NZF/ WUHAN, CHINA – The Football Ferns are under no illusions about how difficult their first World Cup game against Brazil will be on Wednesday night but determined to take their more fancied
opponents to the wire.
Wuhan’s 52,000-seater stadium is expected to be near capacity for the match – part of a Group D double header also featuring Denmark and China – and the Football Ferns will be hoping to have many
of the locals in their camp when they kick-off at 9pm New Zealand time (Live Sky Sport 3).
World champions Germany showed just how large the gap can be between the very best and the rest by demolishing Argentina 11-0 in the tournament’s opening match and it’s something of which Football
Ferns head coach is all too aware.
“Teams like Germany, the USA and Brazil are absolute powerhouses of the game, and that result just shows that what New Zealand is up against when we play on the world stage,” said Herdman.
Story courtesy NZF Media…
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