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    New Zealand will co-host Oceania's 2026 men's FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

    New Zealand will co-host Oceania's 2026 men's FIFA World Cup Qualifiers


    Kicking off from October this year, Aotearoa will host alongside Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.

    The All Whites will play Tahiti in Group-B in Port Vila on Friday 11 October, before returning home in November to face Vanuatu in Hamilton and the winner of the Oceania preliminary qualifiers in Auckland.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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