(Source: Oceania Football Confederation) In selecting his squad for his sixth game in charge of the New Zealand side, Hudson has included eight players from across the successful 2015 age-group World Cup campaigns which saw both the U-17 and U-20 sides qualify for the knockout phase of their respective tournaments - a first for New Zealand Football in the same cycle. Led by tour captain Chris Wood (Leeds United), the team also includes experienced attacking players Shane Smeltz (Sydney FC), Marco Rojas (FC Thun) and Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory). At 18 years of age, Blackpool FC midfielder Henry Cameron gets his first call up to the New Zealand side as Hudson continues to give young...
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