FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Southampton v Newcastle United - St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Britain - March 10, 2022 Newcastle United's Chris Wood celebrates scoring their first goal Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge
(Reuters) - Chris Wood became New Zealand's most prolific scorer with a brace in a 4-0 rout of Fiji on Monday as the All Whites booked their place in the semi-finals of the Oceania World Cup qualifying tournament in Doha.
The Newcastle United striker nodded in a header on the cusp of half-time to draw level with Vaughan Coveny on 29 goals, then curled in a shot in the 73rd minute to claim the record outright.
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