1922 New Zealand v Australia soccer match

The 1922 association football New Zealand and Australia was not only the first international match for both sides,[1][2] but the first international held in Oceania.[3] New Zealand won 3–1, initiating a longtime rivalry between both teams, that have met more than 60 times since that first encounter.

First international football match
in Oceania
EventFriendly
New Zealand Australia
3 1
Date17 June 1922
VenueCarisbrooke Park, Dunedin, New Zealand
RefereeM. Thornley (New Zealand)
Attendance10,000~

Match details
New Zealand 3–1 Australia
  • Cook 20', ?'
  • Knott ?'
 Report
Carisbrooke Park, Dunedin
Attendance: 10,000~
Referee: M. Thornley (New Zealand)

See also

References
  1. "Socceroo Internationals for 1922". OzFootball.
  2. Zlotkowski, Andrew (15 October 2015). "New Zealand – list of matches". RSSSF.
  3. "FIRST SOCCER TEST". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 19 June 1922. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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