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The New Zealand women's football coach Tony Readings believes his side deserved to beat World Champions Japan in last night's World Cup warm-up match in Kagawa.

Defender Abby Erceg will captain the New Zealand women's football team that will contest their third successive World Cup in Canada next month.

The long-serving Football Ferns midfielder Hayley Bowden has announced her retirement from international football.

The Football Ferns have been humbled 4-0 by world number two women's side the USA in St Louis.

Papua New Guinea plan to prove their doubters wrong when they host next year's Under 20 Women's Football World Cup.

The Papua New Guinea Football Association says now the country has been awarded hosting right's for next year's Under 20 Women's World Cup, the next task is to ensure their team is competitive.

The Papua New Guinea Football Association say being awarded hosting rights for next year's Under 20 Women's World Cup is a big vote of confidence for football in the Pacific.

Football's governing body FIFA has approved holding the final of the controversial 2022 World Cup in Qatar on December 18th.

New Zealand Football has confirmed a match between the Football Ferns and the United States as a part of their preparations for the World Cup in Canada in June.

Leading women footballers have abandoned their legal action over the use of artificial pitches at this year's Women's World Cup in Canada.

The New Zealand women's football team were denied a maiden win over Denmark this morning after conceding a late equaliser in a 1-1 draw in wet conditions in Turkey.

The draw for next year's FIFA Women's World Cup in Ottawa has put the Football Ferns in group A with hosts Canada, the Netherlands and China.

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich and Germany's Manuel Neuer are the finalists for the 2014 Ballon d'Or world footballer award.

The New Zealand women's football team has drawn 1-1 with world number nine Norway in an international friendly match in Stavanger.

The New Zealand women's football coach Tony Readings wants his team to display more self belief after going down 2-1 to world number four France in Laval this morning. The...

A group of 13 members of the US Senate have urged FIFA to switch next year's women's World Cup in Canada to natural grass.

The New Zealand women's football team are likely secure a berth at next year's FIFA World Cup in Canada when they take on the Cook Islands at the Oceania Women's Nations Cup in Kokopo tomorrow.

The second round of the OFC Women's Nations Cup will be played in Papua New Guinea today.

The Cook Islands Women's Football coach isn't under any illusions about the magnitude of the task at hand for his young squad.

Papua New Guinea Football's General Secretary says hosting the FIFA Under 20 Women's World Cup in 2016 would help alleviate social problems in the country.

New Zealand Football says it isn't concerned by the use of artificial pitches for the women's football World Cup in Canada next year.

UEFA's president Michel Platini has ruled himself out of the top job in world football, while Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Europe's best male footballer.