New Zealand has annouced a friendly with Japan in the coming months. They will play China in the southern city of Nanning on March 25 and Japan on March 29. The venue for the Japan Football match - likely to be Tokyo - was due to be announced by the Japan Football Association at a press conference in the Japanese capital tonight.

With the winner of Oceania World Cup qualifying almost certain to play the fifth place Asian team in a home and away tie to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, All Whites coach Ricki Herbert sees the two games as ideal preparation.

NZ also have a game against Uruguay Football lined up in March 2011.