It was a meeting of Hungarian football identities when Imre Kiss welcomed Hungary's national under-20 football team to New Plymouth at the weekend.
Counting down to the Fifa Under-20 World Cup, which begins in four days, the Herald looks at how each group stacks up. Today, Steven Holloway gets to grips with Group B.
Few 12-year-old Kiwis can say they've attended two Fifa World Cup tournaments within two years.
Counting down to the Fifa under-20 World Cup which begins in five days, the Herald looks at how each group in the tournament stacks up. Today, Group A.
Sean Lovemore will never forget the moment he narrowly missed the winning goal in front of 50,000 people at the 2011 Fifa U-20 World Cup in Columbia.
The Football Ferns completed the final leg of their FIFA Women’s World Cup build-up with a 1-0 loss to Japan in a tight contest in Kagawa on Sunday.
The under-20 World Cup hasn’t started yet but already New Zealand goalkeeper Oliver Sail feels on top of the world.
The Men’s U-20 side finished their preparation for the FIFA U-20 World Cup on Sunday with a 4-2 loss to Austria at Bays City Park.
Uruguay under-20 midfielder Diego Poyet didn't have much choice in his career path.
There was a surprise visitor at Birkenhead United training last Tuesday. Junior All Whites captain Bill Tuiloma, who had arrived back in the country only the day before to begin preparations for the Under-20 World Cup, turned up - with his boots and playing gear.
An operation to keep the U-20 football world cup in New Zealand free of corruption is in full swing with Fifa confirming it will have security guards monitoring suspicious behaviour at each of the 52 matches.
New Zealand Football is encouraging fans to be part of the "momentous occasion" of the Fifa Under-20 World Cup by wearing white to New Zealand games
Sky Sport have secured the rights to the 2018 and 2022 football World Cups as part of an eight-year football deal with FIFA.
Football Ferns coach Tony Readings is eyeing up two targets ahead of Sunday night’s clash with defending FIFA Women’s World Cup champions Japan in Kagawa.
New Zealand Football announced on Saturday the appointment of Leon Birnie as coach of the Women’s U-20 side as the team begin preparations for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
Consistency is all the Football Ferns need to go far in World Cup
Ten years ago a relatively unknown, short, featherweight striker was patiently waiting to take the world by storm.
New Zealand's hosting of the Fifa U-20 World Cup from next Saturday will kick start a new era for football in the country, Peter O'Hara, Fifa's local leverage and legacy director, says.
Uruguay's head coach Fabian Coito can't wait to see how his player's stand up against the world's best in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup.
Wellington Phoenix General Manager David Dome is concerned the FFA’s salary cap reforms could grow the A-League’s divide between rich and poor.
Five Wellington Phoenix players have been named in the New Zealand under-20 squad for the Fifa under-20 World Cup.
Striker Sarah Gregorius is lapping up the atmosphere in her home away from home as the Football Ferns get set for the pre-FIFA Women’s World Cup clash with Japan on Sunday night.
An end of season capitulation by Wellington Phoenix unfortunately took the shine off what has been a successful season for the side, who improved dramatically on last season's struggling performance by reaching this year's playoffs.
The New Zealand Men’s U-20s side continued their preparations for the FIFA U-20 World Cup on Thursday with a 2-1 loss to Honduras at Shoesmith Domain in Warkworth.
Four contracted professionals feature in the 10-strong Wellington Phoenix squad that will contest the Hong Kong Football Club Soccer Sevens 2015 later this month.
THE Paul Ifill Football Academy is set to open in Wairarapa next month and the Wellington Phoenix legend is looking for the first group of participants.
New Zealand's first opponents at the Fifa Under-20 World Cup were made to feel right at home on their arrival in the country today.
An injury list longer than their goalscoring one was the downside to Panama's 1-0 win over Uruguay in an under-20 World Cup warm-up match on Wednesday.
SuperSport United’s Jeremy Brockie has warned PSL strikers to be wary of the club’s new signing and compatriot Michael Boxall.
The countdown is on. The blue carpet is ready and the grass is growing.
Two World Cup under-20 teams will play a warm-up match in Hamilton on Wednesday on a muddy, bumpy field while a pristine surface lies unused 20 metres away.
Former Junior All Whites' assistant coach Willy Gerdsen, who was controversially sacked in January, is Canterbury United's new coach.
Midfielder Matt Ridenton says New Zealand will feed off home support as they chase an elusive win at football's Under-20 World Cup.
New Zealand Football has changed the structure and composition of its national league five times over the past two decades, and recent rumblings strongly suggest No6 is in the pipeline.
The Football Ferns departed Auckland on Tuesday morning bound for Japan where they’ll complete the last phase of their pre-FIFA Women’s World Cup preparation with Sunday’s match against world champions on Sunday.