The All Whites are set to host Jamaica next month. Photo / Getty Images
The All Whites will make a return to Mt Smart Stadium for the first time in a decade when they host Jamaica in an international friendly next month.
The clash will take place on February 29, eight months since the side's last international against Australia in June.
New Zealand
Football looked at all three major sporting venues in Auckland (Eden Park, North Harbour, Mt Smart Stadium) and opted for the rugby league ground.
The last time the All Whites played at Mt Smart Stadium was during the 2002 Oceania Nations Cup when they upset the Socceroos 1-0 to book a spot in the Confederations Cup.
The ground last hosted a major football game when David Beckham's LA Galaxy beat the Oceania All Stars 3-0 in 2007.
In 22 'A' Internationals at Mt Smart, the All Whites have tasted defeat just four times and posted notable victories over China, Japan, Israel, Australia (three times) and a then-World record 13-0 thumping of Fiji in 1981.
England visited in 1991 to celebrate New Zealand Football's centenary and the ground has also hosted matches against a USSR XI, Glasgow Rangers, Newcastle United, and Watford.
Many of New Zealand's 13 wins at Mt Smart came in 1981 during a memorable run to New Zealand's first appearance at a FIFA World Cup.
