The New Zealand All Stars, the defending champions, began the Rams Group of Companies 10th Sanatan World Cup in Sydney with a goalless draw against Melbourne. Despite having star players such as Andrew Naicker, Aeron Singh, Sumeet Shankaran, and Sharavan Sharma, the Kiwis were unable to score, even though they dominated possession and put pressure on their opponents throughout the game.
In other earlier matches, Queensland and Wellington ended in a 1-1 draw, NZ Sanatan defeated Canberra 4-1, Lomawai and Waitakere played to a 0-0 draw, and Nadi drew 3-3 with Wellington City.