We’re expecting a good, tough game." Captain Chris Wood, the only player in the squad to play in a World Cup the last time New Zealand qualified in 2010, will be a focal point up front having ...

New Zealand will return ... made up of either locally-based players or those from the lower tiers of French football, had never been one match from the World Cup before. Sydney FC's Jaushua ...

March 24 (Reuters) - New Zealand qualified for the 2026 World Cup on Monday with a 3-0 defeat ... New Zealand's players put on white T-shirts emblazoned with "Qualified" and sprayed champagne ...