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New Zealand duo appointed to officiate at FIFA Futsal Men’s World Cup

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New Zealanders Antony Riley and Chris Sinclair will be among the referees appointed to officiate at the 2024 FIFA Futsal Men’s World Cup in Uzbekistan. Manawatu’s Riley (38) and Mainland’s Sinclair (37) will represent Oceania on the 39-strong list of … Read More

New Zealand referees get chance to officiate in top Argentine futsal competition

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New Zealand referees Antony Riley and Chris Sinclair have been gaining international experience by officiating in Argentina’s Futsal National Championship. The experienced OFC officials were invited by the AFA after impressing during April’s OFC Futsal Men’s Champions League, where two … Read More

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JULY

July 5-7: Round 4, Chatham Cup (click here for details)

July 5-7: Quarter-finals, Kate Sheppard Cup (click here for details)

July 7-20: OFC U-19 Men’s Championship, Samoa (click here for details)

Thursday July 11 (2.30pm): New Zealand U-20 v Australia U-20, friendly women’s international, Jerry Collins Stadium, Porirua (click here for details)

Sunday July 14 (3am NZT): Ferns v Zambia, friendly international, Vichy, France (click here for details)

Sunday July 14 (2.30pm): New Zealand U-20 v Australia U-20, friendly women’s international, NZCIS, Upper Hutt, behind closed doors, (click here for details)

Thursday July 25 (3am NZT): OlyWhites v Guinea, Paris Olympics (click here for details)

Friday July 26 (3am NZT): Ferns v Canada, Paris Olympics (click here for details)

July 26-28: Quarter-finals, Chatham Cup

July 28-August 10: OFC U-16 Men’s Championship, Tahiti (click here for details)

Sunday July 28 (5am NZT): OlyWhites v United States, Paris Olympics (click here for details)

Monday July 29 (3am NZT): Ferns v Colombia, Paris Olympics (click here for details )

Monday July 29 (NZT): New Zealand v Vanuatu, OFC U-16 Men’s Championship, Tahiti (click here for details)

Wednesday July 31 (5am NZT): OlyWhites v France, Paris Olympics (click here for details)

AUGUST

Thursday August 1 (7am NZT): Ferns v France, Paris Olympics (click here for details)

Thursday August 1 (NZT): New Zealand v Fiji, OFC U-16 Men’s Championship, Tahiti (click here for details)

Sunday August 4 (NZT): New Zealand v Cook Islands, OFC U-16 Men’s Championship, Tahiti (click here for details)

Tuesday August 6 (9.30pm NZT): South Melbourne v Wellington Phoenix, Australia Cup round of 32, Melbourne (click here for details)

August 16-18: Semi-finals, Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup

August 18-24: OFC Futsal Women’s Nations Cup, Solomon Islands (click here for details)

August 31-September 22: FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Colombia (click here for details)

SEPTEMBER

September 2-10: FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchdays 1 and 2, Samoa (click here for details)

Tuesday September 3 (1pm NZT): New Zealand v Japan, El Techo Stadium, Bogotá, Colombia, FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup (click here for details)

Friday September 6 (1pm NZT): New Zealand v Austria, El Techo Stadium, Bogotá, Colombia, FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup (click here for details)

September 8-21: OFC U-16 Women’s Championship, Fiji (click here for details)

Sunday September 8 (1pm NZT): All Whites v Mexico, Rose Bowl Stadium, California (click here for details)

Sunday September 8: Finals, Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup

Monday September 9 (11am NZT): New Zealand v Ghana, Pascual Guerrero Stadium, Cali, Colombia, FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup (click here for details)

Wednesday September 11 (11am NZT): All Whites v United States, TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio (click here for details)

September 14-October 6: FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)

Sunday September 15 (10pm NZT): Futsal Whites v Libya, FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)

Thursday September 19 (1am NZT): Futsal Whites v Spain, FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)

Saturday September 21 (10.30m NZT): Futsal Whites v Kazakhstan, FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)

September 28-29: Round one of men’s and women’s National Leagues

OCTOBER

October 7-15: FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchday 3, New Zealand and Vanuatu (click here for details)

October 16-November 3: FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Dominican Republic (click here for details)

Thursday October 17 (NZT): New Zealand v Nigeria, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Santiago, Dominican Republic (click here for details)

Sunday October 20 (NZT): New Zealand v Dominican Republic, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Santiago, Dominican Republic (click here for details)

October 20-26: OFC Beach Soccer Men’s Nations Cup, Solomon Islands

Wednesday October 23 (NZT): New Zealand v Ecuador, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Santiago, Dominican Republic (click here for details)

NOVEMBER

November 11-19: FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchdays 4 and 5, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea (click here for details)

JUNE

June 15-July 13: FIFA Club World Cup, United States (click here for details)