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Elijah Just of New Zealand celebrates with team mates after scoring his teams second goal during the FIFA Series match between New Zealand All Whites and Chile at Eden Park on March 30, 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

"Exactly the performance we wanted": All Whites coach on the bounce back from Finland to Chile

Author: Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026, 3:33pm

As the Football World Cup edges closer, the All Whites are looking to finalise their squad.

In the most recent international, the team fell to Finland, but managed to pick up an impressive 4-1 over Chile.

Head Coach Darren Bazeley told Piney the Finland game was disappointing, but they had a solid review the following day that left them determined to not have that type of performance again.

He says that while the loss wasn’t ideal, the reaction and the real accountability they got as a result was great, and then on Monday, they got exactly the performance they wanted.

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