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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 14:  Mark Paston of the All Whites celebrates winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier match between New Zealand and Bahrain at Westpac Stadium on November 14, 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand.  (Photo by Marty Melville/Getty Images)

Welcome Back, Antipodes: New Zealand returns to the FIFA World Cup

By Jo-Ryan Salazar (Photo: Marty Melville/Getty Images)

It is official: the Antipodes are back in the FIFA World Cup. Four years ago, Australia rode on the penalty-shooting prowess from John Aloisi to clinch a spot in the 2006 FIFA World Cup over Uruguay...