{"id":205540,"date":"2025-09-09T21:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz\/?p=205540"},"modified":"2025-09-09T21:00:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:00:21","slug":"all-whites-lose-to-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz\/?p=205540","title":{"rendered":"All Whites lose to Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"380\">New Zealand has lost the Soccer Ashes to Australia after a 3\u20131 defeat in the second match, held at Go Media Stadium on Monday night. The result means the Socceroos win the two-game series on aggregate after also claiming a 1\u20130 win in the first match in Canberra on Friday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"599\">Despite hopes of a comeback, the All Whites couldn&#8217;t overcome the Australians&#8217; strong attack. New Zealand\u2019s only goal came from striker Chris Wood, while Australia\u2019s goals were scored by M. 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