New Zealand v Slovakia, 15 June 2010
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Jérôme Damon |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group F |
| Venue | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenberg |
| Attendance | 23,871 |
View New Zealand v Slovakia head to head
Kick-Off: 13:30 Local (12:30 BST)
Man of the Match:
Róbert Vittek (Slovakia)
Assistant referees:
Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)
Enock Molefe (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Fifth official:
Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)
This was the first ever meeting between New Zealand and Slovakia
1
New Zealand
Manager: Ricki Herbert
Goals:
| Winston Reid | 90 |
|
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mark Paston
Defender
Tony Lochhead
Defender
Ryan Nelsen
(captain)
Defender
Winston Reid
Defender
Tommy Smith
Defender/Midfielder
Ivan Vicelich
Midfielder
Simon Elliott
Midfielder/Forward
Leo Bertos
Forward
Rory Fallon
Forward
Chris Killen
Forward
Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
| Chris Wood for Chris Killen | 72 |
| Jeremy Christie for Ivan Vicelich | 78 |
Cards:
| Tony Lochhead | 42 | Y |
| Winston Reid | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
James Bannatyne
Defender/Right back
David Mulligan
Defender
Andrew Boyens
Defender
Ben Sigmund
Midfielder
Andy Barron
Midfielder
Jeremy Brockie
Midfielder
Tim Brown
Midfielder
Jeremy Christie
Midfielder
Aaron Clapham
Midfielder
Michael McGlinchey
Forward
Chris Wood
1
Slovakia
Manager: Vladimir Weiss
Goals:
| Róbert Vittek | 50 |
|
Starting lineup:
Ján Mucha
Goalkeeper
Marek Cech
Defender
Ján Durica
Defender
Martin Skrtel
Defender
Radoslav Zabavnik
Defender
Marek Hamšík
Midfielder
(captain)
Zdeno Strba
Midfielder
Vladimír Weiss
Midfielder
Erik Jendrišek
Forward
Stanislav Sesták
Forward
Róbert Vittek
Forward
Substitutions:
| Filip Hološko for Stanislav Sesták | 81 |
| Miroslav Stoch for Róbert Vittek | 84 |
| Juraj Kucka for Vladimír Weiss | 90 |
Cards:
| Zdeno Strba | 55 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Dušan Kuciak
Goalkeeper
Dušan Perniš
Defender
Kamil Kopúnek
Defender
Peter Pekarík
Defender
Martin Petráš
Defender
Kornél Saláta
Midfielder
Ján Kozák
Midfielder
Juraj Kucka
Midfielder
Marek Sapara
Forward
Filip Hološko
Forward
Martin Jakubko
Forward
Miroslav Stoch