Oceania · OFC

New Zealand (2026)

Aotearoa

Matches: 10; 10 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 3-2-5; 3 W · 2 D · 5 L
Goals: 14; 21 against
Goal difference: -7

General Information

New Zealand Football

Founded: 1891
FIFA entry: 1948
Average height in 2026: 1.82 m
Average age in 2026: 27.3 years
Confederation: Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)
Continent: Oceania
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Darren Bazeley(Coach)

Date of birth: 5 October 1972
Place of birth: Northampton, England
Matches: 10 (3 official · 7 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza

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Players of New Zealand in 2026

37 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers4
Max Crocombe	12 August 1993	Goalkeeper	Millwall FC	5	1	0
Alex Paulsen	4 July 2002	Goalkeeper	Motherwell FC	4	1	0
Michael Woud	16 January 1999	Goalkeeper	Auckland FC	1	0	0
Henry Gray	29 March 2005	Goalkeeper	Wellington Phoenix	0	1	0
Defenders13
Finn Surman	23 September 2003	Centre Back	Portland Timbers	7	0	1
Tim Payne	10 January 1994	Right Back	Olimpia Asunción	7	0	0
Tyler Bindon	27 January 2005	Centre Back	Charlton Athletic	6	4	1
Michael Boxall	18 August 1988	Centre Back	Minnesota United FC	4	2	0
Callan Elliot	7 July 1999	Right Back	Auckland FC	2	6	0
Bill Tuiloma	27 March 1995	Centre Back	Wellington Phoenix	2	0	0
Francis de Vries	28 November 1994	Centre Back	Auckland FC	1	4	0
Dane Ingham	8 June 1999	Right Back	Sabah FC	1	2	0
George Stanger	15 August 2000	Centre Back	Kilmarnock FC	1	2	0
Sam Sutton	10 December 2001	Left Back	Perth Glory	1	2	0
Dalton Wilkins	15 April 1999	Left Back	Sønderjysk Elitesport	0	3	0
James McGarry	9 April 1998	Left Back	Brisbane Roar	0	2	0
Nando Pijnaker	25 February 1999	Centre Back	Auckland FC	0	2	0
Midfielders11
Elijah Just	1 May 2000	Right Midfielder	Swansea City	9	1	4
Marko Stamenic	19 February 2002	Centre Midfielder	Swansea City	9	1	1
Joe Bell	27 April 1999	Defensive Midfielder	Viking Stavanger	5	1	0
Liberato Cacace	27 September 2000	Left Midfielder	Wrexham AFC	5	0	0
Sarpreet Singh	20 February 1999	Attacking Midfielder	SC Farense	5	0	0
Alex Rufer	12 June 1996	Attacking Midfielder	Wellington Phoenix	3	3	0
Logan Rogerson	28 May 1998	Attacking Midfielder	Auckland FC	3	2	0
Ryan Thomas	20 December 1994	Left Midfielder	PEC Zwolle	2	3	0
Lachlan Bayliss	24 July 2002	Centre Midfielder	Auckland FC	1	5	0
Owen Parker-Price	10 December 1998	Centre Midfielder	Örgryte IS	1	1	1
Matthew Garbett	13 April 2002	Attacking Midfielder	Peterborough United	1	1	0
Forwards9
Chris Wood	7 December 1991	Centre Forward	Nottingham Forest	6	0	0
Callum McCowatt	30 April 1999	Right Winger	Aarhus GF	5	4	0
Jesse Randall	19 August 2002	Left Winger	Dundee United	4	6	2
Ben Old	13 August 2002	Right Winger	AS Saint-Étienne	4	5	0
Ben Waine	11 June 2001	Centre Forward	Port Vale FC	4	2	3
Kosta Barbarouses	19 February 1990	Right Winger	Western Sydney Wanderers	1	3	1
Moses Dyer	21 March 1997	Centre Forward	Phnom Penh Crown	0	3	0
Andre de Jong	2 November 1996	Secondary striker	Orlando Pirates	0	2	0
Stipe Ukich	3 January 2007	Centre Forward	Istra 1961 Pula	0	2	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of New Zealand in 2026

10 matches

1 Oct 2026Friendly · Nissan StadiumAvs.PanamaMatch report: Panama vs. New Zealand 1–15–3 pensWin
27 Sept 2026Friendly · Chongqing Longxing Football StadiumAvs.ChinaMatch report: China vs. New Zealand 0–3Win
24 Sept 2026Friendly · Chongqing Longxing Football StadiumAvs.PalestineMatch report: Palestine vs. New Zealand 2–2Draw
26 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group G · BC PlaceHvs.BelgiumMatch report: New Zealand vs. Belgium 1–5Defeat
21 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group G · BC PlaceHvs.EgyptMatch report: New Zealand vs. Egypt 1–3Defeat
15 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group G · SoFi StadiumAvs.IranMatch report: Iran vs. New Zealand 2–2Draw
6 Jun 2026Friendly · Raymond James StadiumAvs.EnglandMatch report: England vs. New Zealand 1–0Defeat
2 Jun 2026Friendly · Inter Miami CF StadiumAvs.HaitiMatch report: Haiti vs. New Zealand 4–0Defeat
30 Mar 2026Friendly · Eden ParkHvs.ChileMatch report: New Zealand vs. Chile 4–1Win
27 Mar 2026Friendly · Eden ParkHvs.FinlandMatch report: New Zealand vs. Finland 0–2Defeat

