Red hot demand for All Whites

NEW Zealand's World Cup play-off against Bahrain this month is being billed as the country's biggest match in decades. And the All Whites, who have not qualified for the finals since 1982, are doing all they can to ensure they have as many fans as possible cheering them on.

All 35,000 tickets for the second leg in Wellington on 14 November sold out in less than ten minutes but there will be more on sale soon after Fifa granted New Zealand permission to install 500 extra seats for the clash. Officials had already built temporary seats in tunnels and in front of corporate areas but have found room for another 500.