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 qualifyContinue reading “Dead end for Oceania in U17 World Cup”

New Zealand win and keep their chances alive in U17 FIFA World Cup

New Zealand needed a win against Canada if they wanted to keep their chances alive in the U17 World Cup – and this is exactly what the Young All Whites have done. A superb performance of the goalkeeper Alex Paulsen and a fantastic goal scored by Matthew Garbett made the Oceania champions to win CanadaContinue reading “New Zealand win and keep their chances alive in U17 FIFA World Cup”

New Zealand play their chances against Canada in FIFA U17 World Cup

The Young All Whites still have some chances to qualify for the Round of 16 of this edition of FIFA U17 World Cup. To keep their chances alive they need to win their final group match against Canada – to be played in Estádio Bezerrão, in Brazilian capital city. Both sides lost their two firstContinue reading “New Zealand play their chances against Canada in FIFA U17 World Cup”

New Zealand fights but is beaten by Brazil at U17 World Cup

New Zealand knew they would have a hard time against Brazil – but probrably they never imagined they almost could get something from this match. The Kiwis had at least three real goalscoring chances against the powerhouses but could not came up with a good result. Brazil started the match with a lively attacking frontContinue reading “New Zealand fights but is beaten by Brazil at U17 World Cup”