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Newsflash: NZ Draw With Italy In World Cup
The unthinkable happened this morning with NZ, ranked 78 in the world, holding world champions Italy, ranked 5th, to a draw in group play at the World Cup in South Africa.
An early goal from Shane Smeltz against the run of play set the scene followed by a penalty which enabled Italy to equalize. This was followed by an astonishing 50 minutes of defence and goal keeping by the All Whites.
New Zealand is now 2nd equal in the pool and needs to beat Paraguay in their final match in order to qualify for the second round.
ENDS
Alastair Thompson
Scoop Publisher
Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.
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