Soccer: NZ women on way to cup after win

New Zealand are on their way to the women's soccer World Cup in China later this year.

They yesterday defeated hosts Papua New Guinea 7-0 to complete a clean-sweep of the four-team Oceania qualifying group and book the last of 16 places in the World Cup which will be played from September 10-30.

By ensuring their presence in China, the team have earned Soccer New Zealand a minimum $US300,000 ($416,608) payday as part of an overall World Cup prize-pool of $US6 million.

John Herdman's side also becomes the third New Zealand team to qualify for a World Cup this year, following the under-20 and under-17 men's teams.