All Whites defenders set to return from injury ahead of World Cup

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wrexham/IgO7K1ZA/"]Wrexham[/a] left ‌back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cacace-liberato/4SWMMcZd/"]Cacace[/a] has been sidelined since February with ‌a hamstring problem but is back in full training, Bazeley ‌told [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-zealand/rLctHkpU/"]New Zealand[/a] news website Stuff on Friday.[/p][p]"[b]He ‌was close to being involved against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/oxford-utd/vgOBT43c/"]Oxford United[/a],[/b]" Bazeley said of the midweek match. "[b]He feels good. He’s hoping he’ll be involved ‌this weekend.[/b]"[/p][p]Boxall, sidelined for more than a ⁠month with an ‌adductor strain, was being managed cautiously by U.S. club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-united/zXFxsw2a/"]Minnesota United[/a] ​but was fit enough to play again.[/p][p]"[b]If this was the World Cup now, he would be ​available for selection,[/b]" he added.[/p][p]Bazeley was also glad to see captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wood-chris/Cp7L7Gro/"]Chris Wood[/a], the nation's record scorer, back ⁠in action for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nottingham/UsushcZr/"]​Nottingham Forest[/a] after an injury scare, while several other players are nearing a return.[/p][p]Midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/singh-sarpreet/6N9LXYZH/"]Sarpreet Singh[/a] is close to returning from a knee injury for A-League side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wellington-phoenix/Ctp2DG8J/"]Wellington ‌Phoenix[/a] while defenders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-vries-francis/pbGUl5vN/"]Francis de Vries[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pijnaker-nando/S4rLGEO7/"]Nando Pijnaker[/a] are expected to be a part of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/auckland-fc/2J7jacL6/"]Auckland FC[/a]'s finals campaign.[/p][p]Veteran winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barbarouses-kosta/lzWhNz3t/"]Kosta Barbarouses[/a] missed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/western-sydney-wanderers/l00pXxBN/"]Western Sydney Wanderers[/a]' loss to Wellington last weekend with a calf problem but should be fit for the World Cup.[/p][p]The All Whites, returning to the World Cup for the first time since 2010, kick off their campaign on June ‌15 against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/iran/xrRx85iA/"]Iran[/a] in Los Angeles before facing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/egypt/bejDn7NN/"]Egypt[/a] ​and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/belgium/GbB957na/"]Belgium[/a] in their other Group G matches.[/p][p]Bazeley ‌said he was on tenterhooks watching players in their club matches seven weeks out from the finals.[/p][p]"[b]It's a worrying time, every time players are playing now,[/b]" he said.[/p][p]"[b]We're going to be living like that ⁠for the next month, ⁠until we get to ‌the World Cup.[/b]"[/p]