New Zealand v Norway live updates - latest Women's World Cup scores from opening match

They were superb tonight, quick, strong, brave and enterprising ... and scorers of a beautiful goal. That match was everything this tournament needed.

New Zealand, the hosts, have their first-ever World Cup win! What a moment! And what a disaster for Norway!

And that is surely it!

But here's Haavi down the left again - she's been much better than Blakstad was - and her cross is good, Hegerberg's touch is wonky, and Reiten can only turn the loose ball wide. NZ are seconds from ecstasy, and what a moment this is going to be!

Emanating from the NZ bench, but as a neutral, it feels unnecessary - Norway don't look remotely likely to equalise.

Rennie replaces Hand, who's been monstrous.

Her teammates lift her, carry her off the pitch, and dump her over the touchline; they all see the funny side.

Good. It's about time football dealt with this situation and allowed us to see a proper match, not influenced by timewasting.

She opens body and her lofted effort is almost perfect ... almost! It cannons back off the bar, and NZ must now hold on for their win! Pressure! Drama! What a match this is!

In a pioneering move, the ref communicates the call over the PA! Here comes Percival...

VAR wants a look and I don't think the issue is whether there was an offence, rather whether it was inside the area! I think it was you know, and the ref will have a look, then announce the verdict! This is incredible!

Wilkinson has played a blinder, a one-woman attack stretching play, threatening in behind, and taking her goal with perfect composure.

So Haavi bumbles her over from behind and is booked.

Perhaps she needs to drop deeper; she's got to do something.

Haavi works a shooting opportunity for Hansen who, from distance, punches a sidefooter ... which Esson tips superbly onto the bar, that top hand again coming over to do the hard work!

NZ are seeing this out with few alarms or surprises.

Wilkinson pulls to the left side of the box, holds up play superbly, then, when she's ready slides back into the path of the onrushing Percival who clobbers a shot from 20 yards that swerves just wide of the near post.

Have been today. If they're fully focused and committed, they walk all over NZ's midfield, but they've been painfully second-best.

Boe Risa, of Man United, replaces Maanum, of Arsenal.

The quality and desire of this NZ performance. And even now, they look likelier to grab a clincher than concede an equaliser, Hesset setting up Riley for a dangerous cross that can't quite pick out another attacker.