The All Whites will be taking on England in their FIFA World Cup warm-up at a stadium that can host over 60,000 fans.
England football has announced that Darren Bazeley and Thomas Tuchel’s sides will go head-to-head at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa in the early hours of June 7 (NZT).
The 65,000-seat arena, home to the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, hosted the 2021 Super Bowl.
The game will be New Zealand's last before their first group stage match of the tournament against Iran on June 16.
It will be the highest-ranked opposition New Zealand has faced in over a decade, with All Whites head coach Bazeley calling it a "final opportunity to really test ourselves against one of the favourites".
"England are a great side with big names all over the pitch, but we want our players to face that type of challenge so we can work collectively to find solutions against top teams.
The last time New Zealand played against England was in 1991, with two games in Auckland and Wellington.
It was also announced today that Kiwi ref Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh would be heading to North America as part of the tournament's team of match officials.
Watch the All Whites' FIFA World Cup and warmup matches live and free on TVNZ+
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