Posted June 30, 2024 09:40
· last edited June 30, 2024 09:45
Wusty Wab
Banzai!...AIEEE!!!
Didn’t we put 7 past them in the last WC qualifiers?Wusty Wab
Even before and now after with the tournament over, I just can't help but think had New Caledonia not pulled out, whether they would've been able to cause a upset against us like in 2012. I mean we were supposed to play them in our first group match.
It also took a Wood free kick for us to beat them in 2016.
Yeah, but I think our most recent losses against Pacific teams have all occurred in the Nations Cup. NC in 2012, Fiji in 2008, and Vanuatu in 2004.
We haven't loss to any of the Pacific teams in WC qualification since around the late 90s.
Lost to Fiji in a dead rubber WC qualifier 2-0 in 2008. Krishna with a double. Infamous game where Moss got sent off making him ineligible for the 2009 Bahrain playoff games.
New Caledonia are no better than the other Islands, who are all very much 2nd best to NZ. A virtual 2nd string AWs won this tourney without conceding a goal after all. Though NC did win the Pacific Games football title back in December last year, beating Solomons on pens in the final (2-2 after ET).
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Wusty Wab
Banzai!...AIEEE!!!
Didn’t we put 7 past them in the last WC qualifiers?Wusty Wab
Even before and now after with the tournament over, I just can't help but think had New Caledonia not pulled out, whether they would've been able to cause a upset against us like in 2012. I mean we were supposed to play them in our first group match.
It also took a Wood free kick for us to beat them in 2016.
Yeah, but I think our most recent losses against Pacific teams have all occurred in the Nations Cup. NC in 2012, Fiji in 2008, and Vanuatu in 2004.
We haven't loss to any of the Pacific teams in WC qualification since around the late 90s.
Lost to Fiji in a dead rubber WC qualifier 2-0 in 2008. Krishna with a double. Infamous game where Moss got sent off making him ineligible for the 2009 Bahrain playoff games.
New Caledonia are no beeter than the other Islands, who are all very much 2nd best to NZ. A virtual 2nd string AWs won this tourney without conceding a goal after all.