The timing of the Fifa corruption scandal will do nothing to diminish spectacle - especially if NZ do well.

New Zealand will kick off Fifa's under-20 tournament against Ukraine today in front of a potential global audience of 200 million.

The group left Wellington last night and were due to arrive in Auckland in the early hours of this morning for the tournament opener between New Zealand and Ukraine.

Onus on sponsors to force change, says man whose company pulled out of Fifa.

Counting down to the Fifa Under-20 World Cup, which begins today, Steven Holloway weighs up Group F.

Organisers will be hoping for a similar "soccer spiral" to take effect as in 1999 when an unheralded Junior All Whites squad captured the nation.

The only thing that really matters for New Zealand football over the next seven days is results, writes Michael Burgess.

New Zealand Football will support Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein in the Fifa presidential election at the world governing body's annual congress.

New Zealand Football CEO Andy Martin won't reveal who NZF will vote for in the FIFA presidential election until an Oceania Football Conference meeting tonight.

The truly bloodcurdling disgrace is the death toll among foreign workers imported to construct the tournament edifices, most of which will be torn down when it's over, writes Toby Manhire.

A rundown of developments from the Fifa corruption scandal.

So what else is FIFA hiding? Sepp Blatter admits 'more bad news will follow' but claims it's NOT his fault as 'I can't monitor everyone all the time'.

With the Under-20 World Cup kicking off at Albany tomorrow, we assess the likelihood of the Junior All Whites progressing from pool play.

The Fifa corruption scandal could hit New Zealand Football in the pocket, with a lucrative Club World Cup qualification decision now up in the air.

It was this woman's decision to give the final go-ahead for the prosecutions and to request that Swiss police begin rounding up the most important men in football.

Counting down to the Fifa Under-20 World Cup which begins tomorrow, Michael Burgess weighs up Group E.

Fifa officials refused to answer any questions about the latest bribery and corruption scandal at a press conference to mark the U20 world cup's official opening today.

The man who personally presented New Zealand's bid to host the 2015 U20 World Cup to Fifa officials in Zurich says the process was corruption free.

Fifa are in the middle of a scandal that has rocked football. Simon Plumb looks at the fact Oceania are not immune to accusations of corruption.

Chairman of U20 organising committee Jeffrey Webb one of several Fifa officials arrested but official in charge of tournament in NZ says event will go on as planned.

All of this happened on Sepp Blatter's watch and yet, even now, he refuses to take any responsibility.

New Zealand Football says the latest FIFA corruption scandal won't have any impact on the Under-20 World Cup which begins in New Zealand on Saturday.

Fifa was officially welcomed at Orakei Marae in Auckland yesterday, just three days out from the U-20 World Cup.

Of all the top young players on show at the Fifa Under-20 World Cup, few have more pressure on their shoulders than Giovanni Simeone.

Six Fifa delegates were arrested at a luxury hotel in Zurich in early morning raids yesterday ahead of the Fifa congress and presidential election.

Counting down to the Fifa Under-20 World Cup, which begins in two days, the Herald looks at how each group stacks up.