World Cup 2010 team news: New Zealand v Slovakia

Venue Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, Tuesday 12.30pm Referee J Damon (SA) Odds New Zealand 8-1 Slovakia 1-2 Draw 16-5 TV BBC1 Radio BBC 5 Live New Zealand Manager Ricki Herbert Fifa ranking 78 Doubtful None Injured Brown (shoulder) Suspended None Slovakia Manager Vladimir Weiss Fifa ranking 34 Doubtful Skrtel (ankle), Stoch (knee) Injured None Suspended None Match pointers • New Zealand's only previous World Cup appearance saw them lose all three games in 1982 by at least three goals • Stanislav Sestak was Slovakia's top scorer during qualifying, finding the net six times in six appearances • New Zealand played three games in South Africa in the 2009 Confederations Cup, failing to score in each of them • Slovakia are the only country competing at their first World Cup this summer • In competitions outside Oceania, New Zealand's record stands at 11 defeats and one draw, with four goals scored and 36 conceded