Great news for football fans – the All Whites are heading to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 

Their 3-0 win over the New Caledonia side was enough to book their trip next year to the US, Canada, and Mexico. 

Weekend Sport host Jason Pine told Andrew Dickens that quite a few people probably expected the game to be fairly straight forward, but it didn’t take long for those illusions to be dispelled. 

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Great news for football fans – the All Whites are heading to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.&nbsp;
Their 3-0 win over the New Caledonia side was enough to book their trip next year to the US, Canada, and Mexico.&nbsp;
Weekend Sport host Jason Pine told Andrew Dickens that quite a few people probably expected the game to be fairly straight forward, but it didn’t take long for those illusions to be dispelled.&nbsp;
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Jason Pine: Weekend Sport host on the All Whites qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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