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  •   Home > News > Sports > Soccer

    Captain Chris Wood will feature for the All Whites as their road to the 2026 Football World Cup starts this month

    Captain Chris Wood will feature for the All Whites as their road to the 2026 Football World Cup starts this month


    Fellow European-based players Libby Cacace , Marko Stamenic and Matt Garbett have also been named for an Oceania qualifier against Tahiti in Vanuatu on October 11, and a home friendly with Malaysia three days later.

    The 21-player squad sees three changes from last month's US tour, with Tyler Bindon, Cam Howieson and Storm Roux returning.

    Not included - though - are Sarpreet Singh, Joe Bell, Bill Tuiloma and Finn Surman .

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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