Strict security and autograph queues: Inside All Whites' lively first official World Cup training

UpdatedMichael BurgessSenior Sports Journalist·nzme·11 Jun, 2026 05:59 AM6 mins to read‌Herald football reporter Michael Burgess reports from the All Whites' first official training session at their official venue in San Diego.By Michael Burgess in San Diego An amazing facility. Enthusiastic and knowledgeable support. And overbearing – if at times irrational – security protocols.

If you want to understand the scale of this Fifa World Cup, you had to be at the All Whites’ first official training session at