New Zealand
Team Profile
- The 2026 edition will mark New Zealand’s third FIFA World Cup™ instalment, having previously featured in football’s biggest competition in 1982 and 2010.
- They secured qualification on 24 March 2025 with a 3-0 victory over New Caledonia in the final of the OFC tournament and became the second team of any continent, after Japan, to qualify outside of host nations.
- In their previous two World Cup campaigns, New Zealand exited after the group stage. In 1982, they lost all three matches. Remarkably, in 2010, they were the only unbeaten team in the tournament, drawing all three group games against Slovakia, Italy and Paraguay.
- The All Whites’ all-time leading scorer, Chris Wood, achieved a remarkable feat during their qualifying campaign for the 2026 finals, recording hat-tricks in back-to-back matches. He netted three goals against Samoa on 18 November 2024 in their final group-stage fixture, then repeated the act in the semi-final clash against Fiji on 21 March 2025.
New Zealand Fixtures
New Zealand Squad
Max Crocombe
Goalkeeper
Alex Paulsen
Goalkeeper
Michael Woud
Goalkeeper
Tim Payne
Defender
Francis de Vries
Defender
Tyler Bindon
Defender
Michael Boxall
Defender
Liberato Cacace
Defender
Nando Pijnaker
Defender
Finn Surman
Defender
Callan Elliot
Defender
Tommy Smith
Defender
Joe Bell
Midfielder
Matthew Garbett
Midfielder
Marko Stamenić
Midfielder
Sarpreet Singh
Midfielder
Elijah Just
Midfielder
Alex Rufer
Midfielder
Ben Old
Midfielder
Callum McCowatt
Midfielder
Ryan Thomas
Midfielder
Lachlan Bayliss
Midfielder
Chris Wood
Attacker
Kosta Barbarouses
Attacker
Ben Waine
Attacker
Jesse Randall
Attacker
New Zealand Group
Group G
| P | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
