April 16 – New Zealand have qualified for the 2027 Women’s World Cup after defeating Papua New Guinea 1-0 in the final of the Oceania Confederation Qualifying Series.
Sunderland midfielder Katie Kitching got the winning goal with a strike in the 55th minute, ensuring New Zealand’s seventh consecutive qualification for the World Cup. Papua New Guinea are not out of the race yet and can still claim a ticket to the 2027 tournament in Brazil in the intercontinental playoffs.
“It’s amazing. We had a job that we had to get done tonight and we did what we needed to do to get the result,” said New Zealand coach Michael Mayne. “We’re over the moon with going to the World Cup and now we can plan and see what we have to do this year to get ready for the World Cup.”
New Zealand were the dominant force, but sluggish in front of goal. At the same time, their opponents failed to register a single attempt on target.
Mayne explained: “At halftime we spoke about our finishing. Frustration had to be tempered. We were creating, we felt a goal was going to come and it was one of those games in which we had opportunities but weren’t clinical when we needed to be.”
The Ferns were co-hosts of the 2023 Women’s World Cup but failed to get out of a group that included Norway, Switzerland and the Philippines. After defeating the Scandinavians in the opening match of the tournament, New Zealand finished third in the group on four points.
The Kiwis join China, Australia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea and the Philippines at the finals next year, to be staged in Brazil, the first South American country to welcome the Women’s global showpiece.
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