at auckland's eden park, with a goalfrom with a goal from their star striker.e first time the tournament has been held in the southern hemisphere. it's also the first women's world cup shared across two hosting nations, with australia and new zealand staging matches. 0ur australia correspondent shaimaa khalil is in sydney, where fans gathered to watch the new zealand game on a big screen. permit holders will have to play today without their star?- permit holders will have to play today without their star? we've been talkin: today without their star? we've been talking about — today without their star? we've been talking about sam _ today without their star? we've been talking about sam kerr, _ today without their star? we've been talking about sam kerr, the - today without their star? we've been talking about sam kerr, the chelsea | talking about sam kerr, the chelsea player who is here to represent her country. she has said she will be out of the first two games for australia after sustaining a calf injury. she tweeted that about an hour ago. injury. she tweet

. >> reporter: we are back in auckland, back at eden park stadium. pretty quiet right now.evening local time. that is 3:00 a.m. monday into tuesday. it will test the loyalty of u.s. soccer fans. we had the chance to talk with megan rapinoe about what she expects from this team about the portugal game but how badly she wants to win it all. >> the thing i'm most proud of is i'm a winner. it takes a lot to win, takes a lot of different people in different holes to be able to do that, and every single one of them is important. i look back at the times i've been a starter and some of the most important people to me have been players on the bench that haven't even seen the field at all. i think it takes all of us and takes all the energy and everybody doing everything they can do to prepare the team to win and ultimately going out and finishing the job. >> reporter: she also said she had conversations with the u.s. coach about when and if he needs her. she will always be ready. that is the experience, the standing readiness posture of everyone on the bench. we also heard from him

all the emotions at eden park, while in the second match of the day, the other hosts — australia — wereebutants republic of ireland. i'm a confident penalty taker. i'm usually up there, if sam doesn't want to take it for whatever reason, i'm waiting there to take it but, yeah, that's definitely the first one i've taken for australia. obviously a big occasion, so it sort of hit the back of the net i was very relieved. for strikers, that adrenaline is like nothing else. and the action continues tomorrow, three matches kicking off with nigeria against the olympic champions canada in group b. but set your alarms early for that, it's 3:30am in the morning, live on the bbc. reminder you can get all the latest sports news from the bbc sport website and app, but that's all the sport for now. hello. whilst much of southern europe is still feeling the effect of that intense ongoing heatwave, here in the uk, no sign of any heat in the forecast because things are staying rather cool and unsettled. the next few days bring a few scattered showers but through the weekend it's going to turn increasingl

new zealand beating norway here at home at eden park in auckland, along with sydney, australia, aucklandm over the next couple of weeks as they fight through the group round. >> the americans are looking for a record setting threepeat, set by alex morgan. >> we do set expectations for ourselves, we want to be hoisting the trophy at the end. to get there is a long way. >> reporter: the 23-person roster, which of course includes veteran megan rapinoe who announced her retirement following the tournament, but also 14 players who have never been to a world cup, including star forward, sophia smith. >> we are obviously honoring what this team has done in the past, while at the same time, recognizing this is a new team, this is the first world cup that this team will win. >> reporter: and cheering them on here is second gentleman, doug emhoff. >> i talked to the vice president this morning, she's like, say hi to everyone. >> reporter: presented emhoff with a jersey of his own, and despite all the pressure, morgan says they're laser focused on their first game. >> all of our attention is on vie

this is eden park stadium, the main stadium in auckland.here is where the u.s. is going to play their first game local time saturday against vietnam. vietnam one of eight nations making their world cup debut, super exciting, and actually just listening to the u.s. coach and co-captain, they're out there right now. they just gave a press conference. they have incredible respect for their opponents, for all of their opponents. take a listen. >> we know that we have a very tough opponent ahead of us, especially after watching them play against germany in their last game. we know how dangerous they can be, so we have to take care of that game first, the first game first, and once we're done with that, we're going to look into game two. >> we want such a competitive, you know, world cup. we want all of these teams to give us their best matches, you know, give us a competitive game. you've seen the first few matches of the world cup, they're not easy games. >> reporter: and you also heard lindsey talk about how this is going to be the most compet

stuff they campaign for 3rd success of will accept title when they take on vietnam on saturday at eden park in oakland. no team is ever achieved that feet and they know it won't be easy. we want all women's teams to get better and better and we want to get better and better. so i think that it's super special and it's like such a such a time right now to be in women sports and to be following women sports. so it's a really, really good thing. we encourage it, but we obviously want to still be the best to mock the opening game being 3 days away and use even sky to either bring fund lead performed a stand that sewing on fool a 17. these a long banner, before landing on the pit should eat and poking open. that's where the tournament kicks off with co host sneezing and taking on no way. once from the touch down he was greeted with a traditional mallory. welcome the call. this authorizes getting ready for a whole new chapter of supporting start and also becoming wimbledon champion for the 1st time. you described these women in an epic mens final with know that you all can which as the biggest mo

