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Bulid Up Games- Mexico/Serbia/Slovenia

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
No game. Confirmed.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/soccer-football/news/article.cfm?c_id=86&objectid=10618467

A World Cup warm-up soccer match between New Zealand and Australia has been ruled out.

New Zealand Football (NZF) chairman Frank van Hattum urged the Socceroos to consider a pre-tournament bragging-rights game after the two sides learned their fates for the finals in South Africa.

However, NZF chief executive Michael Glading told Radio Sport there was no chance of the match eventuating as Australia's schedule heading into the June tournament was already full.

A clash against Mexico in Los Angeles on March 3 has already been confirmed, and Glading said preparations for New Zealand's World Cup build up were almost complete.

The club was waiting for several European countries to confirm warm-up matches in May, following the team's altitude training in Europe.

New Zealand secured their place in this year's finals with a 1-0 aggregate win over Bahrain in November.

They face Slovakia, Italy and Paraguay in the group stage.

- NZPA


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As part of the World Cup build up I'm looking to head out to LA to see the Mexico Game, if anyone else is going to the game let me know.

Cheers,

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my and my dad might go over for the game, he wants to but we probally wont
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
miss it by 1 week

rojas, so special

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Any predictions for the crowd size?
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What's the capacity at the rosebowl?

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Capacity is just over 100,000. The last time Mexico played an international friendly their they had 50,000 turn up.

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Some great reading here, well done NZH (Never thought I'd say that tbh)
 
Two week training camp in Austria, hoping to play two games, Serbia is a likely oppositiion for one.  England also mentioned, but seems more out of hope than actual likelihood.
 

14/11/09

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Looks like a good plan for the meanwhile.

1. Mexico friendly
2. Two Australasian player-based games in April after A-league season is over.
3. Two Austria training camp matches; (possible) Serbia, (possible) Slovenia
4. A (possible European/South America opponent) game in South Africa leading into the Tournament. The possible chances are that it would be Germany. It would be a good run for the legs and less media speculation for us than for Germany.

Six game in all. Sounds like a reason world cup preparation.

The only problems I could see is that one or two of the Australasian player-based games may not be against South America opponents as it looks a game or two thin that side of the preparation. Definitely need a second South American oriented prep game. Uruguay, Chile and Argentina looks to be prime pickings but they may not like having Australasian based players. Surely we can fly some of our Euro-based players across the Atlantic ocean.AllWhitebelievr2010-01-12 01:03:55
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geoffmcpherson7 wrote:
As part of the World Cup build up I'm looking to head out to LA to see the Mexico Game, if anyone else is going to the game let me know.

Cheers,



Would love to go over for the game.  I know grabaseat have done $125 return tickets to LA and San Francisco in the past so if I were to get one of those tickets in the right time-frame I'd go for sure.  Otherwise not, unfortunately.
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I think they should have atleat 8 warm up games as a team.
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Over at the big soccer forums, Mexican fans are fuming, that they could only get New Zealand for a world cup warm up, they dont rate us all, perhaps we should remind them of 1980.
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darkhorse wrote:
I think they should have atleat 8 warm up games as a team.

When do you propose to have these games?
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loyalgunner wrote:

geoffmcpherson7 wrote:

As part of the World Cup build up I'm looking to head out to LA to see
the Mexico Game, if anyone else is going to the game let me know.

Cheers,
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Would love to go over for the game.� I know grabaseat have done $125 return tickets to LA and San Francisco in the past so if I were to get one of those tickets in the right time-frame I'd go for sure.� Otherwise not, unfortunately.

Both Qantas and Air NZ have $1600 return fares for around that time. If you leave Akl Tuesday 2nd of March and return the week later. Sales end 25 January. Im so tempted, esp since I have accommodation (brother lives there) but at the same time it's hard to part with that much money in one hit.

Oceanic62010-01-13 22:01:16
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Dont know, but it would be nice to have abit more warm up games.
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So potentially play Colombia at home?  I'm so very keen.
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Germany will arrive to South Africa on 6 June...
will they play matches before finals ?

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That is absolutely gutting
You know we belong together...

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The edge sports news claimed that New Zealand had confirmed the game against Serbia
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diego's son wrote:

darkhorse wrote:
AW lose Croatia Warm up
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Why is the media making it out that "NZ lost this game to Australia". Why the competition? Don't get it.


Because both teams wanted the friendly on the same date (thus 'competing' for it) and Aussie got the fixture.?
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Glading just been on Radio NZ. Will post the link when it is posted. Saying similar stuff to that article above.
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According to this, in a Scottish paper, the All Whites are lining up a warm-up game against Scotland
 

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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aitkenmike wrote:
diego's son wrote:

darkhorse wrote:
AW lose Croatia Warm up
 

Why is the media making it out that "NZ lost this game to Australia". Why the competition? Don't get it.


Because both teams wanted the friendly on the same date (thus 'competing' for it) and Aussie got the fixture.?


Shouldn't have come to that in the first place.
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Colvinator wrote:
Jag wrote:
According to this, in a Scottish paper, the All Whites are lining up a warm-up game against Scotland
 
 
I may have to start limiting my use of this forum if that's the case!
 
 
 
I'm not going to make any predictions and look like a t**ser.
 
scotland 6 all whites 1

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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t**ser 
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We managed to scrape a draw against the AWs last time we played them

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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Scottishbhoy wrote:
Colvinator wrote:
Jag wrote:
According to this, in a Scottish paper, the All Whites are lining up a warm-up game against Scotland
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Na you'll probably just attack all game and Kenny will miss a dozen gilt edged chances before we catch you twice on the break. Oh wait that was the dutch... Awkward.
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We've given the Scots a flick - see front page.

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"lack fire power"
 
Pfft who do NZ think we are? We are top quality world beaters on our day.. *and when we had some decent coaches who knew what they were doing!!!*

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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Interesting - the Scots were asking for big $$$ to come and play here. From what I could gather, though, NZF would be happy to play them in Europe, or even here if they cut their financial demands a bit.

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Doloras wrote:
Interesting - the Scots were asking for big $$$ to come and play here. From what I could gather, though, NZF would be happy to play them in Europe, or even here if they cut their financial demands a bit.
 
 
Well thats us for you, always looking for a quick buck

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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Scottishbhoy wrote:
Colvinator wrote:
Jag wrote:
According to this, in a Scottish paper, the All Whites are lining up a warm-up game against Scotland
 
 
I may have to start limiting my use of this forum if that's the case!
 
 
 
I'm not going to make any predictions and look like a t**ser.
 
scotland 6 all whites 1
 
Premature Jock Elation
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Scottishbhoy wrote:
"lack fire power"
 
Pfft who do NZ think we are? We are top quality world beaters on our day.. *and when we had some decent coaches who knew what they were doing!!!*


Is that the day you drew 0-0 with the Faroe Islands?

Three for me, and two for them.

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Yea, I kid you not when I say Scotland aren't a great team at all.

Good on Glading for telling those greedy buggers to jog on.  Business class, who do they think they are?
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loyalgunner wrote:
Yea, I kid you not when I say Scotland aren't a great team at all.Good on Glading for telling those greedy buggers to jog on.� Business class, who do they think they are?


No sh*t? You don't say? Really?

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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