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Posted March 26, 2023 08:37 · last edited March 26, 2023 08:41

coochiee
It's highly highly unlikely that a non OFC or non AFC team would travel all the way down to NZ for friendlies. Most national teams have very full programs, and 40 hours round trip to NZ would just not be popular with the players or their clubs for seemingly meaningless games. Pipe dream stuff really without some seriously big cash inducements, as the FA have done with likes of Argentina & Brazil coming to Aus in the past.

China were likely happy to have these 2 games, as they haven't played in a year. So for them just great to be back playing again. NZF will find it tough to repeat this in 2024, as the various WC qualifying programs start up. But touch wood they can. Then in 2025 the AWs will start their own H&A OFC WC qualifying.
 
It's true of course but if we can get Newcastle and West Ham down here it is not impossible to come to some agreement or share with Australia. Would be curious to know how much they had to shell out for Ecuador. NZ is at least closer to Ecuador than Australia. Also LA and Vancouver are 13hr direct flights so perhaps USA and Canada are not beyond the realms of possibility. Especially with how much Herdman loves NZ it's a slam dunk! And the Hudson connection!

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coochiee
It's highly highly unlikely that a non OFC or non AFC team would travel all the way down to NZ for friendlies. Most national teams have very full programs, and 40 hours round trip to NZ would just not be popular with the players or their clubs for seemingly meaningless games. Pipe dream stuff really without some seriously big cash inducements, as the FA have done with likes of Argentina & Brazil coming to Aus in the past.

China were likely happy to have these 2 games, as they haven't played in a year. So for them just great to be back playing again. NZF will find it tough to repeat this in 2024, as the various WC qualifying programs start up. But touch wood they can. Then in 2025 the AWs will start their own H&A OFC WC qualifying.
 
It's true of course but if we can get Newcastle and West Ham down here it is not impossible to come to some agreement or share with Australia. Would be curious to know how much they had to shell out for Ecuador. NZ is at least closer to Ecuador than Australia. Also LA and Vancouver are 13hr direct flights so perhaps USA and Canada are not beyond the realms of possibility. Especially with how much Herdman loves NZ it's a slam dunk!