The Wellington Phoenix have provided the backbone of the New Zealand squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
A remarkable 11 players from the 21-strong side have been picked from the Nix academy, and will feature for the junior All Whites in Qatar this month.
Grayson Cattle, Zach Cashmore, Joseph Chalabi, Jack Clegg, Willem Des Tombe, Gethyn Foster, Cailean Hamilton, Joe McIntyre, Cruz Pietersen and Ben Trenberth are all within the academy setup.
Sena Vesty of Christchurch United has also been involved with the academy through the FIFA Talent Development Scheme.
Chalabi, Clegg, Foster, Hamilton, McIntyre, Pietersen, and Trenberth all also attend the New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa, the charter school associated with the Phoenix and based at NZCIS.
The U-17 All Whites open their campaign against Mali at 2.30am NZT on Saturday, November 21.
They then face Vietnam at 4.30am NZT on Tuesday, November 24, before closing the group stage against Belgium at 2am NZT on Friday, November 27.
The three matches are set to be played at Aspire Zone in Doha.
All of their games will be available through FIFA+ via DAZN, and on TVNZ+.
