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LISTEN: Pundit Jacob Spoonley tips changed All Whites line-up for Qatar

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Sky Sport pundit Jacob Spoonley says he expects coach Darren Bazeley to rotate his squad and maybe opt for a different formation when the All Whites play Qatar on Tuesday. The former All Whites goalkeeper says he sensed frustration in … Read More

Spoonley: An Auckland A-League club needs to consider purpose-built stadium

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The addition of an Auckland-based A-League franchise should open up discussions for a purpose-built stadium in the city, says the general manager of the NZ Professional Footballers’ Association, Jacob Spoonley. Spoonley welcomed news that the A-League owners, the Australian Professional … Read More

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DECEMBER

Wednesday December 13 (7am NZT): Auckland City v Al-Ittihad, FIFA Club World Cup, King Abdulah Sports City Stadium, Saudi Arabia (click here for details)

December 14-17: National Youth Futsal Championships, Wellington

FEBRUARY

February 7-19: OFC Women’s Olympic qualifying tournament, Samoa (click here for details)

Wednesday February 7 (3pm NZT): New Zealand v Tonga, OFC Women’s Olympic qualifier, Apia, Samoa (click here for details)

February 8-March 16: National play-off, OFC Men’s Champions League (click here for details)

Saturday February 10 (7pm NZT): New Zealand v Samoa, OFC Women’s Olympic qualifier, Apia, Samoa (click here for details)

Tuesday February 13 (7pm NZT): New Zealand v Vanuatu, OFC Women’s Olympic qualifier, Apia, Samoa (click here for details)

February 17-23: OFC Men’s Champions League, qualifying tournament, Tonga (click here for details)

MARCH

March 10-23: OFC Women’s Champions League, Solomon Islands (click here for details)

March 18-26: Two-match international window for the All Whites.

March 20-26: OFC Men’s Nations Cup qualifying tournament, Tonga

APRIL

April 9-15: OFC U-19 Men’s Championship, qualifying tournament, Vanuatu

April 13-19: OFC U-16 Men’s Championship, qualifying tournament, Tonga

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

MAY

Thursday May 9: Friends of Football’s annual Golf Day, Huapai Golf Club, Auckland

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

JUNE

June 14-20: OFC U-16 Women’s Championship, qualifying tournament, Auckland

June 15-30: OFC Men’s Nations Cup, Vanuatu

JULY

July 7-20: OFC U-19 Men’s Championship, Samoa

July 28-August 10: OFC U-16 Men’s Championship, Tahiti

AUGUST

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)

September 8-21: OFC U-16 Women’s Championship, Fiji

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)