New Zealand qualifies for FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup

New Zealand became the fourth country to qualify for the FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup to be held in India next year.

Published : Jun 06, 2020 18:40 IST , New Delhi

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: New Zealand has competed in all six previous FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cups and won a bronze in 2018 in Uruguay.
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: New Zealand has competed in all six previous FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cups and won a bronze in 2018 in Uruguay.
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REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: New Zealand has competed in all six previous FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cups and won a bronze in 2018 in Uruguay.

New Zealand became the fourth country to qualify for the FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup to be held in India next year after being nominated as the sole representative of the Oceania region.

New Zealand joins Asian qualifiers Japan and North Korea, besides India who got an automatic berth as host country in the 16-team age-group showpiece to be held in five venues of the country from February 17 to March 7.

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The decision to nominate New Zealand was taken by the Executive Committee of Oceania Football Confederation after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the OFC U-17 Women’s Championship, which was to take place in April.

New Zealand has competed in all six previous FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cups and won a bronze in 2018 in Uruguay. It hosted the inaugural edition in 2008.

READ: FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in India from 17 Feb 2021

The tournament was to be held from November 2-21 but postponed to next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The four other confederations of Africa, Europe, South America and CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean) are yet to hold their qualifying tournaments in view of the global health crisis and expected to do so by this year.

Three teams each will qualify from these four confederations.

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