All Whites vs Peru | First leg | Sat 11 Nov | 4:15pm | RoF

There’s an ambulance driver up in Auckland who could do a job. 

All week I've been reading countless articles, reading and posting with you lot on the forum, researching the Peruvian squad, planning my Saturday and counting down every second... But I don't think its really hit me till now. This thing, that we have waited four years for, this David vs Goliath passion and optimism-fueled epic is TOMORROW. There is no part of coming away from this match with a result that makes sense, yet every time I think about it I get goosebumps and end up watching montages of the Bahrain game and our WC campaign. Tomorrow is what we live for as football fans, and we better bloody show it. Start getting hyped now, because we've got 11 Peruvians who need to be shown we're not just a Rugby nation. #COYAW!!!!

I am sure that the Peruvians know that we are not just a Rugby nation. (probably don't known what Rugby is) but they will know we are ranked 122 in the world in FIFA rankings.

yeah we wish

COYAW

Game Day!

Fire Up!

enjoy the weekend everyone

Really wish I was there. 

NZ 1-0, Peru 2-1 NZ qualify on AG's. 

Beer oclock me thinks

Health to the men and may the women live forever!

COYAW!!

The butterflies have well and truly started up at this point.

COYAW!

Cracking day for it

good luck today guys

May the best team win

Normally i'd go awesome, nice weather, 20 degrees etc... but today I hope you mean horrible - wet and windy with a chance of an AW victory!!

Good luck from the other site of the globe...

Verbazing over Nederlandse mentaliteit: 'Kinderen met Louis Vuittons van 400 euro'

Baffled by Dutch mentality: “Children carrying Louis Vuittons worth € 400”

In our local paper today, losely translated:

PEC Zwolle midfielder Ryan Thomas is on the brink of a very important dyptech with Peru with a Russia-ticket at stake.

New-Zealand are clearly the underdog.Ryan Thomas: “when it boils down to technique we cannot compete with Peru. South-Americans are renowned fort heir technical skills.

Nevertheless, the Kiwi hopes his country can make a difference in the area of mentality.

“We have a working-class mentality, allegedly because we are a small country with a relatively short history. We need a high working-rate to achieve something”.

“Almost every soul grows up in New-Zealand with the mantra and belief that regardless what you do you have to work hard to survive”.

Ryan Thoms says this ‘never say die'-mentality is a far cry from the spoiled nature of The Netherlands.

“Children in expensive designer clothing of hundreds of euro’s are no exception. They just get it from their parents without any ‘quid pro quo‘ or consideration.

Thomas earned his first pocket money with chores at the age of ten.

“Even when I needed a new pair of shoes on my birthday I was restricted to a modest budget, allowing me to buy a pair for € 50 at H&M. Here they parade with Louis Vuittons worth € 400. My parents would never have paid that, because it makes one easy-going and lazy”

cracker day for it!

Loads of White shirted people walking into town from southern areas of Wgtn.

Really excited about today. Man, I do hope Reid, Wood, Smith and co play the game of their lives, Hudson proves all of us who criticized him wrong and we get a result. Something like a 1-1 draw would be enough for me. As long as we still have chances after the game, I'll be happy. As a fan I'm hoping for a 2-1 win but trying to be objective I think we will lose 2-0. COYAW

I'm swinging wildly between crazy optimism and pessimistic realism....

LET’S DO THIS! LET’S DO THIS!

LET’S DO THIS! LET’S DO THIS!

LET’S DO THIS! LET’S DO THIS!

'Read Demands More'.

That's the main story on the Stuff sports section today.

That's Kieran by the way, not Winston (yes, I know, the pic pretty much confirms that). Nothing's changed much in NZ, ay? A WC play-off today at home and it's still the ABs doing the main rounds...

Okay, so who's going around attacking reporters and camping outside Hotel?

Surely it has to be at least 2-0 today if we're to be a serious chance of going through?

Of course no one knows for sure but that's just where my head's at right now. I can't see us going to Lima and defending a single goal or, come hell or high water, an away goal scored against us.

the day got past me and it's 23:48, do I sleep for three hours or do some serious coca cola and stay up till the match? This is serious.

Aus and Honduras finishes 0-0. Lets do better than that!

I think the days gotten away from all of us.

Also, goto sleep

The only advice I can give is to make sure you remain in the same room as the TV, set an alarm for kick-off, and have the remote within arms reach.

But you won't

The away goals rule always plays on everyone's minds. The 'Roos wouldn't be too upset with that result but will be nervy on Wednesday knowing the opposition score and it counts twice.

That sounds like a Phoenix mentality!

My fudgeing god. The Peruvian atmosphere is fudgeing fantastic. You can’t go anywhere in the central city without seeing ten or twenty fully clad Peruvians, rooting horns and chanting. Completely outnumber us humble All Whites, let’s show them what we’ve got at the game!

Thank you.  It's actually not on TV here.  And here isn't a remote backwater, it's (as Ron Burgundy would say) kind of a big deal.  Anyway. See you all in three hours.  We can do this, I'm F$£&@(ing excited!

Historic win here = 50/50 odds in peru...

You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.

heading down town now!