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Fulltime and it’s another big win on the road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup 🇳🇿🇼🇸 pic.twitter.com/l760xjkiRj
5 more minutes are added.
New Zealand played a domino game from start to finish, which was no surprise to anyone.
Everything is decided on the field and we just wait for the end.
GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAALLLLL!!! Chris Wood appears and heads in the sixth.
New Zealand does not give up space on the field and we remain equal.
Both teams begin to make adjustments to try to break the tie on the scoreboard.
GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAALLLLL!!! Stamenic appears and finishes off the fifth.
GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAALLLLL!!! Chris Wood reappears and scores the fourth.
The visitors are more encouraged and want to get away on the scoreboard.
Everything is very close but the game remains without any dangerous opportunities.
Good restart of play, both teams come out more motivated and want a goal.
Start of the second half.
We’re going to the break.


Solid lead at the break in Auckland🇳🇿🇼🇸

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4 more minutes are added.
Total control of New Zealand who wants the fourth.
Samoa calling for a break to try to regroup and seek to respond.
GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAALLLLL!!! Chris Wood’s hat-trick gives the visitors the win.
Within minutes, New Zealand had the game under control and was now winning easily.
GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!! Chris Wood appears again and scores the second with a cross shot.
GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!! Chris Wood appears and scores the first goal of the match.
The visitors also want another goal before half-time to take the lead.
New Zealand controls the ball and wants the first of the match.
We remain without any goal opportunities but both teams are pressing to get into the opponent’s area.
We still have no chances to score, the game is fought in midfield but there are no arrivals to the rival area.
Great start to the match with both teams looking for a goal in the opening minutes.
The game begins.
We are just a few minutes away from the start of the presentation of the match and the OFC pre-match protocols.
Final preparations at the Go Media Stadium for this World Cup 2026 Qualifiers game, with Samoa and New Zealand playing for a place in the next round of World Cup qualifying.
Here are Samoa’s starters for today’s game:


TEAM NEWS | Here are your line-ups for today’s final Group B match as Samoa take on hosts New Zealand.

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These are the starting eleven for New Zealand for today’s match:


The starting XI to take on Samoa in Auckland 🇳🇿⚔️🇼🇸

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Mohanad Sarray will be the central referee between Samoa and New Zealand for this OFC Nations Cup 2024 match.
We head into Go Media Stadium with Samoa and New Zealand looking to claim the final spot in the OFC 2026 World Cup Qualifiers and keep their World Cup hopes alive.
New Zealand players are already in their stadium for today’s match:


All Whites arrivals at Go Media Stadium 🏟️🇳🇿

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The Samoa national team is already at the Go Media Stadium for today’s game:
The last time the two teams met was in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers when the two teams drew 0-0.
A close match awaits us between both teams, here we share a little more information about this game.
We’re just under an hour away from the start of the match between New Zealand and Samoa at the Go Media Stadium. Both teams will be out looking for victory. Who will do it this time? Follow our coverage on VAVEL.
In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups for Samoa vs New Zealand live from the OFC 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, as well as the latest information from the Go Media Stadium. Don’t miss out on the match with VAVEL‘s minute-by-minute live coverage online.
Here is the start time for the Samoa vs New Zealand match in several countries:
Argentina: 03:30 hours No Broadcast
Bolivia: 02:30 hours No Broadcast
Brazil: 03:30 hours No Broadcast
Chile: 03:30 hours No Broadcast
Colombia: 01:30 hours No Broadcast
Ecuador: 01:30 hours No Broadcast
USA (ET): 01:30 hours No Broadcast
Spain: 07:30 hours No Broadcast
Mexico: 00:30 hours No Broadcast
Paraguay: 03:30 hours No Broadcast
Peru: 01:30 hours No Broadcast
Uruguay: 03:30 hours No Broadcast
Venezuela: 02:30 hours No Broadcast
If you want to follow it online, VAVEL is your best option.
This is the latest team lineup: Nathan Viliamu, Alman John Kwan, Dilo Gerard, Joel Rudy Bartley, Taine Bonnie Wilson, Luke Lui matai, Luke Andrew Tolo, Xavier Tanielu, Dauntae Mariner, Andrew Stefano and Kaleb De Groot-Green.
The Christchurch midfielder is one of the orchestrators of the attack and comes into this match after being the main reference in the Samoa national team’s forward line. De Groot-Green arrives as one of the New Zealand team’s recent signings and will look to contribute offensively to the team. During this season with the team he has played 15 games where he scored 10 goals and gave 2 assists. He is one of the few professional players that Samoa has and his role is fundamental for the team. The most important thing for him is to start having more regularity on the field and to fit in better with players like Faitalia Hamilton-Pama to form a lethal forward line.
The Samoa team goes to the Go Media Stadium, to face the New Zealand team and continue their path within this phase of the OFC World Cup 2026 Qualifiers. They were part of the qualifiers prior to this cup, where they left American Samoa and the Cook Islands out undefeated with victories against both teams. The Samoa team has a good base of players led by Kaleb De Groot-Green, Faitalia Hamilton-Pama, Dauntae Mariner, Niko Steinmetz, Harry Chote and Andrew Stefano. The Samoa team is a majority representative of semi-professional players and only a few of them play professionally in the area. They are part of Group B along with New Zealand, Fiji and Samoa, the team is not one of the favorites in the group but will seek to continue developing little by little to begin to show improvements in football in the region.
This is the team’s final line-up: Max Crocombe, Tyler Bindon, Michael Boxall, Liberato Cacace, Storm Roux, Marko Stamenic, Matthew Garbett, Alex Rufer, Elijah Just, Logan Rogerson and Chris Woodi.
The Nottingham Forest winger has become one of the great leaders of the New Zealand team and was a starter in all the matches in the process towards the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Now, after managing to be back with his national team, Wood is a candidate to be the maximum reference in the offensive that New Zealand needs and his contribution will be very important for the future and the search to continue improving with this group of players. He is one of the figures of his team and arrives with 14 goals scored in 30 games and being key for this subsidiary of the Thai team.
New Zealand are coming into this match as part of the OFC Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, where they are one of the teams that could make it to the grand final of the championship. New Zealand have a roster with interesting players such as Chris Wood, Marko Stamenic, Liberato Cacace, Joe Bell, Callum McCowatt, Ben Waine, Tyler Bindon and Alex Rufer. New Zealand is a powerhouse in the OFC zone and will seek to keep up the football pace, hoping to get into the fight for a place among the representatives of the zone for the next World Cup. They come after qualifying for the second round after being the best team in the region in the FIFA ranking and, now, they will compete against Samoa for a place in the World Cup qualifiers. New Zealand will seek to get into the OFC Qualifiers and fight to be closer than ever to a World Cup.
The Go Media Stadium located in the city of Auckland will be the venue for this duel between two teams that seek to continue their path within the OFC Nations Cup 2024. This stadium has a capacity for 25,000 fans and was inaugurated in 1967.

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Good morning to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the live broadcast of the Samoa vs New Zealand match, corresponding to the OFC Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The match will take place at the Go Media Stadium, at 00:30.

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