Norway plays New Zealand on July 20 at 3:00 AM ET in the first match of the group stage of the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
How to Watch New Zealand vs. Norway
- Game Day: Thursday, July 20, 2023
- Game Time: 3:00 AM ET
- TV Channel: FOX
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Venue: Eden Park
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Norway and New Zealand Roster Makeup
- Nine Norway players compete domestically in Toppserien, more than any other league (39.1% of the roster). Rosenborg BK Kvinner in Toppserien is the home for three of those players.
- No NWSL players made Norway’s roster.
- The New Zealand roster in this tournament has 17.4% of its members (four players) from English Women’s Super League, including one who plays at Aston Villa WFC. No one on the roster plays domestically in New Zealand.
- New Zealand has just a single NWSL player on its roster in this tournament — Ali Riley (Angel City FC).
Norway and New Zealand Matchup Statistics
- Norway has a record of 0-2-2 in 2023 when taking on teams participating in the 2023 Women’s World Cup, netting five goals in those games and allowing nine. Back in 2022, it was 4-1-5 versus World Cup teams, with 12 goals scored and 20 given up.
- The last time Norway took on a World Cup team was earlier this year on April 11, when it drew with Sweden 3-3.
- Norway advanced to the quarterfinals of the previous World Cup (in 2019) losing to England 3-0.
- When playing against teams participating in the 2023 Women’s World Cup, New Zealand is 1-0-6 so far this year and went 1-1-6 in 2022 while posting goal differentials of -18 and -12 in those years, respectively.
- New Zealand’s last game against a World Cup team came earlier in 2023, when it defeated Vietnam 2-0 on July 10.
- New Zealand was eliminated following the group stage at the 2019 World Cup after going winless (0-0-3).
Norway Schedule
Date | Opponent | Score |
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7/20/2023 | New Zealand | – |
7/25/2023 | Switzerland | – |
7/30/2023 | Philippines | – |
New Zealand Schedule
Date | Opponent | Score |
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7/20/2023 | Norway | – |
7/25/2023 | Philippines | – |
7/30/2023 | Switzerland | – |