After creating history over the weekend by becoming the first New Zealand side to win a game at the age-group tournament with their 5-1 victory over Myanmar in Wellington, Darren…
Perhaps most famous was Tahiti’s appearance at the FIFA Confederations Cup in mid 2013. A few months later Tahiti became the first Oceania nation – other than continental kingfishers New…
A stirring second half performance had seen the New Zealand side equalise at 1-1 through substitute Stuart Holthusen before Gelson Martins won it in the dying stages with a curling…
The 2015 edition has also been an especially positive experience for Oceania’s representatives, with hosts New Zealand qualifying for the last 16 for the first time and Fiji securing a…
Individual milestones bring unwanted attention to a player who is uneasy in the spotlight, despite her on-field exploits featuring heavily in some of the Football Ferns’ and New Zealand Football’s…
Lieke Martens’s expertly taken 20-metre curling shot in the 33rd minute ultimately proved the difference between the two teams with the Dutch joining hosts Canada at the top of Group…
While Fiji may not be joining their Oceania neighbours in the next round of the competition, coach Frank Farina insists the historic results are an impressive achievement nonetheless.“It was most…
Darren Bazeley’s team – which finished third in Group A – will tangle with the Group C winners at Waikato Stadium on Thursday in the round of 16 and the…
Uzbekistan’s 3-0 win over Fiji, coupled with Honduras’ heavy defeat to Germany, saw them leap from bottom to second place in Group F.A trio of second-half goals sealed the dramatic…
New Zealand begin their fourth Women’s World Cup against the Dutch debutants at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton immediately after the tournament kicks off with host Canada facing China.Netherlands clinched their…