Former New Zealand captain Steve Sumner dies at 61
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ― Steve Sumner, who captained the New Zealand football team that played at the 1982 World Cup after the longest qualifying （選挙などの）運動をする in the tournament's history, died Wednesday. He was 61.
New Zealand Football said Sumner had died from prostate 癌, which was first 診断するd in 2015.
English-born Sumner led New Zealand through a 15-match qualifying （選挙などの）運動をする which 含むd matches against Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, 中国, 中国 Taipei, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
ーするために reach the final プレーオフ, New Zealand had to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Saudi Arabia by five goals in Riyadh and did so, 主要な 5-0 at halftime and 持つ／拘留するing on in a scoreless second half. It then （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 中国 2-1 in Singapore to reach its first World Cup 決勝戦, after playing more matches than any other nation to reach a World Cup at that time.
Sumner played 105 times for New Zealand over 12 years, 得点する／非難する／２０ing 27 goals as an attacking midfielder.
