Maximus Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Well, flock me ...our national anthem gets sung and played only in Maori now. LOL MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 And apparently now we all eat kai🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Maizcay Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 i think FIFA have a time limit on anthems, if that's the case then makes sense just to sing the first half you say "played only in Maori", what's the difference between playing it in Maori and playing it any other way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Show Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Well I'm Maori.. In the terms of percentages.. and I can say that as the majority of New Zealanders speak english, including all ethnicities that make up the wonderful cultural melting pot of New Zealand that are undoubtedly in the crowd, then yes there is a difference, if it was time limited then it should have been sung in English. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Show Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Maximus said: Well, flock me ...our national anthem gets sung and played only in Maori now. LOL MM Good start though Max 🙂 1-0 against Norway .. Maybe there's something in the te reo magic 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloke Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Maximus said: Well, flock me ...our national anthem gets sung and played only in Maori now. LOL MM Well, it is an official NZ Language. Do you want the Haka performed in English? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 oh lawdie, DS, are you crediting Te Ao Maori for this fabulous and wonderful historic sporting victory that has nothin to do with a player's race? Thoroughly deserved win ...best of all the goal scorer comes from Maxi's neck of the woods. We taught her everything she knows, sort of. MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 1 minute ago, Bloke said: Well, it is an official NZ Language. Do you want the Haka performed in English? missing the point. Our national anthem is bilingual; so who decided to do it only in Te Reo tonite? MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloke Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 8 minutes ago, Maximus said: missing the point. Our national anthem is bilingual; so who decided to do it only in Te Reo tonite? MM Get a life. Even the Aussie have honoured the Aborigines before The Matilda's game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globederby19 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Moving on, before we become the Sth Africa of the Pacific. They completely outplayed the 12th ranked team in the world, hustled them off the ball and put them in disarray. I was expecting a loss, but that was a definitive moment in our womans footballing History . Well done them.👍 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globederby19 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Bloke said: Get a life. Even the Aussie have honoured the Aborigines before The Matilda's game. Virtue signalling, and token gesture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown fox Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Best alround display I've seen from the Ferns.Just need to get more shots on goal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Blue Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 1 minute ago, brown fox said: Best alround display I've seen from the Ferns.Just need to get more shots on goal. Great result !⚽ that will create a swarm of young lasses wanting to play football all around Nz now. and just now the Aussie Matilda's have won too !! excellent stuff. Had the 'Luck of the Irish' and got a penalty to beat Ireland 1-0 .⚽🏆 alas Sam Kerr still out for a match or 2 with a calf injury. What rotten timing. 🤕 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 Max was very impressed with the accuracy of the Ferns' passing and ball control. Shame the penalty hit the crossbar cos 2-0 a fairer reflection of the two performances IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globederby19 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) From hero to zero. Put them under pressure and the lack of ball control shows when having to make quick one twos.That's the difference between European football and local stuff. Norway who play a more expansive structured game hang off players more, which gave us more time to hassle and upset their rhythm, with our style of play. Some nice players in our team but a way to go yet, and they should have put the Phillipines away, but were hustled off the ball and kept out by some very good goalkeeping . Wide open group now. Edited July 25, 2023 by Globederby19 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngakonui grass Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Never posted anything after WIN over Norway because i thought Norway had been well overated as a team.They were ranked well above NZ but hadn't produced the goods for a few games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloke Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 On 7/20/2023 at 9:36 PM, Maximus said: missing the point. Our national anthem is bilingual; so who decided to do it only in Te Reo tonite? MM I have now been to three games at The Wellington Stadium and for all of these there has been no vocalist for the National Anthems and the same for other games that I have watched on Sky. So, for the Norway game the anthem was sung in Māori by the crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Bloke said: I have now been to three games at The Wellington Stadium and for all of these there has been no vocalist for the National Anthems and the same for other games that I have watched on Sky. So, for the Norway game the anthem was sung in Māori by the crowd. my query is why isnt it being sung - even if only by the crowd - in both languages. Only time for one verse? Then do it 50/50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 Congrats to the Philippines ladies, defied our strikers throughout and had little possession themselves. NZ had plenty of chances to score but the precision passing and finishing was not there this time. Makes the Group even more interesting. MM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 The Participating Member Associations shall submit a CD of their national anthem (maximum 90 seconds) to FIFA by the date stipulated in the relevant circular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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