It's surprising, but World Cup finalists will often play smaller countries on the eve of the Finals.
After all, we played Brazil in their last warm-up before the 2006 World Cup in Geneva, 6 June 2006.
They were preparing for their group game against Australia. And the score against Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka etc. wasn't too embarrassing - 4-0, considering our team wasn't as good then as a few years later in 2009-10. We could field a stronger XI next year.
NZ line-up:
Glenn Moss, David Mulligan, Kris Bouckenooghe, Steven Old, Danny Hay, Ivan Vicelich, Noah Hickey, Jeremy Christie, Leo Bertos, Vaughan Coveny, Chris Killen
(Subs used: Che Bunce, Jarrod Smith, Tim Brown, Jeremy Brockie, Raffaele De Gregorio, Chris James)
Brazil line-up: started their strongest line-up. Subs, apart from Robinho for Ronaldo at half-time, only on from 65 mins , 75 mins:
Nelson Dida, Marcus Cafu, Juan, Lucio, Roberto Carlos, Kaka, Emerson, Ronaldinho, Ze Roberto, Luiz Ronaldo, Adriano
(subs used: Robinho, Gilberto, Gilberto Silva, Juninho, Luis Ricardinho, Cicinho)
Brazil hammered a Lucerne XI 8-0 in their previous game.
So actually the Netherlands, Spain or Chile are possibilities...
I knew Clem Khaiseb from Namibia who was one of the leading strikers in our national league in the mid-1990's for Christchurch (his 100 m. sprint time was a world-class 10 seconds - a World Student Games athlete for Namibia). He was studying at Lincoln.
His form here earned him a call-up to the Namibian national team where he played in games for a couple of years.
He was part of the Namibian team which Saudi Arabia contracted to act as their warm-up opponents in camp in France on the eve of the 1998 Finals. They played the Saudis in about three games behind closed doors. A weaker African football country.
Sometimes you just have to be available and strike it lucky....
Many countries (including England) are basing themselves in North America on the eve of the Finals - so it might be possible to get games there.