Antonio Azpiri

Antonio Azpiri

FIFA.com - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ - News

• Kiwis name side for Mexico challenge

  New Zealand have named their starting side for the intercontinental play-off against Mexico with key forwards Shane Smeltz and Marco Rojas starting on the bench.

• Emenike: Home leg will be even tougher

  Ahead of the second leg of their Brazil 2014 qualifying tie against Ethiopia this weekend, Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike talks to FIFA.com about the match in Calabar and comparisons between him and icon Rashidi Yekini.

• Mexico, New Zealand in last throw of the dice

  Faced with the prospect of missing the FIFA World Cup™ for the first time in 24 years, Mexico aim to put some erratic form behind them in the intercontinental play-off though the notoriously resilient New Zealand present a major obstacle.