Wellington Phoenix and New Zealand All Whites coach Ricki Herbert has been told he will not be going to South Africa on December 4 for the World Cup draw. Despite FIFA requesting all head coaches attend the gala event, the NZFC is hopeful that no one knows who we are and as such, will not [...]

As the dust settles on the pitch at Wellington Stadium and the hangover from Saturday night/Sunday morning gradually clears we have a chance to sit back and reflect on the momentous achievement that was Saturdays glorious victory and subsequent World Cup Qualification. But there are some out there (and over here) that have questioned just [...]

The All Whites have beaten Bahrain 1-0 in the second leg of their World Cup Qualifier in front of 35,500 people at Wellington Stadium tonight.
The Kiwis showed loads of Kiwi grit and determination withstanding a fast starting Bahrain side before gradually asserting some dominance in the midfield that allowed them to begin to return fire.
The [...]

The big day has finally arrived. In a little under 9 hours the All Whites will take the field in what is easily the most anticipated football match ever played in New Zealand.
The All Whites have indicated that they will go into the match using the same 3-4-3 formation that they played in the first [...]

All Whites vs Bahrain – 3 Days to Go…
All Whites captain, star defender and potentially New Zealand’s next Prime Minister (pending World Cup Qualifier result), has described the possible rewards of Saturdays game against Bahrain (qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa) as “Bigger than an Olympic 100m Final”‘ and “absolutely the pinnacle [...]

There are only five sleeps to go until the biggest game of football ever played on NZ soil, and I for one am starting to get a little excited. It just seems like it’s all starting to click into place for the All Whites

Over the next 10 days NZ Football will have to opportunity to stand up and be counted amongst the big boys in world football. From the Phoenix in the A-League, to the U-17s in Nigeria and climaxing at the Cake Tin for the 2nd Leg against Bahrain – The Kiwis have it all in front of them.

The Young All Whites have accomplished something no other NZ Football team have ever achived. Not only have they finished the group stage undefeated with 3 draws, but they have qualified for the second round of a FIFA World Cup – the first Kiwi side to ever venture out into the dizzy heights of knock-out [...]

The New Zealand side took one small step towards the next round at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria, weathering a relentless storm of shots from the Burkina Faso side and a downpour or torrential rain that stopped play for over 100 minutes, to cling to a 1-all draw this morning (NZ Time).
The Africans [...]

There may well come a day when the sport loving public of New Zealand can expect one of their representative Football teams to win a match at a FIFA tournament, when progress beyond the group stage is not just some distant lofty goal, but a realistic and attainable target.

This is not that day.