Soccer: Three new caps in All Whites squad

Marco Rojas. Photo / Getty Images

All Whites coach Ricki Herbert has included three uncapped players in the New Zealand squad of 18 players for the one match tour of China later this month.

Included in the squad are mercurial midfield talent Marco Rojas, new Major League Soccer Jake Gleeson and J-League fullback Michael Fitzgerald, who all feature in Ricki Herbert's senior squad for the first time as the All Whites take on China in a game which has been moved from Nanning to Wuhan.

With the Asian tour reduced to one match, West Ham United defender Winston Reid drops out because of suspension, while Wellington Phoenix defender Ben Sigmund is unavailable due to injury.

Meanwhile, Kosta Barbarouses - who narrowly missed the final squad for South Africa - is back in the mix after a stellar season leading the Brisbane Roar attack with 11 A-League goals.

The squad represents the starting point for Herbert to build a team to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, a mission which starts in earnest with six qualifiers in 2012.

Goalkeepers
Glen Moss (Gold Coast United, Aus - 16/0)
Jake Gleeson (Portland Timbers, Usa - 0/0)

Defenders
Tony Lochhead (Wellington Phoenix - 33/0)
Ivan Vicelich (Auckland City, Nzl - 71/7)
Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn Rovers, Eng - 45/9)
Andrew Boyens (Chivas, Usa - 16/0)
Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town, Eng - 7/0)
Michael Fitzgerald (Albirex Niigata, Jpn - 0/0)

Midfielders
Michael McGlinchey (Central Coast Mariners, Aus - 7/0)
Jeremy Brockie (Newcastle Jets, Aus - 21/0)
David Mulligan (Auckland City, Nzl - 25/3)
Aaron Clapham (Canterbury United, Nzl - 2/0)
Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory, Aus - 0/0)

Forwards
Shane Smeltz (Gold Coast United, Aus - 34/18)
Rory Fallon (Plymouth Argyle, Eng - 11/3)
Chris Killen (Shenzhen Ruby, Chn - 36/18)
Chris Wood (Brighton And Hove Albion, Eng - 14/1)
Kosta Barbarouses (Brisbane Roar, Aus - 1/0)