Match Progress for New Zealand

3 W · 2 D · 5 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of New Zealand

91 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Australia	46	9	10	27	37
Fiji	34	25	4	5	86
Vanuatu	14	13	0	1	64
Solomon Islands	14	12	2	0	52
Tahiti	14	11	1	2	41
Taiwan	13	11	2	0	39
China	13	6	5	2	14
Malaysia	12	8	2	2	24
New Caledonia	11	9	1	1	25
Saudi Arabia	9	4	1	4	15
Israel	8	1	1	6	5
Mexico	8	1	0	7	9
Oman	7	4	2	1	7
Indonesia	7	2	3	2	8
Papua New Guinea	6	5	0	1	19
Japan	6	3	0	3	8
South Korea	6	0	1	5	1
Chile	5	1	1	3	6
Bahrain	4	2	1	1	2
Kuwait	4	1	1	2	8
USA	4	0	2	2	4
Thailand	4	0	1	3	4
Egypt	4	0	1	3	2
Samoa	3	3	0	0	27
Singapore	3	2	0	1	4
Paraguay	3	0	1	2	2
Iraq	3	0	1	2	0
Peru	3	0	1	2	0
Hungary	3	0	0	3	2
Brazil	3	0	0	3	0
Canada	3	0	0	3	0
England	3	0	0	3	0
Poland	3	0	0	3	0
Honduras	2	1	1	0	2
India	2	1	1	0	2
Jordan	2	1	0	1	4
Qatar	2	1	0	1	3
Myanmar	2	0	2	0	2
Italy	2	0	1	1	4
Estonia	2	0	1	1	3
Scotland	2	0	1	1	3
Iran	2	0	1	1	2
Ireland	2	0	1	1	2
Uruguay	2	0	1	1	2
Norway	2	0	1	1	1
South Africa	2	0	1	1	0
Jamaica	2	0	0	2	3
Colombia	2	0	0	2	2
Costa Rica	2	0	0	2	0
United Arab Emirates	2	0	0	2	0
Georgia	1	1	0	0	3
Cook Islands	1	1	0	0	2
Gambia	1	1	0	0	2
Ghana	1	1	0	0	2
Curaçao	1	1	0	0	2
Panama	1	1	0	0	1
Serbia	1	1	0	0	1
Ivory Coast	1	1	0	0	1
El Salvador	1	0	1	0	2
Palestine	1	0	1	0	2
Wales	1	0	1	0	2
DR Congo	1	0	1	0	1
Lebanon	1	0	1	0	1
Slovakia	1	0	1	0	1
Sudan	1	0	1	0	1
Botswana	1	0	1	0	0
Trinidad & Tobago	1	0	1	0	0
Belgium	1	0	0	1	1
Kenya	1	0	0	1	1
Slovenia	1	0	0	1	1
Sweden	1	0	0	1	1
Tanzania	1	0	0	1	1
Turkey	1	0	0	1	1
Ukraine	1	0	0	1	1
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	1
Belarus	1	0	0	1	0
Ecuador	1	0	0	1	0
Finland	1	0	0	1	0
France	1	0	0	1	0
Germany	1	0	0	1	0
Greece	1	0	0	1	0
Haiti	1	0	0	1	0
Lithuania	1	0	0	1	0
Morocco	1	0	0	1	0
Northern Ireland	1	0	0	1	0
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0
Russia	1	0	0	1	0
Spain	1	0	0	1	0
Tunisia	1	0	0	1	0
Venezuela	1	0	0	1	0
Soviet Union	1	0	0	1	0
Total	358	145	66	147	582

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for New Zealand

Games Total: 110
Goals: 258
Goals Against: 122
Games W/D/L: 59/21/30
Avg. Goals / Match: 2.35
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.11

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 28; Chris Wood
Most Matches: 36; Chris Wood
Most Yellow Cards: 4; Ben Sigmund
Most Red Cards: 1; Glen Moss

