All Whites, Ferns, and other international teams

2017 Friendly Discussion

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over 9 years ago

The event also afforded the New Zealand contingent a great opportunity with the three teams who have been confirmed in the other pool - Germany, Chile and Australia.

"Once we knew the draw, we talked to the other pools teams about preparation games, everyone was shuffling to see who they could play," Martin said,

"We are close [with those]. We're talking about games versus training camps and we also have to have an eye on the October international window.

The NZF boss did, however, confirm they were "close" to confirming the All Whites full calendar for 2017, including a potential post-Confederations Cup match against Japan, and had returned from their negotiations in Russia "as though it was pretty much done".

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/nz-teams/873...

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over 9 years ago

Friendlies with those teams is all up about the best u could hope for. Slightly more realistic to think we can  compete with teams in our pool and get to play Aus, Germany.

A fan is a fan.

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over 9 years ago
Chile is a fantastic option for a friendly. I say this as it's a South American side, and it makes sense to prepare ourselves at least a friendly match against a team from that region.
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over 9 years ago

Brazil and Argentina are coming to Australia in June to play each other then one of them will play the Socceroo's. I am wondering if NZF might jump on this to get us a friendly with one of them.

Mr Positive

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over 9 years ago

We can't afford either team... nice dream though.

Japan makes commercial sense.

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about 9 years ago

According to Wikipedia we have a friendly agasint india.

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about 9 years ago

James S wrote:

According to Wikipedia we have a friendly agasint india.

You can only play twice in a FIFA window, that India friendly would make us play 3 which is impossible

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about 9 years ago

Plus can't see us playing a friendly in India before WCQ in Fiji

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about 9 years ago

Yakcall wrote:

Plus can't see us playing a friendly in India before WCQ in Fiji

Like how are we going to get from india to fiji within 3 days and yes you are allowed to play 3 games in a fifa window.

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about 9 years ago

India could be based in Fiji!

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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about 9 years ago

how often do matches that we find on websites like this and FIFA.com etc actually happen when not prior announced by NZF?  Not many if any I believe.

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about 9 years ago · edited about 9 years ago · History

Marto wrote:

how often do matches that we find on websites like this and FIFA.com etc actually happen when not prior announced by NZF?  Not many if any I believe.

Great point!!!

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about 9 years ago

NZF's fax machine could be on the fritz which means they couldn't put out the press release

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about 9 years ago

From Piney on twitter:

An NZF spokesman has confirmed the All Whites will play Belarus in Minsk on June 13 (NZT). Advanced discussions on 1-2 more games also.

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about 9 years ago

Hudson was just on radio sport, hoping to announce in next week or two another two games before the Belarus game. 

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about 9 years ago
Ventura County Fusion


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about 9 years ago

Truro FC with the big kiwi connect (sans Fallon of course)!!!!

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about 9 years ago · edited about 9 years ago · History

James S wrote:

According to Wikipedia we have a friendly agasint india.

India have actually announced their senior national team is playing Cambodia that day:

http://www.india.com/news/agencies/indian-football...

What it could be is that our u-17 team have been invited to play a friendly or two in India.

The FIFA u-17 World Cup is in India in October and OFC qualifying is starting this weekend.

A March 22 fixture in India would make sense for our u-17's.

Big Pete 65, Christchurch

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about 9 years ago

Northern Ireland will take on New Zealand in a friendly encounter at Windsor Park on 2 June.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38956000

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about 9 years ago

RR wrote:

Northern Ireland will take on New Zealand in a friendly encounter at Windsor Park on 2 June.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38956000

Same day as BlackCaps v Australia in the Champions Trophy in Birmingham. What a nightmare.

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about 9 years ago

Looking at the dates of the friendlies and the Confeds cup, I wonder what the implications will be for Lewis and Dyer who feature in Hudson's plans, as the under 20 World Cup is 20 May onwards and it would appear to have overlaps in timings and they would be playing that too?

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about 9 years ago

I feel like the AWs are playing more games than ever, am I right or just paying more attention in the last 12 months?

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about 9 years ago

Correct. But that's because it's the time in the WC cycle where qualifications games take place. If we hadn't won on penalties(!) in PNG, June would look very bare. 

