New Zealand’s Hannah Blake and Solomon Islands’ Claudia Votu during FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers 2027, OFC Qualifiers at National Stadium Honiara.
Photo: Joshua Devenie / Phototek.nz
The Football Ferns crushed the Solomon Islands 8-0 at National Stadium in Honiara for their second World Cup qualifying match win.
They have officially qualified for Round 3 of the OFC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers.
New Zealand’s other Group A opponents in the Oceania Qualifiers for next year’s Fifa Women’s World Cup in Brazil are America Samoa, with the top two teams from the pool advancing to the semi-finals and final, hosted by New Zealand in April.
The Football Ferns play American Samoa on Thursday afternoon.
Follow how the game unfolded in the live blog below:
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