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New Zealand, who will co-host the World Cup
with neighbours Australia from July 20 to Aug. 20, suffered a
5-0 hammering by Portugal last week before losing 2-0 and 1-0 to
Argentina this week.
The defeats extended New Zealand's winless run to eight games,
with the team last winning against the Philippines in a friendly
in September 2022. They have also not scored in their last five
games.
"I really will review everything. I will reflect on our
decisions. I will reflect on what has happened and look forward
to the next tour," Klimkova told reporters.
"When we were talking about what we need to do during these five
months, we need to now use every day for our preparation. It's
not just about the tours, it's not about being at good clubs and
playing games in the clubs.
"We have to do much more and it's a lot of work that we need to
add to what we have done prior because as you can see, the
outcomes didn't go our way."
Striker Hannah Wilkinson said their performance was not "good
enough".
"When you are at home, it hurts that much more because you want
to be better for your home country and to show what we can do
with football in this country," Wilkinson said.
"It's a huge wake up call. We have to lift it in so many areas
and I really hope this has shocked people and we push ourselves
and be better."
New Zealand are in Group A at the World Cup with Norway, the
Philippines and Switzerland.
The Football Ferns have played at the World Cup five times,
having never advanced beyond the group stage.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Kim Coghill
and Himani Sarkar)
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