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over 1 year ago

Squad Locked 🔒

The Futsal Ferns squad has been announced for this month’s OFC Futsal Women's Nations Cup 🇳🇿

The tournament will be the qualifier for the first-ever FIFA Women’s Futsal World Cup in 2025 🏆
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) August 6, 2024

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over 1 year ago

Think we need a new thread for the Futsal Ferns for this comp!

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over 1 year ago

lthomas20

Think we need a new thread for the Futsal Ferns for this comp!

Link

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over 1 year ago

Four international matches have been confirmed for the Futsal Whites with them competing at the Continental Futsal Championship in Thailand, adding to preparations for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup next month 🇳🇿🇹🇭🇬🇹🇰🇼🇦🇫 pic.twitter.com/kU8CAsNis3
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) August 14, 2024

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over 1 year ago

Exciting and good preparation for the World Cup, will be interesting to check this out.

If we can get 2-3 wins that would be good omens for the World Cup, as apart from the hosts all seem pretty winnable games

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over 1 year ago

We're delighted to announce the squad for our first-ever FIFA Futsal World Cup campaign 🏆🇳🇿
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) August 27, 2024

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over 1 year ago

Special evening last night spent celebrating our Futsal Whites squad before they left NZ to begin their FIFA Futsal World Cup warmup tour in Thailand this morning 🛫🇳🇿

📸 @PhotosportNZ pic.twitter.com/eqpqpTNHx6
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) August 28, 2024

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over 1 year ago

World Cup-bound Jordi Ditfort spoke to @FIFA about what it means to go to the FIFA Futsal World Cup, and the Futsal Whites' dreams of creating history on the biggest stage there is 🏆🌏

Read the full interview on https://t.co/FrdNpmN9Yn ⬇️
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) August 29, 2024

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over 1 year ago

The Futsal Whites are in action this week as they begin preparations for the FIFA Futsal World Cup at the Continental Futsal Championship in Thailand 🇳🇿🇹🇭🇰🇼🇦🇫🇬🇹

🎥 Watch all the matches live on Futsal Thailand's YouTube and Facebook pages: https://t.co/ME9XHauRPE pic.twitter.com/MKaAw6foq0
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) August 29, 2024

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over 1 year ago

Nice little article...
I love the Expat tales on Stuff, and this time they have a Futsalwhite talking about his experience living and playing in Portugal.

VUW AFC - Victoria University Football for life

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over 1 year ago

A competitive game against Guatemala ends in defeat for the Futsal Whites after a flurry of goals in the last few minutes 🇬🇹🇳🇿

⚽️ Art Twigg
⚽️ Hamish Grey

🎥 New Zealand go again against Afghanistan tonight at 7:30PM NZT, watch live on Futsal Thailand's YouTube channel pic.twitter.com/DbGWsEU5dr
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 3, 2024

It’s Afghanistan up next for the Futsal Whites in the Continental Futsal Championship 🇳🇿🇦🇫

🎥 Watch live from 9:30pm NZT on Futsal Thailand’s YouTube channel: https://t.co/5Mvq31Mqly pic.twitter.com/ro1NjZSmJK
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 3, 2024

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over 1 year ago

Not good signs for their World Cup. 2 big losses in 2 games.

I think they have world no 2 Spain (Brazil is no 1) in their WC pool. Could be a really ugly result.

A valiant effort from the Futsal Whites against Afghanistan despite the final score 🇳🇿🇦🇫

New Zealand face Kuwait in our final match of the Continental Futsal Championship on September 6 at 9:30pm NZT, watch live on Futsal Thailand's YouTube channel 🎥 pic.twitter.com/CZWz7CTfP8
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 4, 2024

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over 1 year ago · edited over 1 year ago · History

Sometimes just looking at the scorelines doesn't tell the story... they were competitive for most of the game against Guatemala and against Afghanistan.

Obviously conceding a bunch of late goals is concerning (and happened against Morocco too) but let's not ignore that they were ahead/level/within one goal for most of these games.

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over 1 year ago

Salom Uzbekistan! 👋

The Futsal Whites have touched down in 🇺🇿 for the FIFA Futsal World Cup 🏆 pic.twitter.com/5eo71x6pJ4
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 8, 2024

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over 1 year ago

Going off pre tourney results, very low expectations. The result against Spain, will likely be a blow out.

