New Zealand, Cape Verde lose in setback to World Cup preparations

New Zealand and Cape Verde suffered setbacks to their World Cup preparations on Friday in Auckland, losing to Finland and Chile respectively in friendlies. Hosts New Zealand were beaten 2-0 while World Cup debutants Cape Verde went down 4-2 and had a player sent off. New Zealand will face Belgium, Iran and Egypt in the [] The post New Zealand, Cape Verde lose in setback to World Cup preparations appeared first on The Namibian.

March 27, 2026

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