It's the second time that New Zealand will be taking part of the World Football Cup.
The first time was in Spain 1982 and the "kiwis" went out in the first group.
New Zealand will try to beat Slovakia in the first match on the 15th of June. Their next matches will be against Italy (20th of June) and Paraguay (24th of June).
The coach, Ricki Herbert, has chosen young players within two stars: the Blackburn Rovers' defender Ryam Nelsen and the Celtic Glasgow's forward Chris Killen.
The 23 players of New Zealand team for South Africa:
Goalkeepers: James Bannatyne (Team Wellington), Glen Moss (Melbourne Victory) Mark Paston (Wellington Phoenix)
Defenders: Andy Boyens (New York Red Bulls), Tony Lochhead (Wellington Phoenix), Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn Rovers), Winston Reid (FC Midtjylland), Ben Sigmund (Wellington Phoenix), Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town), Ivan Vicelich (Auckland City)
Midfielder: Andy Barron (Team Wellington), Leo Bertos (Wellington Phoenix), Jeremy Brockie (Newcastle Jets), Tim Brown (Wellington Phoenix), Jeremy Christie (Tampa Bay Rowdies), Aaron Clapham (Canterbury United), Simon Elliott (Senza squadra), Michael McGlinchey (Central Coast Mariners), David Mulligan (Senza squadra)
Forwards: Rory Fallon (Plymouth Argyle), Chris Killen (Middlesbrough), Shane Smeltz (Gold Coast), Chris Wood (West Bromwich Albion).
Images from: www.gazzetta.it
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