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| Newly signed Tottenham defender Ryan Nelsen will lead New Zealand in its friendly against Jamaica at Auckland on Feb. 29. Nelsen, who moved from Blackburn to Spurs earlier this month, was selected on Thursday by coach Ricki Herbert to lead a near full-strength New Zealand team in the one-off match. Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Dan Keat is the only uncapped player in an otherwise experienced New... |
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| * Easy win over Auckland's amateurs
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| Junya Tanaka and Masato Kudo scored in the space of four first-half minutes Thursday to lead J-League champion Kashiwa Reysol to a 2-0 win over New Zealand's Auckland City in the opening match of the Club World Cup. Tanaka made it 1-0 in the 37th minute after receiving a pass from Wataru Hashimoto, eluding two defenders and firing an angled left-footed shot past goalkeeper Jacob Spoonley. |
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| Japanese champions
Kashiwa Reysol eased past New Zealand amateurs Auckland City 2-0
in Toyota in the opening match of the Club World Cup on
Thursday.
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| After winning the J-League championship in historic fashion, Kashiwa Reysol is now looking to keep up the momentum with a win over Oceania champion Auckland City in its opening match of the Club World Cup. With a 3-1 victory over Urawa Reds on Saturday, Kashiwa became the first team in the 19-year history of the J-League to win the championship in its first season following promotion, which it... |
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| New Zealand's Auckland City faces a tough challenge in its opening match of the Club World Cup when the Oceania representative take on newly crowned J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol. Auckland City and Kashiwa will meet in a playoff Thursday with the winner advancing to take on CONCACAF champion Monterrey of Mexico in Sunday's quarterfinals. |
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| African champion Esperance will face Asian champion Al Sadd in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup, with the winner advancing to face Barcelona in the semifinals. The yet to be determined J-League champion were drawn Thursday to face Oceania's Auckland City in the opening match, with the winner advancing to face Mexican club Monterrey in the quarterfinals. |
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| An army in black of all ages
and backgrounds invaded the Auckland waterfront on Saturday at
the start of a mass celebration they hope will culminate in an
overdue rugby World Cup triumph for New Zealand.
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| Namibia coach Johan Diergaardt has named
the following team to play South Africa in their rugby World Cup
Pool D match at North Harbour Stadium, Auckland on Thursday.
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| Italy head coach Nick Mallett
announced the following team on Friday for their opening match
in World Cup Pool C against Australia at North Harbour Stadium,
Auckland, on Sunday.
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