The Football Ferns’ historic win in the World Cup opener scores another goal for all women’s sport in New Zealand
- Written by: Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato
Getty ImagesThe opening match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Auckland was a historic moment for women’s sport in New Zealand – and not just because the Football Ferns upset highly-ranked Norway to win one-nil.
Played in front of 42,137 noisy and enthusiastic fans, the game showed just how far football has come since women were...
