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All Whites
The New Zealand men's national football team () represents New Zealand in men's international football competitions. The team is governed by the governing body for football in New Zealand, New Zealand Football (NZF), which is currently a member of FIFA and the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The team's official nickname is the All Whites (). The team represented New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup tournaments in 1982 and 2010, and are set to appear in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It also participated in the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1999, 2003, 2009, and 2017. New Zealand is a six-time OFC Nations Cup champion. New Zealand was the only unbeaten country in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, drawing all three group stage games; nevertheless, they were eliminated in the group stage. History Early years New Zealand's first international football match was played in Dunedin at the old Caledonian Ground on 23 July 1904 against a team representing New South Wales. New Zealand lost by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand National Team Nomenclature Based On The "All Blacks"
Many of the national sports teams of New Zealand have been given nicknames, officially or otherwise, based on the iconic status of the All Blacks rugby team, and (mostly in the case of female teams) the silver tree fern (''Cyathea dealbata ''Alsophila tricolor'', Synonym (taxonomy), synonym ''Cyathea dealbata'', commonly known as the silver fern or silver tree-fern, or as ponga or punga (from Māori language, Māori or ),The Māori word , pronounced , has been borrowed into Ne ...'') of their logo. The practice became controversial when Badminton New Zealand used the name "Black Cocks" for a period in 2004. Teams References {{DEFAULTSORT:New Zealand national team nomenclature based on the All Blacks All Blacks, New Zealand national team nomenclature based on the All Blacks, New Zealand national team nomenclature based on the New Zealand national rugby union team Sports culture in New Zealand All Blacks, New Zealand national team nomenclature based on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 OFC Nations Cup
The 1998 OFC Nations Cup was held in Brisbane, Australia. The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, Fiji and Vanuatu who qualified from the Melanesia Cup, and Tahiti and the Cook Islands who qualified from the Polynesia Cup. New Zealand beat an Australian team lacking most of their best internationals 1–0 in the final, while Fiji defeated Tahiti for third place. Qualification Qualifield teams Venues Squads :''See 1998 OFC Nations Cup squads''. Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Semifinals ---- Third place match Final Goalscorers ;10 goals * Damian Mori ;4 goals * Kris Trajanovski * Vaughan Coveny ;3 goals * Paul Trimboli * Esala Masi * Gerald Quennet ;2 goals * Brad Maloney * Rupert Ryan * Jean-Loup Rousseau ;1 goal * Alvin Ceccoli * Carl Veart * Scott Chipperfield * Troy Halpin * Kameli Kilalwaca * Shailend Lal * Ulaisi Seruvatu * Valerio Nasema * Che Bunce * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 OFC Nations Cup
The 1996 OFC Nations Cup was not held as a cohesive tournament, but consisted of semi-finals and a final played on a two-legged basis, stretched out between November 1995 and November 1996. The four participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, Solomon Islands who qualified as Melanesia Cup holders, and Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian language, Tahitian , ; ) is the largest island of the Windward Islands (Society Islands), Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France. It is located in the central part of t ... who qualified as Polynesia Cup holders. The semifinals between Australia and New Zealand was also valid for the 1995 Trans-Tasman Cup. Qualification Qualifield teams Final tournament Bracket Semi-finals ''Australia won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tahiti won 3–1 on aggregate.'' Final ''Australia won 11–0 on aggregate.'' Goalscorers ;7 goals * Kris Trajanovski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 OFC Nations Cup
The 2000 OFC Nations Cup was held in Papeete, Tahiti. The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu who qualified from the Melanesia Cup, the Cook Islands and Tahiti who qualified from the Polynesia Cup. Australia beat New Zealand 2–0 in the final. The Solomon Islands beat Vanuatu 2–1 for third place. Fiji qualified to this edition but then withdrew due to the 2000 Fijian coup d'état and was replaced by Vanuatu. Qualification Qualifield teams Venue Squads :''See 2000 OFC Nations Cup squads''. Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Bracket Semi-finals ---- Third place match Final Goalscorers ;5 goals * Clayton Zane * Craig Foster ;4 goals * Kevin Muscat ;2 goals * David Zdrilic * Paul Agostino * Chris Killen * Simon Elliott * Commins Menapi * Gideon Omokirio * Richard Iwai ;1 goal * Danny Tiatto * Pablo Cardozo * Scott Chipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 OFC Nations Cup
The 1973 OFC Nations Cup was the first Oceania-wide football tournament ever held. It took place in New Zealand from 17 February 1973–24 February 1973. All matches were held at Newmarket Park, in Auckland, and five teams participated: New Zealand, New Caledonia, Tahiti, New Hebrides (now known as Vanuatu) and Fiji. At the time, the Oceania Football Confederation was not considered a full FIFA Confederation, and as such allowed national teams unaffiliated with FIFA to enter. The teams played each other according to a round-robin format, and the top two teams (New Zealand and Tahiti) played off in a final to determine the winner. New Caledonia and New Hebrides also played each other, on the same day as the final, to determine third place. New Zealand won the tournament with a 2–0 victory in the final, while New Caledonia retained third place by defeating New Hebrides. Venues First round ---- ---- ---- ---- Third place play-off Final Goalscorers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OFC Nations Cup