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about 9 years ago

So we should see All Whites play 11 times this year. 4 WCQ games, hopefully 2 playoff games, 2 friendlies (3rd one is behind closed doors against a club side) and 3 confeds cup games.

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about 9 years ago

Anyone else a little disappointed by that line up. Thought we'd get a team in the other group, like we played Italy in South Africa.

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about 9 years ago

I'm disappointed on the club game. Heard Hudson on the radio and he was talking about how we had lots of offers from teams and it was just sorting out logistics, made it sound like we had options for better opposition we could have possibly lined up. So unless the other teams where just more club teams, it feels like we missed a chance to play another international team.

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about 9 years ago

Some history of warm up games

2009: Tanzania, Botswana, Italy

2010: Australia, Serbia, Slovenia

2012: El Salvador, Honduras

2013: Ventura County Fusion, Chivas USA, Trinidad and Tobago

2014: Western Pride, Redlands City, Brisbane City

2017: Northern Ireland, Mystery Irish club side, Belarus.

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about 9 years ago

Yakcall wrote:

I'm disappointed on the club game. Heard Hudson on the radio and he was talking about how we had lots of offers from teams and it was just sorting out logistics, made it sound like we had options for better opposition we could have possibly lined up. So unless the other teams where just more club teams, it feels like we missed a chance to play another international team.

Does it have to do with the fact that you can only play two Internationals within a FIFA International Window? 

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about 9 years ago

2ndBest wrote:

Some history of warm up games

2009: Tanzania, Botswana, Italy

2010: Australia, Serbia, Slovenia

2012: El Salvador, Honduras

2013: Ventura County Fusion, Chivas USA, Trinidad and Tobago

2014: Western Pride, Redlands City, Brisbane City

2017: Northern Ireland, Mystery Irish club side, Belarus.

Mystery Irish club side in Dublin could be either; Bohemians, St Patricks Athletic, or Shamrock Rovers.....The 3 Dublin based League of Ireland Premier Division teams. 

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about 9 years ago

Phil Jones wrote:

Yakcall wrote:

I'm disappointed on the club game. Heard Hudson on the radio and he was talking about how we had lots of offers from teams and it was just sorting out logistics, made it sound like we had options for better opposition we could have possibly lined up. So unless the other teams where just more club teams, it feels like we missed a chance to play another international team.

Does it have to do with the fact that you can only play two Internationals within a FIFA International Window? 

True, didn't think of that requirement.

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about 9 years ago · edited about 9 years ago · History

Isn't the 1st game is outside the window.

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about 9 years ago

2ndBest wrote:

Anyone else a little disappointed by that line up. Thought we'd get a team in the other group, like we played Italy in South Africa.

Other reliable international competition probably wasn't as available in south Africa whereas in Russia, the whole of Europe is at their doorstep and a wider choice of suitable opponents available.
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about 9 years ago

Phil Jones wrote:

2ndBest wrote:

Some history of warm up games

2009: Tanzania, Botswana, Italy

2010: Australia, Serbia, Slovenia

2012: El Salvador, Honduras

2013: Ventura County Fusion, Chivas USA, Trinidad and Tobago

2014: Western Pride, Redlands City, Brisbane City

2017: Northern Ireland, Mystery Irish club side, Belarus.

Mystery Irish club side in Dublin could be either; Bohemians, St Patricks Athletic, or Shamrock Rovers.....The 3 Dublin based League of Ireland Premier Division teams. 

report said the irish club side would be a combination side (or it just could be Southern United!)

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about 9 years ago

2ndBest wrote:

Anyone else a little disappointed by that line up. Thought we'd get a team in the other group, like we played Italy in South Africa.

aye its not the most exciting, but I would expect us to have a better chance of getting something from these games

If we organised a game against Germany and got hammered 5 or 6-0 it wouldn't do much for confidence.

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about 9 years ago

I'm happy for these matches, just gutted that the Irish game is closed door.

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about 9 years ago

2ndBest wrote:

Some history of warm up games

2009: Tanzania, Botswana, Italy

2010: Australia, Serbia, Slovenia

2012: El Salvador, Honduras

2013: Ventura County Fusion, Chivas USA, Trinidad and Tobago

2014: Western Pride, Redlands City, Brisbane City

2017: Northern Ireland, Mystery Irish club side, Belarus.

Ignore 2010, and you could easily argue the best warm up resulted in the worst performance (2012)

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