That run begins with tomorrow night's friendly with Malaysia on Auckland's North Shore, followed by two World Cup qualifiers with Vanuatu and Samoa next month.

But captain Chris Wood says they can't take their home advantage for granted.

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21 Nov: The Wellington Phoenix women are parting ways with their newest import

20 Nov: Socceroos rescue a point with misfiring 2-2 draw against Bahrain in FIFA World Cup qualification clash in Riffa

19 Nov: Former All White David Chote doesn't see too many problems for the New Zealand side in overcoming the next hurdle to qualification for the Football World Cup

19 Nov: A good news-bad news day for the Phoenix women

19 Nov: The All Whites have netted eight goals in back-to-back internationals, demolishing Samoa 8-nil in their final World Cup qualifying group match in Auckland

18 Nov: The All Whites will be hoping captain Chris Wood can once again be the difference maker in tonight's dead rubber football World Cup qualifier against Samoa in Auckland

18 Nov: The All Whites are determined to keep standards high as they knock on the door of a first football World Cup appearance since 2010

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