New Zealand qualified for the World Cup 2026 on Monday when veterans Michael Boxall and Kosta Barbarouses scored Burst in a second half to beat New Caledonia 3-0 in Auckland.
Center Back Boxall scored his first goal for New Zealand in his 55th International with a header at the point of one hour in Eden Park before Barbarouses walked over the keeper five minutes later.
Replacement Elia has just concluded the victory with a third goal in the 80th minute when the All Whites celebrated the third World Cup performance of the Nation after 1982 and 2010.
While Nieuw -Zeeland won the regional qualifying round for the last three tournaments, they missed the final after losing the intercontinental play -offs.
Before 2026, which team had the table in Oceania for the first time an automatic berth in the final.
New – Zeeland is the second team that qualifies, in which Japan participates in the Asian region – book their ticket with a 2-0 home victory in Bahrain last week.
Injury sailing wheel The victory of New Zealand somewhat with Captain Chris Wood who asked in the second half in the second half.
In 152nd place in the world and dominated by amateur football players, the Pacific Territory of New Caledonia fought hard to prevent all whites from scoring more than 60 minutes before the Boxall's header proved the breakthrough.
New -Caledonia gets another chance to qualify for 2026, which is held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, in the intercontinental play -offs.
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