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Andrew Voerman @andrewvoerman
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Andrew Voerman@andrewvoerman
Jun 15
The stage is set in the city of angels... stuff.co.nz/sport/360992707/…

Dreams are made in Los Angeles. They’re also crushed. What’ll it be for the All Whites?

ANALYSIS: The bright lights of the World Cup stage are about to shine on Darren Bazeley and his charges. How they handle them will be decisive.

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First @FIFAWorldCup win remains elusive, but #AllWhites emboldened as coach hails possible ‘best performance ever’ – or at least in the decade-plus he's been around the team stuff.co.nz/sport/360973510/…

Win remains elusive but All Whites emboldened after ‘best performance ever’

Midfielder Eli Just became New Zealand’s leading FIFA World Cup goalscorer with a brace in a pulsating first-up match in Los Angeles.

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The #AllWhites' first @FIFAWorldCup match in 16 years is about to start Get around @NZStuff's live blog of the match v Iran if you're not in front of a screen – or even if you are stuff.co.nz/sport/360973509/…

All Whites confirm starting lineup ahead of massive World Cup opener

The All Whites return to the World Cup stage for the first time since 2010, opening their campaign against a disrupted Iran side in LA.

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#AllWhites XI v Iran: Crocombe; Payne, Surman, Boxall, Cacace; Bell, Stamenić; Singh, McCowatt, Just; Wood
Andrew Voerman@andrewvoerman
Jun 15
The stage is set in the city of angels... stuff.co.nz/sport/360992707/…
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Let's try that again the right way up .... a few Kiwi classics got the @FlyingKiwisFC pumping ahead of #AllWhites v Iran at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles
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Phillip Rollo@ByPhillipRollo
Jun 15
New Zealand supporters are loving having their team back on the world stage. Feat: Father and son Tim Payne-supporting duo.
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SoFi Stadium was an amazing place to be this afternoon, even empty Should be pretty special tomorrow evening when the #AllWhites face Iran
Andrew Voerman@andrewvoerman
Jun 15
‘Challenge’ for #AllWhites as @FIFAWorldCup campaign begins in a ‘Tehrangeles’ colosseum stuff.co.nz/sport/360992990/…
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‘Challenge’ for #AllWhites as @FIFAWorldCup campaign begins in a ‘Tehrangeles’ colosseum stuff.co.nz/sport/360992990/…

‘Challenge’ for the All Whites as campaign begins in a ‘Tehrangeles’ colosseum

Captain Chris Wood said the occasion would be the biggest thing his team would have to deal with in their first World Cup match since 2010.

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The last time I sat down for a burger with @ByPhillipRollo on the eve of a World Cup match, the #FootballFerns only went and beat Norway… #justsaying
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Phillip Rollo@ByPhillipRollo
Jun 14
Matt Garbett sat out the All Whites' final training session in San Diego and appears in serious doubt for the game against Iran. Would be a big loss. stuff.co.nz/sport/360992708/…

All Whites suffer injury blow to key midfielder ahead of opening match

Matt Garbett was expected to start against Iran but sat out the All Whites' final training session after feeling tightness in hamstring the day before.

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Chris Wood eyes #AllWhites goal unlike any of the record 45 he’s scored before – one at a @FIFAWorldCup stuff.co.nz/sport/360992705/…

Chris Wood eyes All Whites goal unlike any of the record 45 he’s scored before

The New Zealand captain came close to scoring as a teenager in 2010. Sixteen years later, he’s finally back on football’s biggest stage.

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Phillip Rollo@ByPhillipRollo
Jun 14
Did you stay up to watch the All Whites play Slovakia at the 2010 World Cup? Elijah Just, Callum McCowatt and Nando Pijnaker did. Now they’re playing at a World Cup and hope to create a similar moment to inspire the next generation. stuff.co.nz/sport/360991733/…

Where were you when Winston Reid scored against Slovakia? These All Whites haven't forgotten

From late-night TV watchers to those on the pitch, New Zealand football figures recall where they were when the All Whites made history in 2010.

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How former player Declan Edge helped produce six members of the #AllWhites 2026 @FIFAWorldCup squad stuff.co.nz/sport/360992276/…

How one former All White helped produce six members of their World Cup squad

Declan Edge’s influence on the current national team playing group is clear to see, but could NZ Football do more to harness his insights on youth development?

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Phillip Rollo@ByPhillipRollo
Jun 13
Italy missed the World Cup again. This Italian dad's Kiwi son is going. Liberato Cacace's dad on the pride of watching his son play at the World Cup, Italy's failure and the night Wrexham came to visit his Italian restaurant (and brought the cameras). stuff.co.nz/sport/360989538/…

Italy missed the World Cup again. This Italian dad’s Kiwi son is going

Petone restaurateur Antonio Cacace's hometown on the Amalfi Coast is now backing the All Whites after Italy failed to qualify for the tournament.

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The Australian national anthem’s favourite street
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After we watch the Mexico-South Africa @FIFAWorldCup opener, @ByPhillipRollo and I will be here answering your questions about the tournament and the #AllWhites – feel free to chuck some in now stuff.co.nz/sport/360968362/…

Talk to the team, call the result, share your support – your World Cup, live

Follow live coverage from Stuff’s reporters on the ground at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America.

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One part of the #AllWhites starting XI that is set in stone is the Joe Bell-Marko Stamenić midfield fulcrum stuff.co.nz/sport/360991629/…

The engine-room partnership the All Whites' push for history will be built on

Joe Bell and Marko Stamenić like at the heart of Darren Bazeley’s best XI.

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Analyst Logan Hughes is the man in the #AllWhites setup who will know the most about Iran – and Egypt and Belgium I sat down with him a while ago to talk about his journey to this tournament stuff.co.nz/sport/360989368/…

‘I’m addicted’: The All Whites staffer who knows their World Cup rivals inside out

As soon as the draw was complete at the start of December, Logan Hughes began learning everything there is to learn about Iran, Egypt and Belgium.

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The #AllWhites' opener against Iran is now four days away – here's how the selection picture is looking stuff.co.nz/sport/360990671/…

The final countdown: Which All Whites World Cup starting spots are up for grabs

Darren Bazeley wants to tell his players who will start their World Cup opener against Iran three days out from the match in Los Angeles.

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Above all else, the #AllWhites need goals – their streak without one in 11 v 11 action is growing... stuff.co.nz/sport/360989366/…

One week to go: The glaring failing All Whites must fix for World Cup success

ANALYSIS: Darren Bazeley’s tenure began with his team in the middle of a goal drought. Now another is growing at the worst possible time.

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The @FIFAWorldCup starts in less than two hours – it's the biggest edition ever, but it also looks like being the messiest stuff.co.nz/sport/360990998/…

A looming monstrosity – can football’s biggest World Cup ever turn a corner?

ANALYSIS: The biggest World Cup ever is about to start. It’s looking like also being the messiest.

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