NZ 手渡す coach 契約 拡張 ahead of World Cup opener
WELLINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - New Zealand's women's サッカー team have received a 上げる ahead of their World Cup final opener against the Netherlands on Tuesday after coach Tom Sermanni was given a 契約 拡張 through next year's Tokyo Olympics.
The 64-year-old Scotsman was 最初 任命するd only until after the June 7-July 7 tournament in フラン but has been rewarded with an 延長するd 取引，協定 after 回復するing the culture of the team.
The squad was in 騒動 with more than 10 players in open 反乱 against coach Andreas Heraf last year but 事柄s have 改善するd かなり since the Austrian 辞職するd and Sermanni （機の）カム on board.
The former Australia and 部隊d 明言する／公表するs women's coach enticed several 上級の players out of 退職 and the squad 長，率いるd to フラン with high hopes they could reach the ノックアウト 行う／開催する／段階 for the first time.
"The past eight months with this team have been both rewarding and enjoyable," Sermanni said in a news 解放（する） on Saturday.
"I've been 特に impressed with the 焦点（を合わせる） and 願望（する） of the group to continually 努力する／競う for 改良. Our 即座の 焦点（を合わせる） is on the women's World Cup here in フラン where we are looking to make history by getting out of our group.
"But it is 広大な／多数の／重要な to know we have more time together as a team and over the next 12 months we can continue to build に向かって the Tokyo Olympics."
The Football Ferns qualified for next year's Olympics after winning the Oceania 肩書を与える in 2018. Their best 業績／成果 at the Olympics was in 2012 in London where they made the ４半期/4分の1-決勝戦.
A victory over England 1-0 in a pre-tournament friendly last week has given them 新たにするd belief that they can get out of Group E in フラン.
"At previous World Cups I think our goals have been a bit unrealistic, but I think here we've been 極端に 現実主義の about where we're at and what we're 有能な of," defender Abby Erceg told 無線で通信する New Zealand this week.
"We have to take it 行う／開催する／段階-by-行う／開催する／段階 and the first 行う／開催する／段階 is getting out of our group, which is the most important thing and that will 要求する us taking points off the other teams."
After their match with the Dutch in Le Havre they 直面する Canada in Grenoble on June 15. Their final group match is on June 20 against Cameroon in Montpellier. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Greg Stutchbury in Wellington; Editing by Nick Mulvenney)
