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2010 FIFA World Cup - New Zealand

2010 FIFA World Cup - New Zealand National Team

2010 FIFA World Cup New Zealand National Team:
Goalkeepers:
1 Mark PASTON, 12 Glen MOSS and 23 James BANNATYNE

Defenders:
2 Ben SIGMUND, 3 Tony LOCHHEAD, 4 Winston REID, 5 Ivan VICELICH, 6 Ryan NELSEN, 18 Andy BOYENS and 19 Tommy SMITH

Midfielders:
7 Simon ELLIOTT, 8 Tim BROWN, 11 Leo BERTOS, 13 Andy BARRON, 15 Michael McGLINCHEY, 16 Aaron CLAPHAM, 17 Dave MULLIGAN and 21 Jeremy CHRISTIE

Forwards:
9 Shane SMELTZ, 10 Chris KILLEN, 14 Rory FALLON, 20 Chris WOOD and 22 Jeremy BROCKIE

Coach:
Ricki HERBERT

Top Players Ryan Nelsen (NZL).

2010 FIFA World Cup Schedule & Scores

The star players

Captain and centre-back Ryan Nelsen is undoubtedly the highest profile and best credentialed member of the squad. The resolute defender has been a regular at Blackburn Rovers for a number of years, and is the only New Zealander to achieve such longevity in the English Premier League. At the other end of the pitch, the All Whites have a number of key attacking options led by the prolific Shane Smeltz. Oceania Player of the Year and Australian A-League top-scorer Smeltz has an all-round finishing ability, and is deadly in the air or with his feet. Celtic target-man Chris Killen is a perfect foil for Smeltz, while Fallon and teenage giant Chris Wood both possess quality aerial ability.

The coach

Ricki Herbert is one of New Zealand football’s most-famous figures, having been a regular member of the Spain ’82 squad and then becoming one of the first Kiwis to play in England which he did with Wolverhampton Wanderers. After assuming the reins of the national team in 2005, Herbert has for several seasons also been the coach of New Zealand’s only professional club, Wellington Phoenix who compete in the A-League. Well regarded across both New Zealand and Australia, Herbert has formed the All Whites into a solid working unit who produce consistent performances.

Previous FIFA World Cups

New Zealand have appeared on the world stage just once, with the qualification for the 1982 FIFA World Cup™ considered one of the country’s most famous sporting achievements. The squad attained stunning results including away wins in Australia, Saudi Arabia and China over a then-record 15-match qualification campaign. Featuring a teenage Wynton Rufer, who went on to become New Zealand’s most well-known export, the All Whites lost all three matches at Spain ’82, but were not disgraced in a high-quality group featuring Brazil, Soviet Union and Scotland.

Records

Coach Ricki Herbert is set to claim the rare honour of featuring at the FIFA World Cup as a player and as a coach in the nation’s only two FIFA World Cup appearances.
New Zealand are the second consecutive Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) member to qualify for the FIFA World Cup after Australia achieved the same feat in 2006.

New Zealand - 2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 - New Zealand

The outsiders The All Whites may have breezed through the Oceania qualifying competition but they will be regarded as the minnows of this tournament. To book their first finals appearance since 1982, they showed commendable mettle in a two-legged play-off against Bahrain, drawing 0-0 away and edging the return 1-0. A disciplined unit with a direct, physical game, New Zealand can go the distance against any side, as Italy found out when scraping a 4-3 friendly victory over the Kiwis earlier this year.