The women’s U-20 side will face Australia’s U-20 team across two games in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington next month as they build toward the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2024, taking place in Colombia this August and September. 

The first match will take place on Thursday 11 July, kicking off at 2:30pm at Jerry Collins Stadium, and will be open to the public to watch for free as well as broadcast live on FIFA+.  

The second match will take place on Sunday 14 July, also kicking off at 2:30pm, but will be played behind closed doors at NZCIS to aid both teams preparation for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. 

Head coach Leon Birnie said: 

"The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup is just 10 weeks away, so it's excellent to confirm these matches as part of our ongoing preparations for Colombia. 

"Australia should be a good test for us and it will be great for the team to be able to play in front of a home crowd, so we look forward to seeing the people of Wellington at the game.” 

Aotearoa New Zealand have been draw in Group E at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2024 alongside Austria, Ghana and Japan.  

They will kick off against Japan on 3 September (NZT), before facing Austria on 6 September (NZT) and Ghana on 9 September (NZT).   

MATCH DETAILS 

International Friendlies:

New Zealand vs Australia
11 July 2024 [NZT]
KO 2:30pm
Jerry Collins Stadium, Wellington
Open to the public

New Zealand vs Australia
14 July 2024 [NZT]
KO 2:30pm
NZCIS, Wellington
Behind closed doors

FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2024 – Group E Fixtures:

Japan vs New Zealand
2 September 2024 [local] / 3 September 2024 [NZT]
KO 8pm [local] / 1pm [NZT]
Estadio El Techo, Bogotá, Colombia 

Austria vs New Zealand
5 September 2024 [local] / 6 September 2024 [NZT]
KO 8pm [local] / 1pm [NZT]
Estadio El Techo, Bogotá, Colombia 

New Zealand vs Ghana
8 September 2024 [local] / 9 September 2024 [NZT]
KO 6pm [local] / 11am [NZT]
Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia

Article added: Thursday 20 June 2024