Haiti beat Football Ferns in International friendly
New Zealand’s Ford Football Ferns have lost 2-1 to Haiti in their international friendly in Malaga, Spain.
The result was the Ferns’ first defeat in five matches and came three days after Haiti’s men’s national team beat the All Whites 4-0 in a World Cup warm-up match in Florida.
It was the first women’s international meeting between New Zealand and Haiti.
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New Zealand took the lead shortly before halftime when Michaela Foster’s free kick found Claudia Bunge in the Haiti penalty area.
Bunge headed home in the 41st minute for her second international goal.
But Haiti responded before the break, with captain Nérilia Mondésir turning in a free kick from the right touchline in first-half stoppage time.
Haiti then completed the turnaround two minutes after the restart when Lourdjina Étienne finished at the back post from another set-piece move.
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The Football Ferns pushed for an equaliser late in the match, but Haiti’s defence held firm to secure the win.
The match was played in Malaga, where the Ferns will next face Morocco on Wednesday June 10.
That game kicks off at 4am (NZT) and will be shown live and free on TVNZ+.
Result
New Zealand 1 (Claudia Bunge 41’)
Haiti 2 (Nérilia Mondésir 45+’, Lourdjina Étienne 47’)
New Zealand Squad
Liz Anton (28 caps/0 goals) Canberra United, Australia
Mackenzie Barry (24/1) Wellington Phoenix FC, New Zealand
Hannah Blake (12/4) Durham FC, England
Claudia Bunge (42/1) Melbourne Victory, Australia
Milly Clegg (23/4) Vittsjö GIK, Sweden
Manaia Elliott (9/2) Wellington Phoenix FC, New Zealand
Victoria Esson (33/0) Wellington Phoenix FC, New Zealand
Michaela Foster (35/2) Durham FC, England
Ally Green (20/2) FC Copenhagen, Denmark
Maya Hahn (12/1) FC Viktoria Berlin, Germany
Jacqui Hand (39/9) FC Basel, Switzerland
Mae Hunt (debut) University at Buffalo, USA
Deven Jackson (10/1) Melbourne City FC, Australia
Grace Jale (39/9) Wellington Phoenix FC, New Zealand
Maggie Jenkins (1/0) Essendon Royals, Australia
Katie Kitching (28/9) Sunderland AFC, England
Brooke Neary (debut) Wellington Phoenix FC, New Zealand
Emma Pijnenburg (11/0) Wellington Phoenix FC, New Zealand
Gabi Rennie (47/2) Eskilstuna United DFF, Sweden
Alina Santos (3/0) University of Denver, USA
Malia Steinmetz (35/0) FC Nordsjælland, Denmark
Rebekah Stott (112/4) Melbourne City FC, Australia
Kate Taylor (32/3) Dijon FCO, France
Grace Wisnewski (7/0) FC Nordsjælland, Denmark
Fixtures
Game to be played on Wednesday June 10, 2026 (NZT)
New Zealand v Morocco
Nuevo Estadio El Maulí, Malaga, Spain, 4am (NZT)
This story was first published on June 6, 2026.