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But apart from Australia, none of those nations are likely to play in Aotearoa. And even if they do, they will just be friendlies, without any tension.

Apart from the 3 hosts, NZ will be the only country at next year's WC that hasn't played tense, high stakes qualifiers. Though to be fair New Caledonia kept it tight much longer than we expected at Eden Park.

But that's the whole crux of the trying to join some version of AFC, argument. People miss the high stakes matches we had against Bahrain and Peru. When the ROF was packed, fans rode every moment, and for a week in the lead up, football dominated the sports news.

But apart from Australia, none of those nations are likely to play in Aotearoa. And even if they do, they will just be friendlies, without any tension, often played in an unfriendly time zone.

Apart from the 3 hosts, NZ will be the only country at next year's WC that hasn't played tense, high stakes qualifiers. Though to be fair New Caledonia kept it tight much longer than we expected at Eden Park.

But that's the whole crux of the trying to join some version of AFC agrument. People miss the high stakes matches we had against Bahrain and Peru. When the ROF was packed, fans rode every moment, and for a week in the lead up, football dominated the sports news.

But apart from Australia, none of those nations are likely to play in Aotearoa. And even if they do, they will just be friendlies, without any tension.

Apart from the 3 hosts, NZ will be the only country at next year's WC that hasn't played tense, high stakes qualifiers. Though to be fair New Caledonia kept it tight much longer than we expected at Eden Park.

But that's the whole crux of the trying to join some version of AFC agrument. People miss the high stakes matches we had against Bahrain and Peru. When the ROF was packed, fans rode every moment, and for a week in the lead up, football dominated the sports news.

But apart from Australia, none of those nations are likely to play in Aotearoa. And even if they do, they will just be friendlies, without any tension.

Apart from the 3 hosts, NZ will be the only country at next year's WC that hasn't played tense, high stakes qualifiers. Though to be fair New Caledonia kept it tight much longer than we expected at Eden Park.

But that's the whole crux of the trying to join some version of AFC agrument. People miss the high stakes matches we had against Bahrain and Peru. When the ROF was packed, and for a week in the lead up, football dominated the sports news.