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All Whites fans will learn on Thursday July 18 who New Zealand will face in the qualifying games to decide who’ll represent Oceania at the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. The draw will take place at FIFA’s Zurich headquarters to … Read More
Powerchair football will be among the sports demonstrated at a Waikato disability sports day on Saturday July 20, 2024. The ‘Sports on Courts’ day will be held at The Peak and co-presented by Parafed Waikato. Powerchair football is a competitive … Read More
Online football managers will get the chance to claim first prize of US$100,000 (NZ$164,000) by winning the inaugural FIFAe World Cup of Football Manager. FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger has been named as the event ambassador for … Read More
New Zealand will play the highly-ranked United States team in a friendly international in Cincinnati in September. The match will be played three days after the All Whites meet Mexico at California’s Rose Bowl Stadium, completing the team’s fixtures for … Read More
New Zealand will face hosts Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Nigeria in their group at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The Dominican Republic and Ecuador will be making their first appearances at a U-17 Women’s World Cup, while Nigeria has … Read More
New Zealand’s U-20 women’s team will play Australia in two friendly matches in July as both teams prepare for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia. Both matches will be staged in Wellington, with the first having free entry. … Read More
The draw for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will be streamed live to New Zealand at 9.30am (NZT) on Sunday June 23, 2024. Sixteen qualifying nations, including New Zealand, will go into the draw for the tournament scheduled to … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix have drawn South Melbourne in the round of 32 of this year’s Australia Cup. South Melbourne currently lead National Premier Leagues Victoria and boast the best defensive record in the competition. Fixture details have yet to be … Read More
Auckland City will travel to Cambridge for their fourth round tie in this year’s Chatham Cup. The home tie for Lotto NRFL Southern Conference leaders Cambridge is their reward for upsetting Northern League side Bay Olympic in the third round. … Read More
Franklin United will host holders Western Springs in the quarter-finals of this year’s Kate Sheppard Cup. United, who play in the Lotto NRFL Women’s Championship, are the lowest-ranked club left in the competition and they’ll get the chance to cause … Read More
Canterbury community club Oxford are finalists in the annual New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards. The club is one of three nominees for the Community Impact category, and one of 18 finalists to be shortlisted for the prestigious awards to … Read More
Kick-off times have been changed for the Futsal Whites’ group games at their first-ever FIFA Futsal World Cup in September. Tournament organisers have released a new schedule for the 24-nation tournament to be held in Uzbekistan. DOWNLOAD: You can download … Read More
Like football fans all around the world, FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he is “counting down the days” with two years to go until the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off. The 23rd edition of the tournament, which starts on … Read More
Portuguese legend Luis Figo is confident his home nation, with Spain and Morocco, will deliver an exceptional FIFA World Cup in 2030. In the following interview, he speaks in depth about the 2030 bid and the upcoming Euros and looks … Read More
New Zealand’s Futsal Ferns have learned who they’ll have to beat to qualify for the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup to be held in the Philippines next year. The Oceania Football Confederation have made the draw for the first-ever … Read More
By Rachel Lilburn They’re aged between 40 and 67, have been planning for a year … and now they’re off to represent New Zealand at the 16th Seniors World Cup in Thailand. The 23-player New Zealand squad is one of … Read More
New Zealand’s Futsal Whites have been drawn against Spain, Kazakhstan and Libya in their group at the FIFA Futsal World Cup. In the recently released FIFA rankings for men’s national teams, Spain is #3, Kazakakhstan #8, and Libya #50, compared … Read More
May 25 is to become an annual global celebration of football after a United Nations resolution to officially declare it World Football Day. FIFA president Gianni Infantino has thanked the United Nations for the “historic” World Football Day resolution, which … Read More