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New Zealand were dealt a reality check ahead of the World Cup as Nottingham Forest star Chris Wood sent a warning to his teammates.
The All Whites were taking on Haiti in a World Cup warm-up match, with their final test coming against England – and Elliot Anderson – on Saturday evening.
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Wood’s team were thrashed 4-0 by the minnows, and that represents a real setback for New Zealand ahead of the tournament getting underway.
New Zealand will face Iran, Egypt and Belgium at the World Cup and ahead of this weekend’s final warm-up game with England, Wood has sent a warning to his teammates.
Photo by Darren Staples / AFP via Getty ImagesChris Wood suggests teammates have to improve ahead of England test
Forest star Wood is a proud man, and his 89th cap, which he collected last night, makes him the all-time appearance holder for his country.
Wood feels his teammates weren’t at the races and has urged them to stay positive ahead of tougher tests.
He told The Post: “It’s not what we came here for. We’re nowhere near where we wanted to be. We’ve got an awful lot of work to do in a short space of time.
“It’s time for us to show our character and bounce back. It’s disappointing. There’s no getting away from it. We weren’t good enough.”
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Haiti won the game after goals from Ruben Providence, Lenny Joseph, Frantzdy Pierrot and Duke Lacroix, and they will gain a big boost from their result.
Wood will be delighted to simply be at the World Cup after fighting back from a serious knee injury, which robbed him of six months of the 2025/26 campaign.
Now, the Forest striker will hope to start firing again as they play England in Tampa Bay on Saturday before the proper stuff gets underway.
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