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 ZealandManager Ricki Herbert
Fifa ranking 78
Doubtful None
Injured Brown (shoulder)
Suspended None
SlovakiaManager 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
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