The All Whites have been beaten 2-1 by Tanzania in a Confederations Cup warmup match in dar es Salaam.
Shane Smeltz scored an early penalty and they held their lead until 10 minutes after the break... the locals scored the winner in the 89th minute to deny the All Whites a first win on African soil.
New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert handed 17-year-old striker Chris Wood his first international cap, while Tim Brown and Tony Lochhead had both sufficiently recovered from stomach bugs to take their place in the starting line-up for the first of three friendlies before the FIFA Confederations Cup begins.
They next play Botswana.
