New Zealand's Football Ferns have had the worst possible start to their Fifa Women's World Cup campaign, losing 1-0 to the Netherlands.
Brazil cruised past North Korea winning 3-0 to top Group F and progress to the knock out stages of the Fifa Under-20 World Cup.
Uzbekistan have qualified for the round of 16 with a 3-0 win over Fiji in Whangarei yesterday.
Organisers of the Under-20 football World Cup say the match is approaching a full house and Aucklanders can expect heavy traffic on the day of the final.
As the curtain comes down on the group stages of this wonderful tournament, we say goodbye to the eight countries who have failed to progress to the knockout rounds.
Wellington Regional Stadium played host to scenes of jubilation on Friday as the New Zealand Under 20s swept aside Myanmar.
Their team may have suffered a resounding 5-1 defeat by the hosts in their last match at the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015, but for a 250-strong group of refugees from Myanmar the result was of secondary importance. Being there was what mattered most.
Brazil set up an all-South American clash with Uruguay at the Under-20 World Cup after this afternoon battling to see off North Korea.
It was a classic, New Zealand scene. As millions of dollars worth of footballing talent were displaying their wares at Waikato Stadium on Wednesday, a club rugby team were being put through their paces just outside the venue.
Germany's under-20 side look the odds-on favourites to emulate their senior side and lift the World Cup following a third comfortable victory on Sunday.
Nigeria have booked a tasty Round of 16 clash with Germany after toppling Hungary 2-0 in New Plymouth this afternoon.
While it's not absolutely confirmed yet, Darren Bazeley and his under-20's brains trust can start planning for Portugal.
Qatar will leave New Zealand today, but their footballing machine has made a huge impression.
New Zealand will begin their search for a maiden win at the Women's World Cup with a clash against the Netherlands tomorrow afternoon (NZT).
Most Fridays, Noah Billingsley spends the day at Onslow College before coaching kids at the Ole Football Academy just north of Wellington.
For the past four years, New Zealand striker Hannah Wilkinson has been shielded from the world of professional football. But that's all about to change.
I’m not the sort of person who can watch a game of football and just be ‘neutral’. I have to be hoping that one side or the other will win.
The Junior All Whites are through to the Under-20 World Cup knockout phase as one of the best third-placed sides.
The Men’s U-20s came from a goal down to record their first ever win at a FIFA U-20 World Cup on Friday
With all 24 sides having now played two of their three pool games, it's time to crunch some numbers to assess New Zealand's chances of making the knockout stages of an under-20 World Cup for the very first time.
New Zealand’s globally sourced squad for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada is a signal not only of the rise of the women’s football but the team itself.
Another match in New Plymouth, another brilliant game.
Nigeria bounced back in the big way today at the Under-20 World Cup, with an emphatic 4-0 win over North Korea.
The wind, the rain and the history.
The biggest ever upset at the Under-20 World Cup or the best day in Fijian football history?
Football Ferns vice-captain Katie Duncan says genuine competition for starting places is adding a welcome intensity to their Women’s World Cup preparations in Canada.
If you could find the polar opposite (polar being the operative word) to lazing on a sun-soaked Cancun beach in Mexico, it would be a rain-drenched Wednesday night in Dunedin.
Senegal and Colombia will both be confident of advancing to the knockout stages of the Under 20 World Cup after their hard fought 1-1 draw at Waikato Stadium tonight.
Mexico are back in business in the Fifa U-20 World Cup after a stunning 2-1 victory over South American counterparts Uruguay in Dunedin on Wednesday.
The Men’s U-20s tilt at creating history hit Wellington on Wednesday as the team flew in to begin preparations for Friday’s likely do-or-die clash against Myanmar at Wellington Regional Stadium.
The Football Ferns have flicked the mental switch upon their arrival in Edmonton, four days out from their FIFA Women’s World Cup opener against the Netherlands.
Darren Bazeley is keeping the faith. The Junior All Whites coach remains positive his team can qualify for the knock-out stages of the Under-20 World Cup, despite last night's 4-0 hammering at the hands of the USA.
For a team that have never made any noise in three previous Women's World Cup appearances, New Zealand have a lofty goal in mind after a long-term strategy to improve their playing depth and standard of play.
Reaction to Sepp Blatter's sudden announcement that he will step down as FIFA president - just days after he was dramatically re-elected - has been strong.
Argentina were the pre-tournament favourites to win Group B. They might still do it but the odds are stacked against them after they lost 3-2 to Ghana in an exciting Fifa Under-20 World Cup match in Wellington tonight.