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Indoor World Cup history: 2003 – 12th

New Zealand are making their first Indoor World Cup appearance since the inaugural competition in 2003, where they finished bottom of the standings in Leipzig, Germany. It may have been 20 years since the team last competed on the global indoor stage but following tireless efforts to re-establish their indoor teams, the New Zealanders will be determined to give a good account of themselves in Pretoria. They prepared for the competition with a series of matches against Oceania neighbours Australia, losing seven and drawing one of their games in the Trans-Tasman Challenge against a team that finished fourth at the last Indoor World Cup. The inclusion of goalkeeper Dean Armstrong in the preliminary squad is certainly eye catching, with the 42-year-old having been part of the New Zealand team that competed at the Leipzig Indoor World Cup two decades ago.