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The record between Australia and New Zealand is one of dominance, especially in recent times.
The head-to-head count reads 30 Australian victories to New Zealand s 7, including 6 draws.
The glaring statistic however, is the Kiwi hoodoo which has seen Australia remain undefeated over its great rivals, stretching back 27 years.
The current New Zealand manager, Tom Sermanni, is a well-respected footballing figure in Australia, having taken charge of the Australian national side through the 2000s and early 2010s.
Sermanni oversaw the Aussie s period of dominance over their Trans-Tasman rivals, now he needs to guide the New Zealanders to their first victory over Australia since 1994.
That’s what makes the fact she will not be in Japan all the more difficult for her team.
Back in February, Stott was diagnosed with Hodgkin s lymphoma, a rare type of blood cancer. On Wednesday, while New Zealand take to the pitch, she will receive the results from her latest PET scan, which will determine whether she is in complete remission.
“I am fortunate enough to have represented my country at two Olympic Games already, but it doesn’t make the heartbreak of missing out this year, in one of my favourite countries, any easier,” she wrote on her blog, ‘beat it. by Stotty’, earlier this month.