acknowledge and greet visits is the tournament starts on thursday when you see the host no way at eden park in front of a south crowd. these even though looking in good shape ahead of the rugby world cup in september, the old black survive to fight back from south africa and they read the championship clash, easy and was 17 no left early in the game off the try some errands. smith and shannon for sale in the 2nd half of the spring box go back to within a points of the old legs. but that was as close as they go with will. champions beaten? 5520 in oakland. that's 2 winds from 2 for these even do now have one hand on the trophy. and there was an upset in sidney with argentine are becoming australia searching for $31.00 a few minutes late for much of a game against the one of these outside school full try as a piece, but it was a try in the final minutes of the businesses from one more team gonzalez exchanged a re victory on all the soil that's to defeats out of to win the championship and returning coach eddie jones. it's 9 years since really mcelroy when a major goal to i, nobody remains in

acknowledge and agree to the visitors to them and starts on thursday when use even has no way at eden park in front of a son of crowd. with the right side of it, conway, aden park in a couple of days and have the whole country behind us is super exciting and you have to play a top of your pin. a position is also good as well to get that experience put in. so welcome to contact with this culture is amazing. the news, the only people are being so good receiving like very warm, very kind, very nice to us and co host. so straight a welcome to the special smoking ceremony. as they arrive that they base in prison . the performance also carried out a judge in a traditional done so the squad, australia opened they to admit against the republic of the island on thursday. england's plans are back out on the training sites on the sunshine coast. stuff that they go to school with canada and fridays will not match the european champions space hate to you and they are opening group matching next saturday in prison. and the players a confidence among the squad is high. we are being chunky and sort of rea

new zealand beating norway here at home at edens park in auckland along with sydney, australia, aucklandxt weeks as they fight through the group round to defend their title the americans are looking for a record-setting three-peat, led by co-captain alex morgan. >> we do set expectation for ourselves. we do want to find ourselves at the end. we want to be hoisting the trophy at the end. to get there is a long way >> reporter: the 23-person roster, which of course includes veteran megan rapinoe, who announced her retirement following the tournament, but also 14 players who have never been to a world cup, including star forward, sophia smith >> we are obviously honoring what this team has done in the past, while at the same time recognizing that this is a new team this is the first world cup that this team will win >> reporter: and cheering them on here is second gentlemen, doug emhoff. >> say hi to everyone. >> reporter: morgan and co-captain presenting him with a jersey of his own. and despite all the pressure, first game >> reporter: all of our attention is on vietnam right now and how

earlier today, but the games are now ongoing in— earlier today, but the games are now ongoing in eden parking to up the numbers of— also organisers are hoping to up the numbers of the viewership and hoping for 2 billion— numbers of the viewership and hoping for 2 billion viewers on television and different platforms from 2019, the european champions, the lionesses— the european champions, the lionesses are hoping to bring that home. _ lionesses are hoping to bring that home. but— lionesses are hoping to bring that home, but of course the us are hoping — home, but of course the us are hoping for— home, but of course the us are hoping for the record third world cup in _ hoping for the record third world cup in a — hoping for the record third world cup in a row and don't forget that australia — cup in a row and don't forget that australia are really up there as well _ australia are really up there as well the — australia are really up there as well. the colours of the australian team. _ well. the colours of the australian team. the — well. the colours of the australian team, the yellows and g

park stadium for this one. he sent us his assessment. i'm sorry, the raining champions are up and running at this woke up the 3 now victory over vietnam. here at eden pox, sophia smith passed onto the biggest stage with 2 goals and an assist. but aside from hon, the us was surprisingly wasteful. despite absolutely dominates in vietnam, they missed a series of chances. it was a fault right from the opening game at the last 12 camp where they be thailand, 13 mill bank. then there were complaints from some about their ruthlessness against inferior opposition. that will be no such complaints this time around. and while they claim the 3 points comfortably in the end, they will have to show up and up ahead of the next game. a repeat of the 2019 final against benevolence in good d, european champions, england secured a hard fog. one mill wind against tournament debutante in griffin, georgia is done with penalties the 30 minutes end of the game proved to be the difference in front of more than $40000.00 fans in australia. o 8 will tough game so far have now featured penalties. eighty's impressive performance almost paid off with 10 minutes to play. but eng

the americans will take on vietnam at eden park, the national stadium of new zealand, the us had onet practice at its training grounds in auckland, new zealand. even though the u is the favori in this match and in the tournament overall. co-captain lindsey horan says this team still needs to prove itself if it's going tm be the most competitive world cup, it already is, and that's exciting. that's what everyone wants, wants to watch the us will have plenty of support. an estimated 20,000 americans are traveling to new zealand to cheer the team during the month long tournament. you can catch the match tonight rit here on ktvu fox two pregame coverage starts at 4:00. then the us takes on vietnam at around 545. all our early evening newscasts will be over on ktvu. plus you can also see tonight's match in person at our world cup watch party in san francisco. it's at