p>New Zealand ... be counted among football’s elite. “I will do my best because I know I represent a lot of people. I want to try and create a pathway for future Indian players, I hope ...

After Australia moved to the Asian Football Confederation from Oceania following the the 2006 World Cup, New Zealand, ranked No. 89 and with a population of 5.2 million, became the largest and ...

New Zealand will look to invest its World Cup windfall in talent development to ensure the All Whites' return to the global stage is sustainable, the nation's soccer chief Andrew Pragnell said.

(Reuters) - New ... soccer nations like New Zealand, which has only two professional teams and a sports market dominated by rugby. Around 40% of New Zealand's World Cup windfall will go to the ...

New Zealand ... Football. FIFA pay out game-changing sums to each team who qualify for a World Cup, which has not been confirmed yet, but was US$9 million in 2022. "A chunk of that will go to the ...

"I'm very happy to contribute and help the team get over the line." New Zealand's players put on white T-shirts emblazoned with "Qualified" and sprayed champagne on each other. The celebrations ...

New Zealand will look to invest its World Cup windfall in talent development to ensure the All Whites' return to the global stage is sustainable, the nation's soccer chief Andrew Pragnell said.

New Zealand's return to the World Cup stage in 2026 will mark the end of a long road for a number of the nation's players who have carried the regrets from a string of past qualifying failures.