The New Zealand women's football team for next month's FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Costa Rica has been named and includes five players who won the Oceania under-20 tournament in Auckland at the weekend.
Martine Puketapu, Daisy Cleverley, Isabella Coombes, Elizabeth Anton and Geena Gross were all involved in the Junior Football Ferns side which secured a berth at the FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup.
The New Zealand Under-17 side will warmup for the World Cup with a 4-nation tournament in Los Angeles against the United States, China and Japan.
New Zealand will play Paraguay, Spain and Japan in group play at the World Cup.
The squad is.....
Goalkeepers
1. Emma Fulbrook (Waterside Karori AFC/Capital Football)
20. Emily Hanrahan (Claudelands Rovers/Waikato Bay of Plenty)
21. Abigail Roper (Fencibles Utd AFC/Auckland Football)
Defenders
2. Geena Gross (Suburbs FC/Mainland Football)
3. Hope Gilchrist (Waterside Karori AFC/Capital Football)
4. Elizabeth Anton (Lynn-Avon United AFC/Auckland Football)
5. Hanna English (Dunedin Technical/Football South)
12. Sophie Stewart-Hobbs (Papamoa FC/Waikato Bay of Plenty Football)
14. Karin Ingram (Massey University/Central Football)
Midfielders
6. Isabella Coombes (Claudelands Rovers/Waikato Bay of Plenty Football)
7. Bella Kingi (Lynn-Avon United AFC/Auckland Football)
8. Daisy Cleverley (Forrest Hill Milford United AFC/Auckland Football)
15. Ashley Arquette (Halswell United/Central Football)
17. Deven Jackson (Lynn-Avon United AFC/Auckland Football)
18. Isabella Richards (Three Kings United/Auckland Football)
Forwards
9. Martine Puketapu (Three Kings United/Auckland Football)
10. Jade Parris (Metro FC/Auckland Football)
11. Emily Oosterhof (Glenfield Rovers/Northern Football)
13. Paige Satchell (Rotorua United AFC/Waikato Bay of Plenty Football)
16. Sarah Morton (Maycenvale United/Central Football)
19. Tayla Christensen (Claudelands Rovers/Waikato Bay of Plenty Football)
