Will we see an All Whites Haka? The World Cup will be richer for the experience.
I had been keen on seeing Bahrain qualify. Bahrain were the sort of quick counter-attacking outfit
capable of the odd 3-2 upset.
New Zealand inspire less confidence as Giant Killers.
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Belated respect to the All Whites. New Zealand represent!
Bahrain's unexpected defeat leaves the Arab World with only one representative in South Africa.
Sayef Mohammed Adnan's penalty miss in Wellington will have done more than just dampen the spirits
on the Emir's beach.
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They Think It's All Over... is chuffed that NZ are going to the World Cup, but is hoping we won't
get carried away...
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After the first leg of the World Cup Qualifying Playoff between New Zealand and Bahrain ended in a
0-0 stalemate in Manama, the New Zealand media all but hapless when it comes to the rules of the
beautiful game have ben struggling to come to terms with the workings of the actually-quite-simple
away [.
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On Sunday morning at 4.30am New Zealand time, New Zealand's national football team (known as the
'All Whites', in stark contrast to the 'All Blacks') will be kicking off the first leg of their
World Cup Qualifying Play-Off against Bahrain in Manama. This is, quite frankly, a huge deal for
football in NZ.
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While Omar and his boys from Bahrain were shooting down the Saudis in the Kingdom, New Zealand were
in that other Kingdom kicking it with the Hashemites. It was an experience. New Zealand won the
friendly 3-1. The Hashemites ain't got game no mo'.
New Zealand fancy their chances now.
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New Zealand did not have it all the own way in the Oceania qualifiers. The Fiji "general public"
had been demanding a good result.
Roy Krishna, the Lad from Lambasa, obliged with two goals. (If only Roy's grandmother had been born
in Kilmarnock...Scotland could have been coming down the road.
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They Think It's All Over... presents his latest Salient article whihc looks at NZ's upcoming World
Cup Qualifier against Bahrain and its significance in the wider context of NZ Sport.
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Right now 28-year-old midfielder
Chris James is starring for Tampere United in the
Finnish Veikkausliiga. So far this season, James has notched five goals in 14 appearances. The
former Fulham player actually played in over 30 matches for the various English youth squads, but
decided to play his senior international soccer for the country of his birth with the New Zealand
All Whites.
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