The Football Ferns were left to rue bad luck and a horror start after losing 0-2 to Canada in the Peace Queen Cup on Wednesday night.

The Football Ferns gave their Olympic preparation a timely boost, and kept their hopes of making the Peace Queen Cup final alive with an historic 1-0 win over South American champions Argentina in Suwon, Korea on Monday night.

A two-minute burst of quicksilver Korean counter-attacking snatched a 2-1 win from under the noses of the Football Ferns in their Peace Queen Cup opener in Suwon on Saturday night (NZT).

AUCKLAND – Shane Smeltz treated New Zealand fans to a record-equalling run of goal scoring form on Wednesday night as his second half double led the Thai Airways All Whites to a 3-0 win over New Caledonia at North Harbour...