All Whites thrashed 4-0 by Haiti in concerning World Cup warm-up

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/providence-ruben/rT09jQGj/"]Ruben ‌Providence[/a] struck in the 12th minute at Inter Miami CF Stadium and substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joseph-lenny/0K8CfONM/"]Lenny Joseph[/a] ‌doubled the lead for the 82nd-ranked Caribbeans six minutes after ‌the restart.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pierrot-frantzdy/Q7ptRtTl/"]Frantzdy Pierrot[/a] grabbed a third with a header after the hour-mark before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lacroix-duke/zmDsfzTp/"]‌Markhus Lacroix[/a] finished the demolition job with a long-range rocket as ‌the counter-punching Grenadiers dismantled the World Cup's lowest-ranked nation.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/haiti/nk4v10Z1/"]Haiti[/a]'s buildup was overshadowed by visa trouble for midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pierre-woodensky-olivier/zyYbg9z9/"]Woodensky Pierre[/a], the squad's only player based in the Caribbean ‌nation.[/p][p]Pierre was unable to play against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-zealand/rLctHkpU/"]New ⁠Zealanders[/a] because his visa was ‌not approved by U.S. authorities until too late.[/p][p]He landed at Miami airport around ​half-time with Haitian soccer officials and hoped to catch the last part of the game, a team spokesperson told Reuters.[/p][embed guid="a536921e-35f3-430d-9ad1-7ee0c890b73f" url="https://x.com/TheGoalsZone/status/2061988335900381489" social-type="twitter" /][p]New ​Zealand skipper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wood-chris/Cp7L7Gro/"]Wood[/a] became his nation's most-capped player with 89 appearances, moving one past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vicelich-ivan/MaIrbNZm/"]Ivan Vicelich[/a], but there was little to celebrate for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nottingham/UsushcZr/"]⁠Nottingham Forest[/a] striker.[/p][p]Wood conjured ​one of his side's few chances early in the first half with a bicycle kick, saved on the line by goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/placide-johnny/hz9iLSns/"]Jhony Placide[/a].[/p][p]New Zealand's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/paulsen-alex/AF8MfxI4/"]Alex Paulsen[/a] had a poor audition to be his team's starting goalkeeper, ‌while centre back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/surman-finn/vw2VBzE5/"]Finn Surman[/a] also had a first half to forget.[/p][p]Both were culpable in Providence's goal as the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/WYintcWb/"]Netherlands[/a]-based forward wriggled by Surman in the area and chipped Paulsen from a tight angle.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/payne-tim/Gd2DkZCC/"]Tim Payne[/a], New Zealand's suddenly famous full back, went to groun[/p][embed guid="0a12fa11-8ac5-47a9-b3bb-ecae7c77f34c" url="https://x.com/TheGoalsZone/status/2061991323142344857" social-type="twitter" /][p]d in the area after contact with Placide in the 17th minute but no penalty was given and no VAR was available.[/p][p]New Zealand coach Darren Bazeley put [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/crocombe-max/xSeBjmIu/"]Max Crocombe[/a] in goal for the second half amid a slew ‌of substitutions but three goals sailed by the hapless keeper as the ​All Whites' defence collapsed.[/p][p]Joseph took a through-ball between defenders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/boxall-michael/f9lQiP3d/"]Michael ‌Boxall[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-vries-francis/pbGUl5vN/"]Francis De Vries[/a] and tucked a left-footed shot into the corner before an unmarked Pierrot headed in a cross from five metres on 62 minutes.[/p][p]Lacroix completed New Zealand's embarrassment on 87 minutes when he turned on the edge of the area and ⁠blasted into the right corner ⁠of the net, sending blue ‌and red-clad fans into a frenzy.[/p][embed guid="5d96837c-b081-4296-a925-858a21206cb1" url="https://x.com/lizzy_becherano/status/2061974638557581731" social-type="twitter" /]