The 133rd-ranked All Whites have four matches so far confirmed for 2007 before they begin their qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The All Whites will be joined by Oceania's three other top nations in a six-game home-and-away series. The first two qualifiers will
be played in October and November, with the rest scheduled for next year.
There are still three Fifa windows this year for which New Zealand Soccer are hoping to find opposition - June 2, August 22 and September 8-12. Confirmed fixtures so far are:
March 24 vs Costa Rica (world ranking of 54).
March 28 vs Venezuela (66).
May 26 vs Wales (75)
June 7 vs Ukraine (11).
October 13-17 vs Oceania World Cup qualifier.
November 17-21 vs Oceania World Cup qualifier.
The 20-Man All Whites squad named to play Costa Rica and Venezuela is:
Goalkeepers: Mark Paston (Unattached), Glen Moss (Unattached).
Defenders: Che Bunce (Coventry City), Kris Bouckenooghe (Red Star Waasland), Danny Hay (captain - Waitakere United), Noah Hickey (Unattached), Tony Lochhead (New England Revolution), David Mulligan (Scunthorpe), Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn Rovers), Steven Old (Newcastle Jets).
Midfielders: Andrew Barron (Canterbury United), Tim Brown (Newcastle Jets), Jeremy Christie (Perth Glory), Simon Elliott (Fulham), Ivan Vicelich (RKC Waalwijk).
Forwards: Leo Bertos (Perth Glory), Jeremy Brockie (Unattached), Chris James (Fulham), Shane Smeltz (Halifax), Jarrod Smith (Unattached).
