WATCH: All Whites coach Darren Bazeley's update on squad to face Finland

Head coach Darren Bazeley has briefed the media on what he and his All Whites squad want to achieve when they play Finland at Auckland’s Eden Park on Friday night.

“For us we do a lot of travelling around different parts of the world and playing these away games or in neutral venues, so for us to be back in New Zealand with good competitive fixtures, with the crowd as a send-off for the World Cup is a great experience for the players and for us, for family and friends it’s a great occasion,” he said.

“We always want to try and put on the strongest team on the pitch that we can, we are here to try and win games in football, that’s something that over the last few years we have had tough games and we have competed and we have had some good results, but we want to turn performances into results, so we will always put out the strongest team we can.

“We have brought a few players in for this squad, for this window, and we do need to see them, so I am expecting people to get good game time across the two games.”

New Zealand and Finland meet in the FIFA Series, with the All Whites rated #85 in FIFA’s world rankings, and Finland #75.

It’s the first time the All Whites have played a European nation on New Zealand soil since England two games in Wellington and Auckland in 1991.

New Zealand have won only twice in 36 internationals against European opposition, against Serbia (2010) and Georgia (2006).

Watch Darren Bazeley’s briefing

New Zealand

(Player, caps/goals, club)

Goalkeepers
Max Crocombe (19/0), Millwall, England
Alex Paulsen (5/0), Lechia Gdańsk, Poland (on loan from AFC Bournemouth)
Michael Woud (6/0), Auckland FC, Aotearoa New Zealand

Defenders
Tyler Bindon (20/3), Sheffield United, England (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
Francis de Vries (15/1), Auckland FC, Aotearoa New Zealand
Callan Elliot (7/0), Auckland FC, Aotearoa New Zealand
James McGarry (3/0), Brisbane Roar, Australia
Tim Payne (48/3), Wellington Phoenix, Aotearoa New Zealand
Finn Surman (13/2), Portland Timbers, United States
Bill Tuiloma (45/4), Wellington Phoenix, Aotearoa New Zealand

Midfielders
Lachlan Bayliss (debut), Newcastle Jets, Australia
Joe Bell (28/1), Viking FK, Norway
Andre de Jong (11/2), Orlando Pirates, South Africa
Callum McCowatt (28/4), Silkeborg IF, Denmark
Ben Old (18/1), AS Saint-Étienne, France
Jesse Randall (5/1), Auckland FC, Aotearoa New Zealand
Alex Rufer (22/0), Wellington Phoenix, Aotearoa New Zealand
Marko Stamenić (33/3), Swansea City, Wales
Ryan Thomas (23/3), PEC Zwolle, Netherlands

Forwards
Kosta Barbarouses (70/9), Western Sydney Wanderers, Australia
Eli Just (38/8), Motherwell, Scotland
Logan Rogerson (16/2), Auckland FC, Aotearoa New Zealand
Ben Waine (26/8), Port Vale, England

Head coach
Darren Bazeley

Finland

Goalkeepers
Lukas Hradecky, AS Monaco, France
Jesse Joronen, Palermo FC, Italy
Viljami Sinisalo, Celtic FC, Scotland

Defenders
Juho Lähteenmäki, FC Nordsjaelland, Denmark
Tony Miettinen, Mjällby AIF, Sweden
Ville Koski, Deportivo Alavés, Spain
Miro Tenho, Djurgårdens IF, Sweden
Nikolai Alho, Asteras Tripolis, Greece
Samuli Miettinen, NK Istra 1961, Croatia
Ryan Mahuta, FK Pardubice, Czech Republic

Midfielders
Matti Peltola, D.C. United, United States
Leo Walta, Swansea City, Wales
Kaan Kairinen, AC Sparta Praha, Czech Republic
Adam Marhiev, 1. FC Nürnberg, Germany
Anssi Suhonen, Odense BK, Denmark
Daniel Håkans, Lech Poznań, Poland
Oliver Antman, Rangers FC, Scotland
Naatan Skyttä, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Germany
Onni Valakari, San Diego FC, United States

Forwards
Topi Keskinen, Aberdeen FC, Scotland
Joel Pohjanpalo, Palermo FC, Italy
Casper Terho, Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands
Benjamin Källman, Hannover 96, Germany

Head coach
Jacob Friis

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