New Zealand, New Caledonia qualify for FIFA U-17 World Cup

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New Delhi, Feb 22: New Zealand and New Caledonia will represent Oceania at the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in India in October after the pair won their respective semifinals at the OFC Championship in Tahiti.

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It was a history-making occasion for New Caledonia which will take part in their first ever FIFA tournament.

New Zealand, meanwhile, will be featuring in their sixth successive FIFA U-17 World Cup. New Caledonia qualified with a 3-2 win over Solomon Islands while defending champions New Zealand beat Papua New Guinea 2-1.

New Zealand is coached by former international and Leeds United defender Danny Hay. Besides hosts India, four Asian countries, Iran, Iraq, Japan, and North Korea -- have already qualified for the third most important FIFA tournament to be completed among 24 teams.

The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be held in six Indian cities, New Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati, Navi Mumbai, Margao, and, Kochi from October 6-28.

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