All Whites captain Chris Wood and New Zealand coach Darren Bazeley face questions ahead of opening Football World Cup game against Iran.
All Whites captain Chris Wood says the outside noise fades away once footballers cross the white line.
With so much attention on New Zealand's opening game of the Football World Cup against Iran, Wood and coach Darren Bazeley have put on a united front that the team's only focus is football.
While Iran's striker Mehdi Taremi said: "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and we respect them, but we are here to bring joy to the Iranian people. We do not get involved in politics. We are here to play football."
Wood and Bazeley also would not be drawn on the politics or the perceived advantage the All Whites had by having players playing club football up until late last month while Iran's domestic competition had been on hold since February.
