The poor NC lads. Roosters to feather dusters.
0-0 draw verus Japan, to losing 16-0 to Morocco. Obviously playing with only 9 players hurt NC.
Fiji lost 7-0 to Argentina. Fiji failing to score in 3 pool games and finish with a -20 GD. At least NZ got a goal (Portugal) and that draw verus Japan.
OFC's 3 spots might be under review.
Ben Sigmund was in that 1997 NZ team. Michael Wilson also. Then a bunch of guys who never went far. I think some sadly even gave up on football completely post that 13-0 shellacking from Spain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_FIFA_U-17_World_Championship_squads
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360880911/morocco-shatter-record-16-0-win-over-new-caledonia-fifa-under-17-world-cup
New Caledonia have exited the FIFA U-17 World Cup™ with a 16-0 defeat to Morocco in their final group stage game at the Aspire Zone in Doha.
0-0 draw verus Japan, to losing 16-0 to Morocco. Obviously playing with only 9 players hurt NC.
Fiji lost 7-0 to Argentina. Fiji failing to score in 3 pool games and finish with a -20 GD. At least NZ got a goal (Portugal) and that draw verus Japan.
OFC's 3 spots might be under review.
Ben Sigmund was in that 1997 NZ team. Michael Wilson also. Then a bunch of guys who never went far. I think some sadly even gave up on football completely post that 13-0 shellacking from Spain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_FIFA_U-17_World_Championship_squads
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360880911/morocco-shatter-record-16-0-win-over-new-caledonia-fifa-under-17-world-cup
New Caledonia have exited the FIFA U-17 World Cup™ with a 16-0 defeat to Morocco in their final group stage game at the Aspire Zone in Doha.
Two red cards inside the first half hour severely dented New Caledonia’s hopes, shipping seven goals in the first half and a further nine in the second half, with just nine players on the field for much of the contest.