So All Whites playing two games in China is being pretty widely reported. Below article from August 28th.
Wonder if Bazeley turning up to watch the Nix verus Olympic was a sign, these 2 extra AWs games will happen and so a few of the Nix guys might get called up.
Baze to chat with Greeny about what players, and how long they would be away for?
I see the Socceroos are currently only down to play 2 games in this combined Sept-Oct window. Brazil twice in Oztraylia.
https://www.footballpalestine.com/p/china-football-association-announces
Last month, the China Football Association (CFA) announced it was withdrawing from the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup in order to contest a friendly tournament of its own. The southwestern city of Chongqing was set to play host to the tournament and the list of invitees included Palestine, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and North Korea.
Wonder if Bazeley turning up to watch the Nix verus Olympic was a sign, these 2 extra AWs games will happen and so a few of the Nix guys might get called up.
Baze to chat with Greeny about what players, and how long they would be away for?
I see the Socceroos are currently only down to play 2 games in this combined Sept-Oct window. Brazil twice in Oztraylia.
https://www.footballpalestine.com/p/china-football-association-announces
Last month, the China Football Association (CFA) announced it was withdrawing from the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup in order to contest a friendly tournament of its own. The southwestern city of Chongqing was set to play host to the tournament and the list of invitees included Palestine, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and North Korea.
The details of the tournament were never confirmed and it was then announced that Uzbekistan would play against Iran and South Korea in the next window instead.
This morning,a new lineup was announced for the tournament. One that excluded Uzbekistan and Korea DPR with Turkmenistan and New Zealand taking their place.
The fixtures of the tournament are now as follows:
Match Day 1: 24 September 2026 (Thursday)
17:30: Turkmenistan vs New Zealand
19:35: China vs Palestine
Match Day 2: 27 September 2026 (Sunday)
19:35: China vs New Zealand
Match Day 1: 24 September 2026 (Thursday)
17:30: Turkmenistan vs New Zealand
19:35: China vs Palestine
Match Day 2: 27 September 2026 (Sunday)
19:35: China vs New Zealand
Match Day 3: 28 September 2026 (Monday)
17:30: Palestine vs. Turkmenistan
17:30: Palestine vs. Turkmenistan
Match Day 4: 2 October 2026 (Friday)
17:30: Tajikistan vs Palestine
19:35: China vs Turkmenistan
17:30: Tajikistan vs Palestine
19:35: China vs Turkmenistan
Match Day 5: 6 October 2026 (Tuesday)
19:35: China vs Tajikistan
19:35: China vs Tajikistan
You might notice that Palestine will not play New Zealand and nor will Tajikistan for that matter. This is due to the fact that the All Whites will travel to Japan in October to participate in the Kirin Cup. They will contest two matches there: against Panama and the winner of Japan/Ecuador.