New Zealand have qualified for the Fifa under-17 women's World Cup with a record 18-0 win over Tonga in Auckland yesterday to rubber-stamp their ticket to Trinidad and Tobago.
Needing just to avoid defeat against bottom placed Tonga to win the Oceania championship, the Young Football Ferns shook aside complacency to notch New Zealand's biggest victory at age-group level.
The 16 nation World Cup finals are on September 5-25.
Soccer: New Zealand qualify for Fifa U17 Cup
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