Dead end for Oceania in U17 World Cup

New Zealand is eliminated in the 2019 U17 World Cup. They were the fifth best third placed team in the World Cup but only the top four third placed teams qualified for Round of 16, so New Zealand ended its participation in the championship in the 17th position.

They could have done more to qualify for the next stage. The lost against Angola in the debut match was the most disappointing game because they had opportunities to at least take a point from the African side. Losing to Brazil was something perfectly expected even facing a 10-player brazilian team.

Solomon Islands lost all their three matches but they are still doing their first steps through the top level of football.

Thanks for both team for representing Oceania in the world level.