An in-depth look at the pools drawn for next year’s World Cup in South Africa.

All Whites seek six friendly internationals before taking on Slovakia in their World Cup opener in June.

The All Whites have landed a date with defending champions Italy at next year's World Cup finals in South Africa.

The All Whites will play World Cup holders Italy in their first appearance at the finals since 1982.

The All Whites will play World champions Italy in their first appearance at the World Cup finals since 1982.

The New Zealand Football delegation touched down in South Africa early this morning.

Rugby fans will have to pay a lot less to see matches at their World Cup compared to soccer fans.

It's not often a New Zealand or Plymouth Argyle footballer graces a full sports page of London tabloid the Daily Mail.

The All Whites will be hoping for a slice of luck when the draw for the 2010 World Cup is announced next month.

The afterglow of the All Whites' victory over Bahrain is still strong, but NZ's soccer leaders will waste no time in planning their next moves.

The All Whites qualification for the World Cup has drawn mixed emotions from supporters and media the world over - especially in Bahrain.

The self-belief of the All Whites going into last night's winner-take-all World Cup soccer qualifier pulled them through to victory, coach Ricki Herbert says.

All Whites hero Rory Fallon thought he had blown his chance to represent New Zealand.

It is the Greatest Show On Earth and last night the All Whites earned a ticket to perform, writes Michael Brown.

The consequences of tonight's sudden-death clash in front of a sell-out crowd in Wellington are immense, writes Michael Brown.