The OFC Men's Nations Cup, known as the OFC Nations Cup before the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup, 2024 edition, is the primary association football competition contested by the senior list of men's national association football teams, men's national teams of the members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), determining the football continental championships, continental champion of Oceania. The winning team became the champion of Oceania and until 2016 qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup. Historically, a very large gulf separated Australia men's national soccer team, Australia and New Zealand men's national football team, New Zealand from the smaller island competitors, and little attention was paid to the tournament by the rest of the football world. The 2012 OFC Nations Cup is the only edition to date not won by either New Zealand or Australia, being won by Tahiti national football team, Tahiti instead. History First editions (1973–1980) This tournament began in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup was the tenth and final edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, a quadrennial international men's Association football, football tournament organised by FIFA. It was held in Russia, from 17 June to 2 July 2017, as a prelude to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Russia was announced as the host on 2 December 2010 after the country was awarded the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids, hosting rights of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The matches were played in four stadiums in four cities: Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Kazan, and Sochi. It was the only time Russia hosted the tournament and the third time the Confederations Cup was held in the European continent. As hosts, Russia national football team, Russia qualified automatically for the tournament; they were joined by the six winners of the Continental football championships, FIFA confederation championships and the 2014 FIFA World Cup champions, Germany national football team, Germany. The final tournament was play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth FIFA Confederations Cup, Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009, as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match and the final was played at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. The tournament was won by Brazil national football team, Brazil, who retained the trophy they won in 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2005 by defeating the United States men's national soccer team, United States 3–2 in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, final. Qualified teams Draw The draw for the competition was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Each team was represented in the draw by its competitor in the Miss World 2008 competition, except for Iraq, which was represented by Miss World 2007, Zhang Zilin, from China. The teams were divided into two pots: * Pot A: South Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the sixth FIFA Confederations Cup, held in France in June 2003. France retained the title they had won in 2001, but the tournament was overshadowed by the death of Cameroon player Marc-Vivien Foé, who died of heart failure in his side's semi-final against Colombia. Foé's death united the France and Cameroon teams in the final match, which was played even though team players from both sides had explicitly stated that the match should not be played out of respect for Foé. France went on to win the trophy with a golden goal from Thierry Henry. At the presentation of medals and trophies, two Cameroon players held a gigantic photo of Foé, and a runner-up medal was hung to the edge of the photo. When French captain Marcel Desailly was presented with the Confederations Cup, he did not lift it up high, but held it in unison with Cameroon captain Rigobert Song. Foé finished third in media voting for player of the tournament an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup was the fourth FIFA Confederations Cup, and the second organised by FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Mexico between 24 July and 4 August 1999. The tournament was won by Mexico, who beat Brazil 4–3 in the final. Mexico became the first host nation to win the FIFA Confederations Cup. The competition was to originally be held in three stadiums, in three cities in the country. However, since the stadiums in Monterrey were sponsored by a competing beer company other than the official advertiser, the city was left out of the tournament altogether. The tournament was originally scheduled for 8–20 January 1999, but was rescheduled by FIFA on 17 November 1998 to accommodate the scheduling of the participating European teams. The tournament was organized in two groups of four teams, in which two teams from both groups advanced to the semi-finals. Venues Matches were played at two venues: the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City served as the venue for mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup
The 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup was the 11th edition of the OFC Men's Nations Cup, the quadrennial international men's Association football, football championship of Oceania organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The tournament was played between 15 and 30 June 2024 in Fiji and Vanuatu. The defending champions were New Zealand men's national football team, New Zealand from the 2016 OFC Nations Cup, 2016 edition; the 2020 OFC Nations Cup, 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania, COVID-19 pandemic. New Caledonia national football team, New Caledonia withdrew a few days before the start of the competition 2024 New Caledonia unrest, citing riots in the country, and the tournament played with seven teams. A total of 13 matches were played, in which 46 goals were scored, at an average of 3.54 goals per match. Attendance at all stages of the tournament reached 41,400, averaging 3,185 viewers per match. The biggest score recorded in the tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
