New Zealand manager Ricki Herbert hailed his team's 1-1 World Cup draw with Slovakia as the best result in the nation's football history, before immediately began dreaming of producing something similar against Italy.

Herbert saw full-back Winston Reid score his side's equaliser with a glancing header three minutes into injury-time after Robert Vittek had put Slovakia ahead five minutes into the second half. The result left the teams in Group F, which also include Italy and Paraguay, locked on one point each after the first two games.

Herbert said: "I am very, very proud. Can it get any better? I think the nation will be in reasonably good spirits."