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Coach Danny Hay is looking forward to the OlyWhites having an “acid test” at the Tokyo Olympics in July.
New Zealand’s under-24 men’s football team could find themselves in a pool with Brazil and Germany at the Tokyo Olympics in July, or with Argentina and Spain, or – in a worst-case scenario – with hosts Japan, Mexico, and France. And they won’t be able to call on All Whites midfielder Ryan Thomas as they come face to face with some of the world’s elite footballing nations, as his season-ending ankle injury and surgery have ruled him out of contention for one of the three over-age spots on offer.
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