New Zealand head coach Darren Bazeley (right) will draw on the experience of veteran defender Tommy Smith (left) at the World Cup Credit: Leonardo Fernandez / Getty Images via AFP

Veteran New Zealand defender Tommy Smith admits there’s only one reason he toiled away all last season in an English football backwater — a ticket to his second World Cup.

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