Former national coach Kevin Fallon believes New Zealand’s underdog status worked against the All Whites, putting them at a disadvantage when it came to crucial decisions in the World Cup play-off with Costa Rica. “When a smaller nation plays a … Read More
All Whites skipper Winston Reid will enjoy a break before deciding his footballing future. “My body feels fine,” he said after New Zealand’s World Cup dream ended in Doha. “I’ll just see what happens.” The 33-year-old defender has made the … Read More
All Whites striker Chris Wood believes New Zealand were the dominant side in their World Cup play-off loss to Costa Rica but “the little things went their way.” In his post-match interview, Wood said: “Some decisions went against us that … Read More
All Whites head coach Danny Hay says the officiating during New Zealand’s World Cup play-off to Costa Rica was “pretty average and pretty disappointing”. In his post-match sideline interview, Hay said: “There’s not much I can say about the officiating … Read More
Members of the All Whites remain positive about the future of New Zealand football despite the heartbreak of losing their FIFA World Cup play-off against Costa Rica. Goalkeeper Oli Sail (26) says: “I’m very proud of the group and we … Read More
New Zealand’s 2022 World Cup dream is over, ended by a few key moments and decisions made in the VAR room at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. The All Whites lost 1-0 to Costa Rica in their sudden-death play-off to decide … Read More
Friends of Football members and supporters showed their support for the All Whites at a celebratory lunch held at Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium on the eve of the World Cup play-off against Costa Rica. Looking out over the pitch where … Read More
All Whites head coach Danny Hay and captain Winston Reid have faced the media ahead of Wednesday’s FIFA World Cup play-off against Costa Rica in Doha. The pair answered questions for 16 minutes in a fully-recorded session. Watch the media … Read More
We’re counting down to Wednesday’s sudden-death World Cup play-off against Costa Rica (6am, NZT). Costa Rica go into the game as favourites, in line with their FIFA world ranking of 31. By comparison, New Zealand are rated 101st in the … Read More
All Whites striker Chris Wood says the current national team’s drive to qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals comes from knowing heroes like the 1982 and 2010 players had “done it the hard way”. The 30-year-old goalscorer says when … Read More