Nottingham Forest's Chris Wood hit a hat-trick for New Zealand in an 8-0 thrashing of Samoa in World Cup qualifying Monday to extend his red-hot form for club and country.

Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood hit a hat-trick for New Zealand in an 8-0 thrashing of Samoa in World Cup qualifying Monday to extend his red-hot form for club and country. The striker netted twice on Friday in an 8-1 hammering of Vanuatu and he was at it again versus the outclassed Samoans,

Skipper Chris Wood scored a hat-trick as New Zealand remained on course for a first World Cup appearance since 2010 by thrashing Samoa 8-0 on Monday to make it three wins out of three in Oceania qualifying group stage.