New Zealand’s Futsal Whites will need to beat Indonesia on Monday to retain hopes of reaching the semi-finals at the CFA International Futsal Tournament in China.
New Zealand beat Cambodia 5-2 in their second Group B fixture on Saturday and meet the higher-ranked Indonesia, who are unbeaten so far, in their last pool game.
A strong second-half performance gave the Futsal Whites their win, after they and Cambodia were tied 1-1 at half-time.
Indonesia beat Myanmar 5-0 in the other Group B fixture.
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Matches at the tournament are not being streamed.
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Results
Games played on Saturday September 6, 2025
Group B
Cambodia 2
New Zealand 5 (scorers to come)
Myanmar 0
Indonesia 5
Group A
United Arab Emirates 1
South Korea 1
Denmark 1
China PR 0
CFA International Futsal Tournament
The tournament is being staged at the Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue in Shijiazhuang, China.
New Zealand (FIFA world ranking #40) have been drawn in Group B with Myanmar (#56), Cambodia (#126), and Indonesia (#23).
Group A features the hosts China PR (#85), Korea Republic (#73), United Arab Emirates (#103) and Denmark (#72).
Group placings will determine semi-final fixtures, with the semi-final results determining their final play-off matches (1st v 2nd, 3rd v 4th and so on).
Fixtures
Games to be played on Monday September 8, 2025
Group B
Myanmar v Cambodia
Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue, Shijiazhuang, China, 2.30pm (NZT)
Indonesia v New Zealand
Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue, Shijiazhuang, China, 5.30pm (NZT)
Group A
Denmark v United Arab Emirates
Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue, Shijiazhuang, China, 8.30pm (NZT)
China PR v South Korea
Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue, Shijiazhuang, China, 11.30pm (NZT)
Games to be played on Tuesday September 9, 2025
Play-offs
Game 1: 3rd group B v 4th group A
Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue, Shijiazhuang, China, 2.30pm (NZT)
Game 2: 3rd group A v 4th group B
Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue, Shijiazhuang, China, 5.30pm (NZT)
Semi-finals
Winners group B v runners-up group A
Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue, Shijiazhuang, China, 8.30pm (NZT)
Winners group A v runners-up group B
Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue, Shijiazhuang, China, 11.30pm (NZT)
Games to be played on Thursday September 11, 2025
Play-off for 7th
Losers game 1 play-off v Losers game 2 play-off
Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue, Shijiazhuang, China, 2.30pm (NZT)
Play-off for 5th
Winners game 1 play-off v winners game 2 play-off
Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue, Shijiazhuang, China, 5.30pm (NZT)
Play-off for 3rd
Losers semi-final 1 v losers semi-final 2
Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue, Shijiazhuang, China, 8.30pm (NZT)
Final
Winners semi-final 1 v winners semi-final 2
Shijiazhuang College Sports Venue, Shijiazhuang, China, 11.30pm (NZT)
New Zealand squad
Here are the Futsal Whites for the CFA International Futsal Tournament in China:
Rahan Ali – Moreland Blues Futsal, Australia
Stephen Ashby-Peckham – Auckland City, New Zealand
Ben Cameron – Canterbury United Dragons, New Zealand
Jordi Ditfort – Unattached
Philip Fatialofa – Capital Futsal. New Zealand
*Corbin Fell – River City Futsal, Australia
Michael Gealogo – Capital Futsal, New Zealand
Hamish Grey – Zambu CFS Pinatar, Spain
Ethan Martin – ZVV Kroeven, Netherlands
Thomas Picken – Black Shorts Futsal Club, Japan
Casey Sharplin – Waikato Rapids, New Zealand
Patrick Steele – Waikato Rapids, New Zealand
*Cooper Wink – Southern United, New Zealand
Logan Wisnewski – Unattached
*Indicates first Futsal Whites call-up
This story was first published on September 7, 2025.