Football Ferns

Jale overhitting a few passes

Kate Taylor doubles the lead. 2-0

Michaela Foster adds another 3-0

Kitching scores the 4th.

Party at Kellie Browns? :)

Half-time 4-0 to NZ

Substitutes Hahn for Stott and Elliott for Greene

Just tuned in, score as expected tbh, maybe thought it might have been more.

However what got my attention right away - what's up with the crowd? Place looks about 90% empty. I know the dates changed but seriously not a flash look when entry is literally free.

NZF really need to get genuine opposition here in the major football cities (Auckland, Wgtn, Chch) before the next World Cup. And please, some marketing!

More substitutes. Clearing the bench

Blake adds a 5th. Took a long time to score this half. 15 + to go

Crowd 3267

Or 2366. Ha ha ha

Kitchin off Vlok on

Vlok limping off is not good

Terrible. Good time on a Saturday afternoon, yes rescheduled but free entry, and can't even muster a few thousand.

Thought they said 4267 for the crowd, but  maybe I misheard. I think the late change of day didn’t help, although the guy I was sitting next to said it was the free entry that swayed him so that’s at least one.

Hope Vlok’s ok, losing her would be the last thing we need.

Is it just me or does it seem to be after Football Ferns duty there always seems to be some Fern getting injured? 

Possibly, wasn't Bott and Jale out for a while after a ferns game?

Did they play Jale in midfield?

Yes Jale played the full game.
Hope she gets a rest on Wednesday for the Nix sake.

https://twitter.com/thenichecache/status/2043451922796142971

Cool to see Malia Steinmetz there, not fit enough for selection yet but back home during the international break and staying involved

Interesting to see Maddie Iro & Brooke Neary boosting the GK stocks from outside the squad

Very uncool to see Emma Pijnenburg in a moon boot https://t.co/Irk3M7RPI6

— The Niche Cache (@thenichecache) April 12, 2026

https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2026/04/13/two-new-zealand-officials-chosen-for-team-one-at-fifa-mens-world-cup/

New Zealand will have two representatives among the match officials appointed for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup following a three-year selection process by FIFA.

Referee Campbell Kirk Kawana-Waugh has been named as the only match referee from Oceania, while assistant referee Isaac Trevis is the sole appointment from the region in his category.

https://twitter.com/NZ_Football/status/2043464193115107396

It all comes down to this 🔥

Be there as we play in the Final for a spot in the @FIFAWWC 2027

🇳🇿⚔️🇵🇬 15 April 7PM NZT
🏟️ North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
🎟️ Tickets at https://t.co/zuJR3Ll9sb pic.twitter.com/XW3x2vjVhS

— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) April 12, 2026

https://twitter.com/NZ_Football/status/2043573486824886389

One game between us and the World Cup! 🏆

Be there at North Harbour Stadium on Wednesday as we take on Papua New Guinea in the Final of the OFC FIFA WWC Qualifiers

🎟️ Tickets at https://t.co/zuJR3Ll9sb pic.twitter.com/sTfFdrmVib

— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) April 13, 2026

https://twitter.com/NZ_Football/status/2043968508674072939

Last session before the final 🏆

Tomorrow we can book our spot in the 2027 #FIFAWWC 🇳🇿

🏟️ North Harbour Stadium @ 7PM

🎟️ https://t.co/SrOwU1TCR8 pic.twitter.com/PuHgKQi6SB

— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) April 14, 2026

Next big day of driving. Same four people slightly longer drive. Glad there is no cyclone 

https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2026/04/15/football-ferns-trio-help-the-unused-subs-celebrate-their-50th-episode/

Football Ferns Katie Kitching, Hannah Blake and Deven Jackson are the special guests on the latest episode of The Unused Subs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-pnHmpjW8s

Crowd is embarrassingly small. Hamilton had more. It is school holidays. I guess North Harbour stadium isn’t close to anything but still…..

Hand , Kitching and Jackson not threatening at all at the moment.  Not good enough.

Shooting at goal very, very poor. They need to go across the keeper inside the far post, not to the near post straight at the keeper

Jackson finally gets one. No,offside again!

This var is crazy. How can it take this long

Finishing is worse than atrocious 

It's shades of the AWs verus New Caledonia at Eden Park last year. 0-0 at HT in both.
The Ferns are poor but fair play to PNG they are hanging in there.

Auckland United have struggled the last few OFC Champions League finals to get past Herari United, who I presume make up most of this PNG side.

Hand and Jackson have been terrible.  Lancaster probably not fit. Those three have to be replaced. 

Time to get Kelli Brown on I reckon. 

 Need a real striker out there. How about showing some belief in Milly Clegg. 

Hand at least has created something but Lancaster and Jackson off for me.

Only watched a bit but lord we are woeful 

We sitting down the PNG goal end. Almost worse than I realised when you see it up close. 

Is this really the best team that we can put out?