All Whites

The All Whites have ended the four nation OSN Cup with a 2-0 defeat to United Arab Emirates in the tournament final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this morning.

New Zealand have reached the final of the OSN Cup four-team tournament after beating hosts Saudi Arabia 1-0 in Riyadh this morning.

The All Whites will take part in the OSN Cup 2013 in Saudi Arabia in September as preparations continue for the final stage of FIFA World Cup qualification, the Intercontinental playoff, in November.

All Whites striker Shane Smeltz is blunt about what needs to be done in Friday night's crunch game against New Caledonia.

Life is pretty good for All Whites forward Kosta Barbarouses.

All Whites Tommy Smith and Leo Bertos talked to King's High School senior academy footballers in Dunedin yesterday about dreaming the ''impossible dream'' of being a professional footballer.

Veteran striker Chris Killen has been pushed back to the midfield to accommodate other in-form forwards against New Caledonia in Dunedin tonight.

Hayden Meikle looks at four reasons why you must get to Forsyth Barr Stadium tonight to watch the All Whites play New Caledonia.

Time appears to be running out for Andrew Durante to make his All Whites debut in Dunedin on Friday night.

It is 25 years since the All Whites played in Dunedin. Steve Hepburn catches up with Mike McGarry, who played in that game against Australia.

Dunedin - football city. It has been 25 long years since the All Whites last played in Dunedin but that drought will end next month.

It hasn't been a case of all change for Ricki Herbert since the All Whites' unbeaten run at the 2010 World Cup but he has mixed and matched in 18 games played since.

New Zealand Football chief executive Grant McKavanagh has apologised for the failure of any of the All Whites to show up to a pre-arranged breakfast with ex-pat children in Shanghai this week, but said they were unaware of the function until the last minute.

The All Whites have ended their 2012 campaign with a well-earned 1-1 draw in Shanghai courtesy of a Chris Wood equaliser two minutes before half time.

Ryan Nelsen is struggling with the jitters.

Ricki Herbert is taking no chances in opting for experience to carry the All Whites' hopes in tonight's Oceania World Cup qualifier against New Caledonia in Noumea.

The Horror of Honiara conjures up painful memories for the All Whites, and it's something they are looking to redress when they meet New Caledonia on Friday night, but it was torturous for Mark Paston for altogether different reasons.

Ricki Herbert has named a settled 20 man squad for the first two matches in the third stage of FIFA World Cup qualifying in September.