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Tommy Smith and New Zealand will be out to win a shock place in the World Cup round of 16 when they complete their Group F games with a match against Paraguay in Polokwane this afternoon (KO 3pm). A victory would take the All Whites through, while a draw may be enough depending on the result of the Italy-Slovakia game being played simultaneously.
Tommy Smith started at left-back for New Zealand in a World Cup warm-up victory over Serbia in the southern Austrian city of Klagenfurt this afternoon. The Town defender was winning his third full cap.
Everyone remembers the All Whites' World Cup playoff win in Wellington, but it was the gritty draw in the Middle East that set the tie up.
× Darren Young was one of a number of young New Zealand footballers brought to Barnsley FC 22 years ago and, although he never made an appearance for the Reds, he still lives in the town and is manager of Dodworth Miners Welfare FC. Born in Whitehaven in Cumbria before his family emigrated to New Zealand when he was 11, Young was one of a number of Kiwi talents signed for the Reds by Colin Walker including Rory Fallon, Leo Bertos and Dave Mulligan, who all played for Barnsley’s first team and internationally for the All Whites. Young, who represented his country at under ...