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Katie Sands

Wales Women 0-0 New Zealand: Solid runout and clean sheet ahead of crucial World Cup qualifiers

Gemma Grainger's Wales side prepared for the business end of their World Cup qualifying campaign with a goalless draw against New Zealand on Tuesday.

The Wales boss selected her strongest team available, barring Jess Fishlock who missed the fixture due to a busy club schedule in America, and Wales Women vice-captain Natasha Harding went close before opponent Jacqui Hand hit the bar.

Wales manager Grainger will be pleased with a solid runout and clean sheet in the friendly to conclude a week-long stay in south-east Spain, where her squad has been in training ahead of their final two World Cup qualifiers in September, from which Wales need four points to secure a World Cup play-off.

The Football Ferns, who lost 1-0 the last time the two sides met in 2019, are already assured of their place at next year's World Cup, which is being jointly staged in New Zealand and Australia, while qualification would mark Wales Women's first appearance at a major tournament.

Wales are away to Greece on Thursday, September 2, and home to Slovenia at Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday, September 6, and will hope to return to winning ways having now won just one game in five matches (one win, two draws and two defeats).

Tickets for the match against Slovenia start at £2 (group bookings) and £4 (individual bookings) for kids, and are available at faw.cymru/tickets.

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