New Zealand's last competitive action was way back in June of last year, when they were beaten by 1-0 by Costa Rica in the inter-continental World Cup qualification playoff for Qatar.
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New Zealand play host to China in an international friendly in Auckland on Thursday. This will be the first meeting between these two sides since the 1-1 draw in a friendly back in 2014. China’s last competitive action was way back in July last year, when they competed in the EAFF East Asian Cup. Meanwhile the All Whites participated in two friendlies against neighbours Australia in September, losing both the matches.
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— New Zealand Football (@NZ_Football) March 22, 2023
New Zealand’s last competitive action was way back in June of last year, when they were beaten by 1-0 by Costa Rica in the inter-continental World Cup qualification playoff for Qatar. Joe Campbell’s lone goal inside the opening three minutes at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium thrashed the All Whites’ hopes f reaching their first World Cup finals since 2010. Meanwhile New Zealand have never lost to China in six encounters, while the last three have ended in draws. this will be the first of two friendlies against the Asian outfit and caretaker manager Darren Bazeley will be hoping to get things started well for this period. The All Whites’ attacking department lead by Premier League player Chris Wood is in good form, having scored 18 goals in their previous six outings.
China, on the other hand, are not an easy team to breakdown, having not conceded a goal in their last out matches, including a goalless draw against Japan in the East Asian Cup. Last time out, Dragon’s Team edged past Hong Kong in the East Asian Cup in July, thanks to Tan Long’s lone goal in the second half. Meanwhile, Guozu have struggled to find the back of the net, scoring just five goals in their last nine matches. China will be aiming to register their first win against the All Whites on Thursday.
New Zealand Probable Lineup: Sail, Pijanker, Reid, Elliot, Bell, Lewis, Payne, Ingham, Garbett, Wood, Greive
China Probable Lineup: Han, Browning, Zhu, Wu, He, Jiang, Dai, Xu, Chen, Tan, Fang
New Zealand
| Opponents | Score |
| Australia | 0-2 (L) |
| Australia | 1-0 (L) |
| Costa Rica | 1-0 (L) |
| Oman | 0-0 (D) |
| Peru | 1-0 (L) |
China
| Opponents | Score |
| Hong Kong | 1-0 (W) |
| Japan | 0-0 (D) |
| South Korea | 0-3 (L) |
| Oman | 2-0 (L) |
| Saudi Arabia | 1-1 (D) |
| Opponents | Score |
| China draw New Zealand | 1-1 |
| China draw New Zealand | 1-1 |
| China draw New Zealand | 1-1 |
| New Zealand beat China | 2-1 |
| New Zealand beat China | 1-0 |
The international friendly match between New Zealand and China will take place at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland on Thursday at 11:30 pm IST.
| New Zealand vs China | Key Details |
| Date | March 23 |
| Venue | Mt Smart Stadium |
| Kickoff time in New Zealand | 7:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in China | 2:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 11:30 am |
Unfortunately, there is no reliable information available for the live stream details about the match between New Zealand and China. We will update the readers as and when any information becomes available.
