In case you missed it: Junior Ferns coach and captain on the U-20 World Cup

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Junior Ferns coach Gemma Lewis and captain Kate Taylor have explained the squad plans and hopes for August’s FIFA U-20 Womens World Cup in Costa Rica in an interview with TVNZ Breakfast.

Watch the seven-minute interview in full here:

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APRIL

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April 23-28: OFC Futsal Men’s Champions League, New Caledonia

April 26-28: Preliminary rounds, Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup

MAY

Thursday May 9: Friends of Football’s annual Golf Day, Huapai Golf Club, Auckland (click here for details)

May 10-13: Round 1, Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup

May 11-24: OFC Men’s Champions League, Tahiti (click here for details)

Saturday May 11 (2pm NZT): Auckland City v Rewa FC, OFC Men’s Champions League group game, Tahiti (click here for details)

Tuesday May 14 (2pm NZT): Auckland City v Hekari United, OFC Men’s Champions League group game, Tahiti (click here for details)

Friday May 17 (5pm NZT): Auckland City v Solomon Warriors, OFC Men’s Champions League group game, Tahiti (click here for details)

Friday May 24 (7.15pm NZT): Men’s A-League All Stars v Newcastle United, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne (click here for details)

Friday May 24 (10.5pm NZT): Women’s A-League All Stars v Arsenal, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne (click here for details)

May 31-June 2: Round 2, Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup

JUNE

June 10-16: FISU World University Championships, Shanghai (click here for details)

June 14-20: OFC U-16 Women’s Championship, qualifying tournament, Auckland (click here for details)

June 14-16: Round 3, Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup

June 15-30: OFC Men’s Nations Cup, Vanuatu (click here for details)

Saturday June 15 (1pm NZT): All Whites v New Caledonia, OFC Nations Cup, Vanuatu (click here for details)

Tuesday June 18 (1pm NZT): All Whites v Solomon Islands, OFC Nations Cup, Vanuatu (click here for details)

Friday June 21 (4pm NZT): All Whites v Vanuatu, OFC Nations Cup, Vanuatu (click here for details)

JULY

July 5-7: Round 4, Chatham Cup

July 5-7: Quarter-finals, Kate Sheppard Cup

July 7-20: OFC U-19 Men’s Championship, Samoa (click here for details)

Thursday July 25 (3am NZT): OlyWhites v Asia/Guinea play-off winner, Paris Olympics (click here for details)

Friday July 26 (3am NZT): Ferns v Canada, Paris Olympics (click here for details)

July 26-28: Quarter-finals, Chatham Cup

July 28-August 10: OFC U-16 Men’s Championship, Tahiti (click here for details)

Sunday July 28 (5am NZT): OlyWhites v United States, Paris Olympics (click here for details)

Monday July 29 (3am NZT): Ferns v Colombia, Paris Olympics (click here for details)

Wednesday July 31 (5am NZT): OlyWhites v France, Paris Olympics (click here for details)

AUGUST

Thursday August 1 (7am NZT): Ferns v France, Paris Olympics (click here for details)

August 16-18: Semi-finals, Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup

August 18-24: OFC Futsal Women’s Nations Cup, Solomon Islands

August 31-September 22: FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Colombia (click here for details)

SEPTEMBER

September 2-10: FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchdays 1 and 2, Samoa (click here for details)

Sunday September 8 (12.30pm NZT): All Whites v Mexico, Rose Bowl Stadium, California (click here for details)

Sunday September 8: Finals, Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup

September 8-21: OFC U-16 Women’s Championship, Fiji (click here for details)

September 14-October 6: FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)

September 28-29: Round one of men’s and women’s National Leagues

OCTOBER

October 7-15: FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchday 3, New Zealand and Vanuatu (click here for details)

October 16-November 3: FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Dominican Republic (click here for details)

October 20-26: OFC Beach Soccer Men’s Nations Cup, Solomon Islands

NOVEMBER

November 11-19: FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchdays 4 and 5, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea (click here for details)

JUNE

June 15-July 13: FIFA Club World Cup, United States (click here for details)

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