Matchday minus one training before our FIFA Futsal World Cup debut 🇳🇿🏆

🎥 Watch the Futsal Whites play Libya in our first-ever Futsal World Cup match live at 10pm NZT on FIFA+: https://t.co/fXX69txP1C pic.twitter.com/jGCV45qhBJ
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 14, 2024

Our FIFA Futsal World Cup Group Stage fixtures 🇳🇿🏆

We make our Futsal World Cup debut against Libya tomorrow night at 10pm NZT 🇳🇿⚔️🇱🇾

🎥 Watch every game at the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup LIVE and FREE on FIFA+: https://t.co/4IEichXPRI pic.twitter.com/OGErDySzmh
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 14, 2024

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over 1 year ago

coochiee

Going off pre tourney results, very low expectations. The result against Spain, will likely be a blow out.

Matchday minus one training before our FIFA Futsal World Cup debut 🇳🇿🏆

🎥 Watch the Futsal Whites play Libya in our first-ever Futsal World Cup match live at 10pm NZT on FIFA+: https://t.co/fXX69txP1C pic.twitter.com/jGCV45qhBJ
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 14, 2024

Our FIFA Futsal World Cup Group Stage fixtures 🇳🇿🏆

We make our Futsal World Cup debut against Libya tomorrow night at 10pm NZT 🇳🇿⚔️🇱🇾

🎥 Watch every game at the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup LIVE and FREE on FIFA+: https://t.co/4IEichXPRI pic.twitter.com/OGErDySzmh
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 14, 2024

Libya tonight probably our best chance of a result. Spain and Kazakhstan will be very tough.

Of course it is our first ever World Cup at this level - there would be no shame in coming home with 0pts

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over 1 year ago · edited over 1 year ago · History

Down 1 nil. Second period about to start. Good number of kiwi supporters. Be nice to score a goal at least.

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over 1 year ago

Full time and it ends in defeat against Libya 🇳🇿⚔️🇱🇾

We go again in a few days time with it all still to play for in our debut FIFA Futsal World Cup campaign 🏆 pic.twitter.com/bfrPgNLlnF
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 15, 2024

Incredible to have so much home support here in Uzbekistan 🖤🇳🇿

🎥 Watch the Futsal World Cup live and free on FIFA+: https://t.co/3DudRPG5Ei pic.twitter.com/QUU0Hzqe2X
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 15, 2024

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over 1 year ago

Spain only drew their first game against Kazakhstan 1-1.

NZ's Hamish Grey plays in Spain.

Futsal World Cup MATCHDAY 🏆🌏

The Futsal Whites face World Ranked No.3 Spain in Andijan for New Zealand's second match at the FIFA Futsal World Cup 🇳🇿⚔️🇪🇸

🎥 Watch all the action live and free from 3am NZT on FIFA+: https://t.co/wqEnPYADwo pic.twitter.com/H5FzmKMEUv
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 17, 2024

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over 1 year ago

“We know the level Spain are at, but we’re going to go out there and try to win “🗣️

Hamish Grey plays his club futsal in Spain, now him and the Futsal Whites will face them on the world stage 🇳🇿⚔️🇪🇸

🎥 Watch NZ play Spain in the #FutsalWC live and free on FIFA+ pic.twitter.com/xQ3riufmvq
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 18, 2024

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over 1 year ago

7-1 loss to Spain, but we did score first!

https://www.oceaniafootball.com/spain-rally-to-beat-a-gutsy-new-zealand-at-the-fifa-futsal-world-cup-in-uzbekistan/

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over 1 year ago

Great effort to be 1-1 at HT, against the World no 3.
But seems a trend to fall away in the 2nd half of games. Full time professionals just fitter?

And spot the other Paulsen.

39 Saves 🧤🤯
Stopped a penalty 🛑

What a performance from Mike Antamanov against Spain in the #FutsalWC 🇳🇿🧱 pic.twitter.com/90SdMvRA3P
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 18, 2024

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over 1 year ago

Gaining plenty of interest in this thread...
Futsal is it a younger generation thing?

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over 1 year ago

I'm no coach but in many countries Futsal or 5/6 aside is considered hugely important for player development. I've read that alot of Uruguay's historical football success for a small country is attributed to their strong futsal culture.

