The New Zealand under-17 soccer team have completed two-week camp in Doha, Qatar with a 1-2 loss to the local sports academy side.

Substitute Alex Risdale scored a 91st minute winner to give the New Zealand under-17 soccer team a 1-0 win over their Club Brugge counterparts in Doha, Qatar.

Former All White soccer coach John Adshead believes the tiny state of Qatar will put on "an absolutely superb World Cup" in 2022.

With the announcement of the hosts for the 2018 and 2022, elated and devastated fans took to social networking sites to share their reactions.

His future may be being determined by suits in Wellington, but Weta Workshop's Matt Aitkin is being celebrated for his past - in Doha.