New Zealand’s Football Ferns will play Australia in the first of their two-match series at Gosford on Friday evening.
The game kicks off at 9.30pm (NZT).
The match will be streamed live and free by FIFA+ (see link below) and on TVNZ.
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Squads
Goalkeepers
Mackenzie Arnold (Portland Thorns, United States)
Chloe Lincoln (Brisbane Roar, Australia)
Teagan Micah (OL Lyonnais, France)
Defenders
Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea, England)
Steph Catley (Arsenal, England)
Charlotte Grant (Tottenham Hotspur, England)
Winonah Heatley (AS Roma, Italy)
Clare Hunt (Tottenham Hotspur, England)
Alanna Kennedy (London City Lionesses, England)
Courtney Nevin (Malmö FF, Sweden)
Midfielders
Kyra Cooney-Cross (Arsenal, England)
Katrina Gorry (West Ham United, England)
Amy Sayer (Kristianstads DFF, Sweden)
Emily van Egmond (Leicester City, England)
Clare Wheeler (Everton, England)
Tameka Yallop (Brisbane Roar, Australia)
Forwards
Caitlin Foord (Arsenal, England)
Michelle Heyman (Canberra United, Australia)
Kahli Johnson (Calgary Wild, Canada)
Sam Kerr (Chelsea, England)
Holly McNamara (Melbourne City, Australia)
Hayley Raso (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany)
Remy Siemsen (Kristianstads DFF, Sweden)
Kaitlyn Torpey (Portland Thorns, United States)
Head coach
Joe Montemurro
Name/caps/goals/club
Goalkeepers
Victoria Esson (31/0) (Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand)
Anna Leat (22/0) (Newcastle Jets, Australia)
Alina Santos (0/0) (University of Denver, United States)
Defenders
Liz Anton (24/0) (Kolbotn IL, Norway)
CJ Bott (50/3) (Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand)
Claudia Bunge (36/0) (Melbourne Victory, Australia)
Michaela Foster (28/1) (Durham, England)
Ally Green (18/2) (Calgary Wild, Canada)
Meikayla Moore (73/4) (Calgary Wild, Canada)
Kate Taylor (28/2) (Dijon FCO, France)
Lara Wall (1/0) (Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand)
Midfielders
Olivia Chance (47/2) (Kolbotn IL, Norway)
Maya Hahn (6/1) (FC Viktoria Berlin, Germany)
Betsy Hassett (159/115) (Stjarnan, Iceland)
Deven Jackson (5/0) (Melbourne City, Australia)
Katie Kitching (21/6) (Sunderland, England)
Annalie Longo (142/15) (Auckland United, New Zealand)
Emma Pijnenburg (6/0) (Feyenoord Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Grace Wisnewski (3/0) (FC Nordsjælland, Denmark)
Forwards
Kelli Brown (7/0) (Newcastle Jets, Australia)
Milly Clegg (18/2) (Halifax Tides, Canada)
Jacqui Hand (37/9) (Kolbotn IL, Norway)
Gabi Rennie (43/2) (Eskilstuna United DFF, Sweden)
Indiah-Paige Riley (32/3) (Crystal Palace, England)
Head coach
Michael Mayne
How they rank
New Zealand are currently #33 in the FIFA women’s world rankings, while Australia are #15.
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Fixtures
Game to be played on Friday November 28, 2025
Game 1
Australia v New Zealand
polytec Stadium, Gosford, NSW, 9.30pm NZT)
Game to be played on Tuesday December 2, 2025
Game 2
Australia v New Zealand
Coopers Stadium, Adelaide, 10.30pm (NZT)
Main photo credit: Glenn Carstens-Peters / unsplash.
This story was first published on November 29, 2025.