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Soccer: Full muster as All Whites prepare for Bahrain
The All Whites' first training session ahead of Saturday's crucial World Cup soccer qualifier appeared to go off without a hitch.
The All Whites' first training session ahead of Saturday's crucial World Cup soccer qualifier appeared to go off without a hitch.
All Whites captain Ryan Nelsen is hoping Wellington will turn on a southerly blast on Saturday for his team's World Cup playoff against Bahrain.
Kevin Fallon recently said the current All Whites "wouldn't get near" his 1982 side. Michael Brown ponders this with a handful of experts and picks a first XI from the combined squads.
All Whites coach Ricki Herbert is mulling over his options for the team in next month's winner-take-call World Cup qualifying clash with Bahrain.
All Whites coach Ricki Herbert has backed the same 18 players from the away leg of a World Cup playoff against Bahrain to finish the job of qualifying in Wellington.
It's impossible to envisage the All Whites living on the same planet as the world's best soccer sides.
There was a deserved "mission accomplished" tag to the New Zealand performance in holding higher-rated Bahrain to 0-0 in Manama yesterday.
Come November 14, NZ soccer will be hoping for a dose of the foulest weather the capital can muster.
The All Whites will go into the return leg of their World Cup soccer playoff against Bahrain in Wellington next month believing their best is yet to come.
The All Whites are 90 minutes away from a spot in the World Cup finals after a fantastic result against Bahrain this morning.
Skipper Ryan Nelsen, who is under an injury cloud, trained with the All Whites in the United Arab Emirates today.
All Whites coach Riki Herbert has named a predictable squad to face Bahrain in the first leg of the World Cup Asia-Oceania soccer playoffs.