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New Zealand abandons Qatar friendly over alleged racist jibe

New Zealand's defender Michael Boxall says he was the victim of racism [File: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP]

New Zealand’s football team abandoned its friendly match against Qatar at half-time after accusing a Qatari player of making a racist comment to defender Michael Boxall.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Football New Zealand said the team refused to play the second half in Austria on Monday after the referee refused to take action.

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