New Zealand

Carlos Hernández It was a disappointing outing for Mexico, who stumbled to a 2-1 win over New Zealand and lost Carlos Salcedo to injury.

South Korea South Korea's Lee Jae-sung had a telling impact from the substitutes' bench with the late winner in Tuesday's 1-0 friendly triumph over New Zealand in Seoul.

Anthony Hudson Anthony Hudson was a happy man after New Zealand saw off the Solomon Islands to reach a World Cup play-off tie.

Miguel Herrera Aguirre Mexico's Miguel Herrera insists his team paid back a debt to their fans in their World Cup intercontinental play-off first leg on Wednesday.

Day four at the Confederations Cup brought bellies fuller than stadiums and the reassuring grasp of close colleagues.

New Zealand If New Zealand thought their World Cup play-off nightmare was over, they should think again ahead of their second leg with Mexico.

Uzbekistan The New Zealand public will be shown a glimpse of things to come under new coach Anthony Hudson on Monday.

Chris Wood New Zealand forward Chris Wood is not daunted by Wednesday's trip to the Estadio Azteca to tackle Mexico in their World Cup play-off.

Ricardo Gareca Nardi After securing a spot at the 2018 World Cup, Peru coach Ricardo Gareca paid tribute to the nation's fans.