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    The All Whites will face two sides inside the world's current top 20 at next year's World Cup - but have avoided the likes of world champions Argentina and European title holders Spain

    The All Whites will face two sides inside the world's current top 20 at next year's World Cup - but have avoided the likes of world champions Argentina and European title holders Spain


    The toughest opponent on paper is eighth-ranked Belgium, with Iran 20th and Egypt - featuring Liverpool great Mo Salah - in 34th.

    The All Whites currently sit 86th in the rankings.

    Coach Darren Bazeley pretty happy on TVNZ...



    The full schedule is out tomorrow morning from 6am - but New Zealand will play Iran, Egypt and Belgium in that order in a mix of Los Angeles, Seattle and Vancouver.

    Elsewhere, England meet Croatia in group L, while France and Senegal have been drawn together - 24 years since the African nation stunned the then defending champions at the 2002 tournament.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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