Wednesday's international football friendly between the All Whites and Uzbekistan in Dubai has been cancelled, after a COVID-19 outbreak in the New Zealand camp.
The fixture's cancellation is a huge blow for the New Zealand side, being the All Whites' last fixtures before March's vital Oceania qualifying tournament for the 2022 Football World Cup in Qatar.
Every member of the All Whites' squad currently in the UAE is vaccinated against COVID-19, with the positive cases now isolating away from the rest of the squad.
"It is fair to say the team and staff are gutted to have to cancel the game but in a situation like this player and staff welfare is the absolute priority," NZ Football chief executive Andrew Pragnell says.
"We cannot create further exposure events for the team and staff and be responsible for a possible outbreak in the Uzbekistan team as well.
"We will now be working with the team in Dubai to undertake further testing of the squad before they depart as well as supporting the players who have tested positive while they recover.
"Unfortunately, this is a risk international sport is currently faced with and hugely disappointing for all involved."
This isn't the first COVID disruption to the New Zealand team in the UAE, with goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic missing Saturday's loss to Jordan at Abu Dhabi after testing positive.