New Zealand squad for World Cup playoff against Peru

CAIRO – 5 November 2017: New Zealand coach Anthony Hudson named a full-strength squad for the World Cup playoff against Peru on Sunday.

"The goal for our squad is simple, we need to deliver the best performance of our campaign and if we do that then we have a good chance of qualifying for the World Cup," said Hudson.

"Ever since I arrived here in New Zealand, people in this country have told me about how special that night was in 2009 when we beat Bahrain to make it to the World Cup, now we have our chance," Hudson added.

"We can't wait. Our goal is to deliver a performance that will make New Zealand proud."

New Zealand squad:

Goalkeepers:

Stefan Marinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps, Canada), Max Crocombe (Salford City, England), Glen Moss (Newcastle Jets, Australia)

Defenders:

Michael Boxall (Minnesota United, United States), Kip Colvey (San Jose Earthquakes, United States), Andrew Durante (Wellington Phoenix), Dane Ingham (Brisbane Roar, Australia), Winston Reid (West Ham United, England), Storm Roux (Central Coast Mariners, Australia), Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town, England), Themi Tzimopoulos (PAS Giannina, Greece), Deklan Wynne (Vancouver Whitecaps)

Midfielders:

Clayton Lewis (Scunthorpe United, England), Michael McGlinchey (Wellington Phoenix), Marco Rojas (Heerenveen, Netherlands), Ryan Thomas (Zwolle, Netherlands), Bill Tuiloma (Portland Timbers, United States)

Forwards:

Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory, Australia), Jeremy Brockie (Supersport United, South Africa), Rory Fallon (Dorchester Town, England), Monty Patterson (Ipswich Town), Shane Smeltz (Borneo, Indonesia), Chris Wood (Burnley, England)