AUCKLAND : Norway forward Caroline Graham Hansen said they"might as well just go home" if they cannot improve on Thursday's performance at the Women's World Cup after the former champions were stunned 1-0 by co-hosts New Zealand at Auckland's Eden Park.
However, they struggled to build any kind of rhythm and only came alive after Hannah Wilkinson put New Zealand ahead in the second half. Norway's best chance to level came through Tuva Hansen's right-footed effort in the 81st minute, which ricocheted back off the crossbar.
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