1922 New Zealand v Australia soccer match

First international football match
in Oceania

Event	Friendly
New Zealand Australia 3 1
Date	17 June 1922
Venue	Carisbrooke Park, Dunedin, New Zealand
Referee	(New Zealand)
Attendance	10,000~

The 1922 association football New Zealand and Australia was not only the first international match for both sides,^[1][2] but the first international held in Oceania.^[3] New Zealand won 3–1, initiating a longtime rivalry between both teams, that have met more than 60 times since that first encounter.

Match details[]

17 June 1922

New Zealand	3–1	Australia
Cook 20', ?' Knott ?'	Report	Maunder 45'

, Dunedin

Attendance: 10,000~

Referee: M. Thornley (New Zealand)

See also[]

• Australia–New Zealand soccer rivalry
• History of the Australia national soccer team
• 1872 Scotland v England football match

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