14 Sep 2010

Womens football team thrashed at World Cup

10:37 am on 14 September 2010

The New Zealand under 17 women's football team has ended the Fifa World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago with a 6-nil loss to Japan in their last group match.

Japan led 1-nil at half time with the win securing their place in the quarter-finals along with Spain.

New Zealand lost all 3 group matches, 2-1 to Venezuela and 3-1 to Spain.