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New Zealand

As winner of the OFC Nations Cup 2008 New Zealand qualified for the decider against the fifth of the Asian group, Bahrain. A goalless draw abroad and a 1:0 home win meant the only second World Cup appearance for the island state. The decisive factor was probably also the change of the eternal rival Australia in the Asian federation.

The elation over the successful qualification of the All Whites, based on the famous national rugby team (All Blacks), reached unimaginable scale. Soccer displaced New Zealand's must popular sport from the front pages of newspapers. The team consists largely of unknown players with no experience in leagues with an international reputation. Only a few players managed to jump into the UK or the USA.

Team profile - New Zealand

	Confederation: OFC
	FIFA-ranking: 82
Association: New Zealand Football (1891)
Jersey colors: White jersey, white shorts Black jersey, black shorts
Achievements: 2x World Cup appearances, 4x OFC Nations Cup winner

Squad - New Zealand

Goalkeeper
James Bannatyne	Glen Moss
Mark Paston
Defense
Andrew Boyens	Tony Lochhead
David Mulligan	Ryan Nelsen
Winston Reid	Ben Sigmund
Tommy Smith
Midlefield
Andy Barron	Leo Bertos
Tim Brown	Jeremy Christie
Aaron Clapham	Simon Elliott
Ivan Vicelich
Offense
Jeremy Brockie	Rory Fallon
Chris Killen	Michael McGlinchey
Shane Smeltz	Chris Wood
Coach
Ricki Herbert