Plans for the All Whites to face Australia at an English premier league soccer ground in London in June are firming up.
However, the rest of the All Whites' calendar for the foreseeable future is looking bare.
The "friendly" international against the Socceroos has been set down for Craven Cottage, home of west London side Fulham.
"We've got to the stage where we've agreed terms," outgoing New Zealand Soccer (NZS) chief executive Bill MacGowan said today.
"It's subject to approval from the New Zealand Soccer board, which is meeting next Wednesday."
While the match would be a warm-up for the Socceroos before the Confederations Cup in Germany later in June, MacGowan said playing in London was something NZS had explored for some time.
"We've always wanted to test the expatriate market over there," he said.
"The planning is going really well. Hopefully we can make it 100 per cent next week."
The All Whites have not be in action since their disastrous Oceania Nations Cup campaign in Adelaide last June.
Their performances in that tournament, which included a shock loss to Vanuatu, also eliminated them from contention for the Confederations Cup and next year's World Cup finals.
MacGowan said no other fixtures had so far been confirmed for the All Whites.
"There are a few things on the table, but the Australian game is as close as anything we have got right now," he said.
The All Whites have also been without a coach since Mick Waitt's contract was allowed to lapse after the failure in Adelaide.
MacGowan, who leaves at the end of the month after a transition period helping new chief executive Graham Seatter settle in, said a coaching announcement was expected after next week's board meeting.
Former All White and current NZS technical director Ricki Herbert is seen as the frontrunner for the job.
- NZPA
Soccer: All Whites likely to play Socceroos in London
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