How is New Zealand playing football?

/kloc-In the 4th century, Maori came here from Polynesia and became the earliest inhabitants of New Zealand. They were named after the Polynesian word "aotearoa", which means "green land with white clouds blossoming". 1642, Dutch navigator abel tasman landed here and named it "New Zeeland". From 1769 to 1777, Captain james cook, an Englishman, visited New Zealand five times and made surveys and maps. Since then, a large number of British immigrants have come here and announced their occupation of New Zealand, and the Dutch name of the island has been changed to English "New Zeeland".

New Zealand is the country that developed football earlier in the world. As early as 1898, the New Zealand Football Association was established and won the first Oceania championship in 1973.

[The only time to enter the World Cup]

Although New Zealanders started playing football very early and became the champion team in Oceania in their early years, the New Zealand team has only participated in the World Cup finals once so far. Fans who are familiar with China football know that New Zealand's only World Cup trip was in 1982, and it was only after the play-off victory over China that it reached the final.

At that time, the competition system was not perfect enough, and the last round of competition did not start at the same time. China, who finished the final round before New Zealand, could only watch the Saudis "release water". This water is put just right, so that the goal difference between China and Singapore is the same. In the play-offs, China lost to New Zealand by 1-2, and was disqualified from the World Cup finals. New Zealand entered the World Cup finals for the first time in history.

[Two-time Oceania Champion]

In New Zealand, rugby is a national sport, and football also plays a very important role.

The New Zealand Football Association was founded on 1898. From 1923, the annual knockout was introduced to New Zealand by the British, and it was the main competition in the country until 1970 when the national league was launched. The implementation of the National League enabled New Zealand football to develop rapidly and helped the New Zealand team win the first Oceania football championship in 1973. In the following ten years, New Zealand was the number one team in Oceania.

In recent years, Australia has become the new overlord of Oceania, while New Zealand has not stagnated. They used the Australian football model for reference, encouraged more young players to play for foreign teams, and embarked on a shortcut to success. 1998 defeated Australia twice and won the Oceania championship after 1973.

[Zhang Xiaobin joins the Cavaliers]

Zhang Xiaobin's name is no stranger to China fans. As a player of Shaanxi Guoli Team, 16 years old went to play for English stockport Club, and 18 years old was selected for Shen Xiangfu Olympic Team.

Like many national team players, Zhang Xiaobin lost the chance to play football at the beginning of the 2005 season after the national club was disqualified by the Football Association. After many efforts, he successfully joined the New Zealand Cavaliers and participated in the Australian Super League with Qu Shengqing, a player from China. There are 8 teams participating in the Australian Super League, and the other 7 teams are all Australian teams.

Contrary to Qu Shengqing's arrogance, Zhang Xiaobin's Cavaliers are currently ranked at the bottom. All competitions will end on February 3rd. Qu Shengqing's Adelaide team is likely to win the first Australian Super Championship, and Zhang Xiaobin and Cavaliers can't escape the position of vice squad leader.

Despite the poor performance of the team, club officials, coaches and local China people spoke highly of Zhang Xiaobin. Club owner Adeshid said at the official website: "Zhang Xiaobin is one of the most exciting young players in China and we are willing to provide him with a stage to show his talents."

[China Football Match]

Although New Zealand is a small country, its population is even smaller, so it is an immigrant country, and the Chinese population in New Zealand has accounted for 7%.

In July 2005, the Chinese Football Club held the Oasis Football Invitational Tournament in Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and four teams were invited to participate. They are: Christchurch Chinese Football Club, Vietnam Team, Afghanistan Team and Doctor Sun Team.

After the round robin, the top two competed for the championship and three or four competed for the third place. In the championship and runner-up, Afghanistan and Christchurch Chinese Football Club became 1 ratio 1 in 90 minutes. In the penalty shootout, Afghan defeated Christchurch China to win the championship, and Christchurch China won the runner-up. In the competition for the third and fourth place, Dr. Sun defeated Vietnam 5-4, which not only won the first victory of this competition, but also won the third place.