The Futsal Ferns will play Portugal on Saturday evening in the last of their group games at the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup in the Philippines.
The game will be streamed live and free by FIFA+ (see link below).
Main photo credit: Glenn Carstens-Peters / unsplash.
Squads
Portugal
Goalkeepers
Ana Catarina da Silva Pereira, SL Benfica, Portugal
Maria Odete Francisco Rocha, SL Benfica, Portugal
Defenders
Inês Filipa Gonçalves de Matos, SL Benfica, Portugal
Helena Isabel Leite Nunes, C.D. Futsi Atlético Féminas, Spain
Catarina Alexandra Fernandes Silva (Kika), GCR Nun’Alvares, Portugal
Ana Patrícia Abreu Azevedo, GCR Nun’Alvares, Portugal
Midfielders
Débora Marisa Fernandes Lavrador, Poio Pescamar FS, Spain
Janice Silva, SL Benfica, Portugal
Ana Sofia Simões Gonçalves (Fifó), SL Benfica, Portugal
Carolina de Assis Olim Mendonça Pedreira, Poio Pescamar FS, Spain
Pivots
Ana Maria Lopes Pereira, SL Benfica, Portugal
Wingers
Ana Catarina Franco Ribeiro, GCR Leões de Porto Salvo, Portugal
Raquel Esteves Santos, SL Benfica, Portugal
Lídia Patrícia Moreira Fortes, GCR Nun’Alvares, Portugal
Coach
Luís Miguel Jerónimo da Conceição, Portugal
New Zealand
Goalkeepers
Danielle Bradley, Eastern Suburbs, New Zealand
*Mackenzie Falco, Canterbury United Pride, New Zealand
Defenders
Shivanthi Anthony, ASV Pescadola Machida, Japan
Sophie Williams, Melbourne AKU FC, Australia
Ella James, Papakura City/NRF, New Zealand
Ellena Firth, Papakura City/NRF, New Zealand
Pivots
Alosi Bloomfield, Papakura City/NRF, New Zealand
Catherine Pretty, Bloomsbury Futsal, England
Wingers
Jess Verdon, Papakura City/NRF, New Zealand
Jamie Evans, Waikato Rapids, New Zealand
Dayna Manak, Bloomsbury Futsal, England
Hannah Kraakman, Bloomsbury Futsal, England
Jordana Bremner, Papakura City/NRF, New Zealand
Britney-Lee Nicholson, Canterbury United Pride, New Zealand
*Replacement
Withdrawal
Hannah Hegarty, Canterbury United Pride, New Zealand — illness
Coach
Nic Downes, New Zealand
Fixtures
Games to be played on Saturday November 29, 2025 (NZT)
Tanzania v Japan
PhilSports Arena, Pasig City, Manila, Philippines, 5pm (NZT)
New Zealand v Portugal
PhilSports Arena, Pasig City, Manila, Philippines, 7.30pm (NZT)
This story was first published on November 29, 2025.