All Whites fans show their support during their recent World Cup qualifier against the Solomon Islands.

Next month's New Zealand leg of the Fifa World Cup qualifying tie between the All Whites and Peru in Wellington is on track for a full house with 25,000 tickets sold in the first day of pre-sale.

That included 20,000 tickets being sold in the first hour, which began at midday Tuesday for those fans signed up to the waitlist, before exceeding the 25,000 mark by 6pm.

New Zealand Football chief executive Andy Martin said the pre-sale exceeded the organisation's high expectations for what is easily the biggest home fixture in four years.

HAGEN HOPKINS/GETTY IMAGES When the All Whites played Mexico in 2013 in the same fixture, 14,500 tickets sold on the first day they were available.

"We knew there was huge demand for this game and that has been shown today by the New Zealand public," Martin said. "This is the highest demand we have ever seen for an All Whites match in New Zealand."

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All of the available tickets during the pre-sale in the cheapest silver zone, which sold for $59, had gone in that opening hour.

For those worried about the match selling out before Friday's general sale, it is likely the temporary seats will be sold at that stage. The general public sale will start from 12noon on Friday.

NZF and Westpac Stadium were given approval by world football's governing body Fifa to put in the temporary seats to help boost the capacity to 38,500.

The Wellington match on November 11 was the first in the home-and-away tie with the second game five days later at the Estadio Nacional in the Peruvian capital Lima. The winner of the tie would advance to the 32-team World Cup finals in Russia next year.

"We can't wait for November 11 which is not only going to be a special day for New Zealand Football but for sport in this country," Martin said.

"There is unprecedented demand for this event and I think people recognise it is a one-in-four-year event and also that this All Whites team has a real chance of qualifying for the Fifa World Cup in Russia."

Looking back to 2013 when the All Whites played Mexico in the same fixture, there were 14,500 tickets sold on the first day they were available.