New Zealand v Fiji, 19 November 2008

Although played in Fiji, this was New Zealand's 'home' fixture that was originally scheduled to be played in Auckland on 13 October 2007 but postponed because of a visa refusal to Fiji's goalkeeper, Simione Tamanisau. New Zealand had imposed strict sanctions on its Pacific island neighbour following the military coup in Fiji, including banning entry to anyone with military connections. Tamanisau's father-in-law was in the Fijian military.