New Zealand and Japan will meet in the final round of the U-17 men’s International Youth Soccer Tournament in Niigata on Monday evening (NZT).
TeNY Niigata, a regional television service, will stream the game live and free.
How to watch
Click on the image below to watch the game:
New Zealand squad
Tomas Blackhall — Melville United / Hamilton Boys’ High School, New Zealand
Luke Carter — Western Springs / Avondale College, New Zealand
Zach Ashmore — Wellington Phoenix / Scots College, New Zealand
Grayson Cattle — Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand
Jack Clegg — Wellington Phoenix / New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa, New Zealand
Willem des Tombe — Wellington Phoenix / St Patrick’s College, New Zealand
Gethyn Foster — Wellington Phoenix / New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa, New Zealand
Cailean Hamilton — Wellington Phoenix / New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa, New Zealand
Sean Kane — Auckland FC / St Kentigern, New Zealand
Lachlan MacIntyre — Brentford FC / Elthorne Park High School, England
William Martin — Queensland Lions / Ipswich Grammar School, Australia
Joseph McIntyre — Wellington Phoenix / New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa, New Zealand
Matias Nunez — Auckland United / Rutherford College, New Zealand
Cruz Pietersen — Wellington Phoenix / New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa, New Zealand
Keigo Shimokawa — Melbourne Victory / Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School, Australia
Zac Thomas — Bohemian FC / Castleknock Community College, Ireland
Ben Trenberth — Wellington Phoenix / New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa, New Zealand
Sena Vesty — Christchurch United / Burnside High School, New Zealand
Fixture
Game to be played on Monday September 21, 2026
New Zealand v Japan
Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata, 6pm (NZT)
Myanmar v Niigata
Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata, 8.30pm (NZT)
International Youth Soccer Tournament
Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Japan
2
2
0
0
6
2
4
6
Myanmar
2
1
0
1
4
4
0
3
Niigata
2
1
0
1
3
4
-1
3
New Zealand
2
0
0
2
2
5
-3
0
Main photo credit: Glenn Carstens-Peters / unsplash.
This story was first published on September 21, 2026.