The All Whites are set to reignite their long-standing trans-Tasman rivalry with Australia and launch the final leg of their World Cup build-up with a friendly match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on May the 24th.
The match will be the first meeting between the two sides in five years and the last chance to see the All Whites play before they head to South Africa via Austria.
The chance to renew an on-field relationship stretching back to 1922 was an opportunity New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert says is sure to whet the appetite of all New Zealand sports fans.
The 2010 finals in South Africa will be the first FIFA World Cup to feature both Australia and New Zealand.
New Zealand Football has now confirmed off shore warm-up matches against Mexico (March 3), Australia (May 24), Serbia (May 29), and Slovenia (June 4) but CEO Michael Glading says the All Whites build up is just the tip of a football iceberg.
