The jubiliation on the face of New Zealand coach, Ricki Herbert, and the look of despair from his opposite number, Vladimir Weiss, told the story of this match. Winston Reid's last-minute equaliser not only gave New Zealand their first World Cup point - which is one more than Greece -, but they have dealt a major blow to whatever hopes Slovakia had of qualifying from this group.


Slovakia, as you might expect, had far more of the possession but, Robert Vittek's goal five minutes before half time aside, they did precious little with it. The point means New Zealand journey to South Africa has been worthwhile but don't expect Italy or Paraguay to be so generous.