NZ’s hopes on the line against Honduras

Despite the FIFA U-20 World Cup having kicked off in Korea Republic just a few days ago, New Zealand’s meeting with Honduras tonight is already shaping as a must-win for both sides with their prospects of progressing past the group stages on the line. Having picked up a point in a scoreless stalemate with tournament…

Hand-picked by coach Flemming Serritslev as captain for Papua New Guinea’s upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ OFC Stage 3 clashes with Solomon Islands, Michael Foster is feeling proud and confident leading their fresh-faced Kapul line-up. “To be given the captain role after so many years is a big achievement for me,” he said. “Having…

The full list of teams joining Oceania representatives New Caledonia and New Zealand at the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 has been confirmed after Africa four qualifying nations were determined at the CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Ghana’s two wins in Group A of the competition assured them a first or…

Six teams will compete in the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship which is being held at Ngahue Reserve in Auckland from 11-24 July and hosted by the Oceania Football Confederation. Defending champions New Zealand will be joined by Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Samoa as they each bid for the 2017 title and…

Fiji and Solomon Islands will meet for the first of two friendly matches tomorrow as part of the build up to their 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ OFC Stage 3 qualifying matches against New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea, respectively, in June. Although there’s nothing riding on the results, both Fiji and Solomon Islands will…

New Zealand U-20 coach Darren Bazeley has a simple message for his team after they opened their FIFA U-20 World Cup with a 0-0 draw with Vietnam on Monday night in Cheonan, Korea. Bazeley believes his team needs to perform better if they want to realise their dream of improving on their Round of 16…

Vietnam competing in debut 11-a-side FIFA tournament Captain almost scores direct from a corner New Zealand survive late scare after taking greater control Vietnam earned their first ever point at an 11-a-side FIFA tournament, picking up a 0-0 draw with New Zealand in Cheonan to begin their FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 campaigns….