Rainbow captain armbands expected at Women's World Cup

Rainbow captain armbands will likely be seen at the upcoming 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. This comes after the debacle at the men's World Cup in Qatar late last year. Several European teams organized to wear special armbands at the men's tournament to highlight an anti-discrimination campaign. However, FIFA put the […]

A deal between FIFA and Saudi Arabia could end due to vehement opposition from Australia and New Zealand. The two nations are hosting the 2023 Women's World Cup in the summer. Part of the sponsorship for that tournament was from Visit Saudi, even though Saudi Arabia has no part in the tournament. Saudi Arabia has […]

Canada made an announcement on head coach John Herdman that refuted earlier reports. Earlier on Wednesday, Newshub reported the 47-year-old head coach switched allegiances. The story claimed he would be taking over the same role with New Zealand. Earlier in his coaching career, Herdman worked with the women's national team in New Zealand from 2003 […]

The United States Women's National Team played its first game of 2023 down under, picking up a comfortable win over New Zealand, 4-0. The Football Ferns are co-hosts of the 2023 Women's World Cup with Australia. Therefore, it was a sensible friendly for both involved. Then, for much of the first half, New Zealand did […]

Doha (AFP) – Costa Rica became the last team to qualify for this year's World Cup as Joel Campbell's early goal gave the Central Americans a nervy 1-0 win over New Zealand in a play-off on Tuesday. Former Arsenal forward Campbell netted in the third minute in Doha and New Zealand, who were reduced to […]

Wellington (AFP) – New Zealand's men's football team will play in front of their home fans for the first time in nearly five years when they host Australia in a milestone friendly in September. The All Whites face the Socceroos at Auckland's Eden Park on September 25, marking the 100-year anniversary of the first international […]