New Zealand Football could lose as much as $500,000 if the All Whites are forced to play their "home" World Cup qualifier against Fiji at a neutral venue.

New Zealand Football chief executive, Graham Seatter said the total loss results from the cost of late gate earnings at a neutral venue and assembling the All Whites together again for another fixture.

Seatter adds that that they cannot afford that money as their cash flow is tight, and the irony is that this is about sanctions against Fiji who have been advantaged and they have been severely disadvantaged by what has happened.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has said that the Government would consider compensating NZF, although it's not known how much of the shortfall they would meet.