New Zealand Ladies

New Zealand Ladies World Cup Prospects & History

FIFA World Ranking: 23
SkyBet Odds: 500/1

Qualifying

With Australia moving into the Asian qualifying section Nedw Zealand were left just needing to overcome Tonga, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea to qualify and they battered them all.

Look Out For

Rebecca Smith, a centre half who plays her club football in Sweden, is probably the Kiwis' most influential player although they have several other squad members who play in the States as well so they should not be underestimated.

Prospects

The bookies obviously don't fancy New Zealand's chances of getting out of their tough group and the bookies aren't often wrong.

Previous Tournaments

China 1991: Group Stage
Sweden 1995: DNQ
USA 1999: DNQ
USA 2003: DNQ