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Soccer: Mexican standoff over player release
Just 11 days out from the All Whites' most important game in four years, NZ Football and the Phoenix are embroiled in a Mexican standoff.
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Soccer: Self-belief crucial in Mexican encounter
The All Whites have never won on Mexican soil but they at least have a pedigree of solid performances in the country, which will need to be emulated in November.
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Asian route to World Cup best fit for future
New Zealand and Oceania Football see their World Cup qualifying future within the Asian Confederation - despite the current machinations playing out within Fifa.
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Woman who will protect World Cup
From her office in a painted shipping container high up in Rio de Janeiro's biggest favela, the woman with the toughest police job in the city has a definitive view of the divided landscape.