All Whites Given World Cup Wake-up Call as Finland Claim Fifa Series Opener

New Zealand, Cape Verde lose in setback to FIFA World Cup preparations; China gives Curacao a wake-up call

New Zealand and Cape Verde suffered setbacks to their World Cup preparations on Friday in Auckland, losing to Finland and Chile respectively in friendlies.

All Whites v Finland at Eden Park - Fifa Series

This was the first time a European men's football team had visited New Zealand in over 30 years and the first time for many of Finland's players to play outside of Europe.

All Whites given World Cup wake-up call as Finland claim Fifa Series opener

The All Whites are still waiting for a statement performance on home soil. In one of their biggest tests here in recent years, New Zealand were beaten 2-0 by...

Recap: All Whites given World Cup reality check by Finland

The world No 85 All Whites host world No 75 Finland in a FIFA Series friendly at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday night.

New Zealand and Solomon Islands both suffer FIFA Series™ defeats

New Zealand’s home FIFA Series campaign has kicked off with a 2-0 defeat to Finland at Eden Park in Auckland. Welcoming European opposition to New Zealand for the first time in 30 years, the All Whites lacked a cutting edge in the final third and were caught out twice defensively by the Finns – suffering their seventh international defeat from their last eight games. New Zealand were guilty… Source

All Whites beaten in FIFA Series by Finland

The All Whites have been beaten 2-0 by Finland at Eden Park in a performance where the home side lacked a killer instinct.