{"id":323422,"date":"2024-11-06T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/?p=323422"},"modified":"2024-11-06T16:03:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T03:03:37","slug":"nix-trio-named-in-all-whites-for-home-world-cup-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/nix-trio-named-in-all-whites-for-home-world-cup-qualifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Nix trio named in All Whites for home World Cup qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three Wellington Phoenix players have been called up to the All Whites for this month\u2019s FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Vanuatu and Samoa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Veteran forward Kosta Barbarouses, fullback Tim Payne and midfielder Alex Rufer have been selected in New Zealand\u2019s 24-strong squad for the matches in Hamilton and Auckland.<br><br>The trio all featured in the All Whites\u2019 opening World Cup qualifying match against Tahiti last month, which New Zealand won 3-0, and the 4-0 friendly win over Malaysia which followed.<br><br>Barbarouses is the second most experienced player in the squad, behind Chris Wood, having played 64 senior internationals.<br><br>Payne, 41 caps, is fast approaching 50 matches for New Zealand, while Rufer is in line to make his 18<sup>th<\/sup> and 19<sup>th<\/sup> appearances for the All Whites.<br><br>New Zealand will square-off against Vanuatu in Hamilton next Friday night (November 15) before moving to Auckland to play Samoa on the following Monday night (November 18).<br><br>Both matches will be streamed live and free on FIFA+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"323425\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/nix-trio-named-in-all-whites-for-home-world-cup-qualifiers\/internationalcallup_iraq_moal-taay_web\/\" 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following Wednesday morning (November 20).<br><br>All four players will rejoin the Wellington Phoenix ahead of their Unite Round match against Melbourne Victory in Sydney on Sunday, November 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