# New Zealand’s heartbreaking World Cup loss REVIEW | Shane Smeltz on ref controversy, what went wrong

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Podcast: [Football360 Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/football360-today-7530143)
Published: 2026-06-22T08:52:32+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/football360comau/episodes/New-Zealands-heartbreaking-World-Cup-loss-REVIEW--Shane-Smeltz-on-ref-controversy--what-went-wrong-e3l424m
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Duration seconds: 1315

## Resource

All Whites legend Shane Smeltz joins Football360’s Lachie Flannigan as a late fadeout against Egypt saw New Zealand agonisingly miss out on a first World Cup win for the second game running.

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