New Zealand starts U-20 World Cup with goalless draw

Host nation New Zealand kicked off the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 with a 0-0 draw against Ukraine at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland.

New Zealand and Ukraine were unable to break the deadlock in Auckland (Getty Images) Source: AFP

A sell-out crowd of 25,000 set a new record attendance for a FIFA match in New Zealand, but those fans failed to see a goal as both teams started their Group A campaign with a point each.

New Zealand will take on USA next while Ukraine goes up against Myanmar.

There are three other games on the opening day of the tournament, with USA taking on Myanmar in the other Group A game, while in Group B Argentina takes on Panama and Ghana meets Austria.