{"id":507185,"date":"2026-07-03T02:23:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T02:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/507185\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T02:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T02:23:17","slug":"new-zealand-squad-named-for-ofc-u-16-mens-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/507185\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand squad named for OFC U-16 Men’s Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Head coach Martin Bullock has named a 21-player squad to represent New Zealand at the OFC U-16 Men\u2019s Championship to be played in Papua New Guinea.<\/p>\n

The tournament will decide which three countries will represent Oceania at the 2027 FIFA U-17 Men\u2019s World Cup to be hosted by Qatar.<\/p>\n

New Zealand will face Solomon Islands, Tahiti and Vanuatu in their group at the eight-nation OFC tournament that starts on July 12, 2026.<\/p>\n

Of the squad, 14 players are based domestically while seven play overseas, in Australia and England.<\/p>\n

New Zealand squad<\/p>\n

Ethan Amyes \u2014 Wellington Phoenix, (New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa), New Zealand
Daniel Anstiss \u2014 Auckland United, (Long Bay College), New Zealand
Tristan Bancroft \u2014 Wellington Phoenix, (New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa), New Zealand
Caleb Brown \u2014 Wellington Phoenix, (Paraparaumu College), New Zealand
Luke Carter \u2014 Western Springs, (Avondale College), New Zealand
Zach Cashmore \u2014 Wellington Phoenix, (Scots College), New Zealand
Jesus Santiago Castillo \u2014 Melville United, (Hamilton Boys\u2019 High School), New Zealand
Jack Clegg \u2014 Wellington Phoenix, (New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa), New Zealand
Zane Donaghy \u2014 Bristol Rovers, (Abbeywood Community School), England
Preston Fava \u2014 Queensland Football, (Robina State High School), Australia
Vasilios Kastrinakis \u2014 Wellington Phoenix, (Hutt International Boys\u2019 School), New Zealand
Rylan Kumar \u2014 Auckland United, (St Kentigern College), New Zealand
Reuben Lee Sang \u2014 Auckland United, (Westlake Boys High School), New Zealand
William Martin \u2014 Lions FC, (Ipswich Grammar School), Australia
Cruz Pietersen \u2014 Wellington Phoenix, (New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa), New Zealand
London Ridge \u2014 Wellington Phoenix, (Wellington College), New Zealand
Jacob Rowe \u2014 Leyton Orient, (Oaks Park High School), England
Keigo Shimokawa \u2014 Melbourne Victory, (Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School), Australia
Jackson Skinner \u2014 Brisbane City, (Brisbane Boys\u2019 College), Australia
Ben Trenberth \u2014 Wellington Phoenix, (New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa), New Zealand
Davi Valle dos Santos \u2014 Macarthur Bulls, (Matraville Sports High School), Australia<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a strong group, so I\u2019m looking forward to getting them together in Papua New Guinea to challenge ourselves at the tournament,\u201d head coach Martin Bullock said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving just returned from the All Whites camp at the FIFA World Cup, it is exciting to see the next generation of Kiwi talent emerge and begin their journey to push to reach the top level of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fixtures<\/p>\n

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Games to be played on Sunday July 12, 2026<\/p>\n

Group A<\/p>\n

New Caledonia v Fiji
PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby, 2pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

Papua New Guinea v Samoa
PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby, 5pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

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Games to be played on Monday July 13, 2026<\/p>\n

Group B<\/p>\n

Tahiti v Vanuatu
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby, 12pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

New Zealand v Solomon Islands
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby, 6pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

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Games to be played on Wednesday July 15, 2026<\/p>\n

Group A<\/p>\n

Samoa v Fiji
PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby, 2pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

New Caledonia v Papua New Guinea
PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby, 5pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

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Games to be played on Thursday July 16, 2026<\/p>\n

Group B<\/p>\n

Vanuatu v Solomon Islands
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby, 12pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

New Zealand v Tahiti
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby, 6pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

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Games to be played on Saturday July 18, 2026<\/p>\n

Group A<\/p>\n

Fiji v Papua New Guinea
PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby, 2pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

Samoa v New Caledonia
PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby, 5pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

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Games to be played on Sunday July 19, 2026<\/p>\n

Group B<\/p>\n

Solomon Islands v Tahiti\u00a0
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby, 12pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

Vanuatu v New Zealand\u00a0
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby, 6pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

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Games to be played on Wednesday July 22, 2026<\/p>\n

Semi-final 1<\/p>\n

Winners group A v Runners-up group B
PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby, 6pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

Semi-final 2<\/p>\n

Winners group B v Runners-up group A
PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby, 9.30pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

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Games to be played on Thursday July 23, 2026<\/p>\n

Play-off for 7th place
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby, 12pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

Play-off for 5th place
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby, 6pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

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Games to be played on Saturday July 25, 2026<\/p>\n

Play-off for 3rd place
PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby, 6pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

Final
PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby, 9.30pm (NZT)<\/p>\n

This story was first published on July 3, 2026.<\/p>\n

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