All Whites V New Caledonia 22 March 7:35pm - Craft Bar or Four Kings

AUCKLAND – The Road to Brazil is set to make its southern-most stop with the All Whites’ crucial FIFA World Cup qualifier against New Caledonia confirmed for Dunedin on March 22.

The impressive indoor facility at Forsyth Barr Stadium will host Dunedin’s first New Zealand football international in 25 years and tickets have gone on sale with Ticket Direct this week.

A win will guarantee the All Whites a place in the intercontinental playoff against a CONCACAF (North and Central American) nation in November 2013 and New Zealand Football Chief Executive Grant McKavanagh is hoping for a big crowd for the match.

“It would be fantastic for the All Whites to turn up to a new city for a must-win on the Road to Brazil and play in front of a full house.”
“The team has been welcomed in Auckland and Christchurch and I’m sure a passionate Southern crowd will create a unique atmosphere inside the magnificent arena.

“Ticket prices are the same across the stadium so I urge fans to get in quick to secure the best seats,” said McKavanagh.
The All Whites last played in Dunedin in 1988, and more recently A-League matches involving the Wellington Phoenix have been played at the stadium.

New Zealand v New Caledonia
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Friday, March 22, 2013
Kick-off: 7:35pm

Pre Game-Day ticket pricing:
Adults - $35 plus booking costs
Students - $15 plus booking costs
Children (under 15) - $15 plus booking costs
Tickets prices increase on game-day.
www.ticketdirect.co.nz

Tickets here...http://www.ticketdirect.co.nz/event/details/70099/new-zealand-vs-new-caledonia

"spreading out too thinly"

Since when has that ever been applied to the Fever Zone? 

squad predictions? i say a poss recall for clapham over say keat, whose not playing anywhere. Appiah-Kubi a bolter? Durante looks very uncertain. Howieson away with under 20's.

Mark PASTON, Glen MOSS

Ben SIGMUND, Winston REID, Michael BOXALL, Tommy SMITH, Tony LOCHHEAD

Leo BERTOS, Michael MCGLINCHEY, Tim PAYNE, Ivan VICELICH, Aaron CLAPHAM, Marco ROJAS, Kwabena APPIAH-KUBI

Kosta BARBAROUSES, Shane SMELTZ, Chris WOOD, Jeremy BROCKIE

I agree but he'll be with the Under 20s ala Howieson. Otherwise yeah i wouldn't have suggested it :)

 NZ Football's high-performance director was in deep discussions with Durante post game last night.

Wonder how he'd go slotting into a 3-4-3. Surely we won't see a 4-4-2 with Bertos and Lochhead in the back four on form? Ah depth! Sigh!

Form team would surely have to be:

                   Moss

Bertos Dura Sigmund Lochhead

                 Vicelich

Fenton      McGlinchy       Rojas

            Smeltz Brockie

Wood is actually in form though...

Ah right. I was taking the mickey, and posted the team that is currently the worst in the A-League, just with the gaps filled in. My *actual* lineup would be quite a bit different.

Not cool patrick NOT COOL!

                Spoonley

Bertos Boxall Solomons Hogg

                 Mulligan

Biss         McGeorge       Fenton

           H.Watson Boyd

If everyone's available!

                                Moss

       Sigmund          Reid (c)          Smith               

  Payne      McGlinchey     Vicelich           Howieson 

        Barbarouses            Wood             Rojas

quality! shame rory turner didnt make your 11

I contemplated it.

he's too good 

Hopefully Ryan's retirement spells curtains for 3 at the back...

Yeah but right back? Tuiloma, Roux and perhaps Milne? Will be interesting to see whose there and the line up come world cup playoffs. should we make it however

Fred was doing most of the talking and pointing.  Dura was looking like a captain whose team had just lost again and was rather stern.

He still came and greeted the remaining fans before he left the pitch.

Michael Fitzgerald could earn a recall. Japan Football League team of the year (2012) and promotion to J League 2 with V Varen. I thought he was very good against China but obviously struggled (played out of position) in his other international appearance/s

id go reid or mcglinchey TBH

Just because someone is a great player doesn't mean that they are a good captain. Playing skills do not translate directly to leadership skills. 

It'll be interesting because i know Smith has captained the side already, but that Reid hasn't.

reid is captaining west ham in nolans absence. he's matured a lot this season and i think our captain should be playing at the highest possible level. just my opinion

anyone else get the feeling though that Reid tries to avoid any such AWs games? Allardyce hates him coming back, and he always seems to be carrying niggles leading up to international windows

when he was fighting for his place sure but he's one of the first players on the team sheet now. 

Thats true. I guess we'll see how things go in the next few weeks

Reid is the obvious captain. First name on the team sheet.