ISBN10: 047301291X, ISBN13: 9780473012915, [publisher: New Zealand Football Association] Hardcover 200 pages. Dj wornThe first 100 years of the New Zealand Foot ball Association was a period which saw the sport of soccer domin ated by another football code, rugby union, but for all that socc er played an important role in the sporting heritage of this coun try with the highlight coming in 1982 when New Zealand qualified for the World Cup finals in Spain and shared the centre circle wi th soccer greats Brazil, Scotland and the USSR. This work seeks t o recall the good times during that period and as well as recalli ng the recent history through the eyes of those who made it, it p resents for the first time a detailed account of New Zealand's re cord on the international stage. Full attention is given as well to the major domestic competitions, the Chatham Cup and the Natio nal League.
[Wellington, New Zealand] [Publication Year: 1991]