Preview: New Zealand Women vs. Philippines Women - prediction, team news, lineups

After getting off to a winning start at the Women's World Cup 2023, New Zealand Women will be looking to add three more points to their total when they face Philippines Women in Wellington on Tuesday.

Philippines, meanwhile, are looking to get off the mark after suffering a 2-0 defeat in their opening game against Switzerland.

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New Zealand had failed to record a victory in their previous 15 World Cup matches before they faced Norway in the tournament opener on Thursday.

However, it proved to be a successful outing for the Football Ferns as they claimed a narrow 1-0 victory thanks to Hannah Wilkinson's second-half strike.

After securing their first-ever win at a World Cup, New Zealand will now be targeting a first appearance in the knockout rounds.

They will advance to the last 16 with a game to spare if they beat Philippines and Norway fail to beat Switzerland, while a point will be enough if Norway lose.

The World Cup co-hosts may take confidence from their previous meeting with the Philippines, which produced a 2-1 victory in September 2022.

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The Philippines, meanwhile, began their first-ever World Cup campaign with a 2-0 defeat to Switzerland on Friday.

Ramona Bachmann opened the scoring from the penalty spot before Seraina Piubel doubled Switzerland's advantage to condemn the Philippines to a 2-0 loss.

After failing to register a shot on target in their opening game, they will be hoping to get more sights of goal in Tuesday's contest.

They will also be looking to offer a better defensive performance after Switzerland racked up 19 attempts, while Olivia McDaniel was forced to make six saves.

However, with Philippines sitting 20 places below New Zealand in the world rankings, they will be aware that they could face another tricky encounter.