A Covid outbreak among the All Whites has led to the cancellation of their game against Uzbekistan in Dubai scheduled for early Wednesday morning.
New Zealand Football announced around seven hours before kickoff that the match had been called off "due to a number of positive Covid-19 test results in the New Zealand team camp".
"The positive cases were detected as part of the team's regular testing regime," said NZF in a statement.
"They are all currently isolating in Dubai away from the rest of the squad. All players and staff are fully vaccinated against Covid-19."
NZF chief executive Andrew Pragnell said the cancellation was disappointing but was the only decision that could be made in the circumstances.