New Zealand coach Anthony Hudson is looking to confound the form book at the Confederations Cup as he continues his drive to get his side back to Russia for next year's World Cup finals. The All Whites have never won a game at a senior FIFA men's tournament, their best efforts a single draw against Iraq at the 2009 Confederations Cup and three more at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The task at hand also involves matches against Mexico, who routed New Zealand 9-3 on aggregate in the intercontinental playoff for the 2016 World Cup finals, and then European champions Portugal. If they get through that, a playoff against the fifth best side from the South American qualifying group awaits. (This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Source: dna June 14, 2017 07:47 UTC