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of New Zealand

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Wood, Chris	Centre Forward	2009–2026	94	73	21	45	9	5	0	0
2	Vicelich, Ivan	Defensive Midfielder	1995–2013	87	77	10	6	0	7	0	1
3	Barbarouses, Kosta	Right Winger	2008–2026	76	47	29	10	10	1	0	1
4	Elliott, Simon	Defensive Midfielder	1995–2011	69	65	4	6	1	2	0	0
5	Boxall, Michael	Centre Back	2011–2026	66	55	11	1	3	10	0	0
6	Coveny, Vaughan	Centre Forward	1992–2006	64	50	14	29	0	1	0	1
7	Jackson, Chris	Midfielder	1992–2003	60	56	4	10	0	8	1	0
8	Smeltz, Shane	Centre Forward	2003–2017	57	43	14	24	5	4	0	0
9	Zoricich, Chris	Defender	1988–2003	57	56	1	1	0	7	0	0
10	Smith, Tommy	Centre Back	2010–2024	56	43	13	2	1	5	0	1
11	Payne, Tim	Right Back	2012–2026	55	40	15	3	9	3	0	0
12	Bertos, Leo	Right Midfielder	2003–2013	55	44	11	0	7	6	0	0
13	McGlinchey, Michael	Centre Midfielder	2009–2019	54	47	7	5	1	4	0	0
14	Brockie, Jeremy	Centre Forward	2006–2018	51	27	24	1	4	6	0	0
15	Just, Elijah	Right Midfielder	2019–2026	50	35	15	12	2	3	0	0
16	Nelsen, Ryan	Centre Back	1999–2012	49	45	4	7	0	6	0	0
17	Tuiloma, Bill	Centre Back	2013–2026	49	32	17	4	1	5	0	0
18	Sumner, Steve	Attacking Midfielder	1976–1988	48	44	4	18	0	1	0	0
19	Killen, Chris	Centre Forward	2000–2013	48	43	5	16	2	5	1	0
20	Batty, Jason	Goalkeeper	1995–2003	47	46	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	Herbert, Ricki	Defender	1980–1989	46	45	1	6	0	1	0	0
22	McGarry, Michael	Midfielder	1986–1997	46	40	6	5	0	1	0	0
23	Cole, Duncan	Midfielder	1978–1988	46	44	2	4	0	0	0	0
24	Lochhead, Tony	Left Back	2003–2013	46	45	1	1	2	5	1	0
25	Rojas, Marco	Right Winger	2011–2023	45	35	10	5	4	0	0	0
26	Stamenic, Marko	Centre Midfielder	2021–2026	45	42	3	4	2	8	0	0
27	McClennan, Darren	Striker	1986–1997	43	39	4	12	0	3	0	0
28	Evans, Ceri	Centre Back	1980–1993	40	39	1	2	0	0	0	0
29	Cacace, Liberato	Left Midfielder	2018–2026	40	38	2	1	8	6	1	0
30	Gray, Rodger	Defender	1989–1997	39	36	3	4	0	2	0	0
31	Garbett, Matthew	Attacking Midfielder	2021–2026	38	29	9	5	7	5	0	0
32	Dunford, Malcolm	Centre Back	1980–1993	37	35	2	5	0	0	0	0
33	McCowatt, Callum	Right Winger	2019–2026	37	26	11	4	2	3	0	0
34	Atkinson, Mark	Midfielder	1997–2001	36	33	3	0	0	0	0	0
35	Bouckenooghe, Kris	Centre Back	1998–2009	35	25	10	2	0	2	0	0
36	Elrick, Adrian	Left Back	1975–1984	35	31	4	1	0	0	0	0
37	Bell, Joe	Defensive Midfielder	2019–2026	35	30	5	1	5	4	0	0
38	Paston, Mark	Goalkeeper	1997–2013	35	35	0	0	0	1	0	0
39	Waine, Ben	Centre Forward	2022–2026	34	15	19	11	2	0	0	0
40	Wilkinson, Gavin	Defender	1995–2002	34	28	6	1	0	1	0	1
41	Turner, Grant	Attacking Midfielder	1980–1988	33	32	1	14	0	5	0	1
42	Reid, Winston	Centre Back	2010–2022	33	32	1	1	2	8	0	1
43	Hickey, Noah	Right Midfielder	1997–2007	32	25	7	3	0	1	0	0
44	Boath, Allan	Midfielder	1981–1987	32	27	5	3	0	0	0	0
45	Sigmund, Ben	Centre Back	2000–2014	32	24	8	2	0	5	0	1
46	Lines, Aaran	Left Midfielder	1998–2004	31	29	2	4	0	4	0	0
47	Bindon, Tyler	Centre Back	2023–2026	31	22	9	4	0	7	0	0
48	Singh, Sarpreet	Attacking Midfielder	2018–2026	31	28	3	3	7	3	0	0
49	Gosling, Clint	Goalkeeper	1984–1993	31	31	0	0	0	1	0	0
50	Elrick, Mark	Striker	1995–2000	30	13	17	3	0	1	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of New Zealand

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Bertos, Leo	Killen, Chris	2012–2013	3	19
2	Wood, Chris	Rojas, Marco	2012–2016	3	60
3	Rojas, Marco	Wood, Chris	2012–2017	3	7
4	Payne, Tim	Wood, Chris	2022–2025	3	7
5	Smeltz, Shane	Wood, Chris	2012	2	4
6	Brockie, Jeremy	Smeltz, Shane	2012	2	8
7	Barbarouses, Kosta	Killen, Chris	2012–2013	2	13
8	Lewis, Clayton	Wood, Chris	2017–2022	2	4
9	Singh, Sarpreet	Wood, Chris	2021–2025	2	4
10	de Jong, Andre	Wood, Chris	2022	2	4

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 129 of 473 goals.