It's MATCHDAY against Kazakhstan! 🇳🇿⚔️🇰🇿

Huge game coming up for the Futsal Whites in the FIFA Futsal World Cup today, with a win needed to progress through to the next round 💪

Watch all the action live and free on FIFA+: https://t.co/v8h49bXoIa pic.twitter.com/SkL0l63FZ7
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 20, 2024

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over 1 year ago

Ouch.

Our debut #FutsalWC campaign comes to an end 🇳🇿

Not the ending we wanted, but a special experience to represent Aotearoa for the first time on the world stage 🏆🌎

A special thank you to all the fans who supported us here in Uzbekistan and from back home 🖤🤍 pic.twitter.com/UfBmjgJ4zo
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 21, 2024

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over 1 year ago

Ouch indeed - Kazakhs were playing with a flying keeper most of the game, trying to outscore Spain by enough to top the group and get a favourable RO16 opponent.

Funnily enough with the Spaniards winning 8-0 against Libya that still didn't come to fruition.

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9 months ago

https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2025/07/15/seven-changes-to-futsal-whites-squad-named-for-continental-championship/

We're delighted to announce the Futsal Whites squad heading to Thailand for the Continental Futsal Championship later this month 🏆

Head Coach Marvin Eakins has named seven players who weren’t part of last year’s FIFA Futsal World Cup squad in the start of a new cycle for the… pic.twitter.com/a1P4zpzC2u
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) July 15, 2025

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8 months ago

https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2025/07/31/watch-highlights-from-futsal-whites-2-1-loss-to-chinese-taipei/

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8 months ago

https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2025/08/01/watch-futsal-whites-to-face-australia-after-losing-last-group-game-in-thailand/

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8 months ago

https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2025/08/03/watch-futsal-whites-lose-to-australia-in-last-game-at-international-tournament/

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8 months ago

coochiee

https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2025/08/03/watch-futsal-whites-lose-to-australia-in-last-game-at-international-tournament/

Gutted for them, quite a new squad now post world cup, but Australia are only just coming back after five years or so without FFA funding the national team programme.

Supporting the supporters and love an away day anywhere in the world. Kiwis Can Fly!

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7 months ago

FUTSAL WHITES FIXTURES & SQUAD CONFIRMED 🚨🇳🇿

The Futsal Whites have an action-packed September lined up, with participation in the CFA International Futsal Tournament as well as the OFC Futsal Cup this month confirmed 🏆

Read more on the fixtures and the squad below ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/xjo9Ee3ej8
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 1, 2025

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7 months ago

The Futsal Whites squad to travel to Fiji and compete in the 2025 OFC Futsal Cup has been announced 🏆🇫🇯

Head Coach Marvin Eakins has made five changes to his team that competed in the CFA International Futsal Tournament last week, including two debutants in En Watanabe and Mark… pic.twitter.com/RJcMsAgMyR
— New Zealand Football 🇳🇿 (@NZ_Football) September 17, 2025

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7 months ago

https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2025/09/20/solomon-islands-topple-futsal-whites-in-ofc-futsal-mens-cup-opener/

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7 months ago

NZ locked in a good battle with Fiji at the moment. Live on FIFA+

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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7 months ago

Was 3 - 3 at half time, but NZ have pulled away a bit. 5 min to go.

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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7 months ago

Fiji keeper playing out on pitch to try and get goals back, but, NZ capitalising, scoring from distance several times.

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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7 months ago

Final 10 - 3

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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7 months ago · edited 7 months ago · History

New Zealand wrap up their OFC Men’s Futsal Cup 2025 campaign with a 3-1 victory over Vanuatu! 🇳🇿💥

The Kiwis finish strong but hats off to Vanuatu, who gave it everything until the final whistle.

Watch the full replay on FIFA+ https://t.co/TBJkyU7Brq
Photo credit: OFC Media via… pic.twitter.com/McvUvm7icA
— Oceania Football Confederation (@OFCfootball) September 24, 2025

https://www.oceaniafootball.com/solomon-islands-crowned-ofc-futsal-mens-cup-2025-champions-with-dominant-win-over-tuvalu/

Solomon Islands crowned OFC Futsal Men’s Cup 2025 champions with dominant 7-0 win over Tuvalu

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