Football Ferns one win away from knockout stage of FIFA Women’s World Cup

New Zealand is potentially one win away from advancing to the knockout stage of the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time in team history and the tournament co-hosts have quickly embraced their Football Ferns.

A day after New Zealand opened the first 32-team Women’s World Cup with a victory over Norway, the Sky Tower in Auckland was lit up to say “FERN FEVER” with a photo of forward Hannah Wilkinson celebrating her goal.

Football Ferns defender CJ Bott says she is not surprised that everyone’s on board because it is such an incredible game and despite all the adversity, they’re such an incredible team,

Bott further says they have got a lot to prove and they just want to inspire a nation.

Standing in the way of the Football Ferns’ historic moment is the Philippines, who lost their Group A opening match to Switzerland.

The teams meet today in Wellington at 5.30pm.

[Source: NZ Herald]