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New Zealand abandons Qatar friendly at halftime over alleged racist comment

New Zealand abandoned its football friendly against Qatar at halftime in Austria on June 19 after accusing a Qatari player of making a racist comment to defender Michael Boxall.

In a statement issued on June 20, Football New Zealand said the team refused to play the second half when the referee declined to take action.

New Zealand was leading 1-0 in Ritzing.

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