#89
WC 2026 · Group G
New Zealand
NZ
FIFA#89
Titles–
Appearances2
Best resultGroup stage (1…
Tournament path
Group G
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 2 |  Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 3 |  Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
Fixtures
Style of play
4-4-2Coach: Darren Bazeley
New Zealand (All Whites) live through Chris Wood's goal threat (Nottingham Forest) and a compact defence. Bazeley (English, since November 2022) eased the team through OFC qualifying.
Tournament odds0%
Group winner2%
Quarter-final1%
Semi-final0%
Final0%
Champion0%
Squad
26 players- Coach
- Darren Bazeley
- Avg age
- 27.6
- Founded
- 1891
Goalkeepers
- Alex Paulsen23 yrs
- Max Crocombe32 yrs
- Michael Woud27 yrs
Defenders
- Callan Elliot26 yrs
- Finn Surman22 yrs
- Francis De Vries31 yrs
- Liberato Cacace25 yrs
- Michael Boxall37 yrs
- Nando Pijnaker27 yrs
- Tim Payne32 yrs
- Tommy Smith36 yrs
- Tyler Bindon21 yrs
Midfielders
- Alex Rufer29 yrs
- Ben Old23 yrs
- Callum McCowatt27 yrs
- Joe Bell27 yrs
- Marko Stamenic24 yrs
- Ryan Thomas31 yrs
- Sarpreet Singh27 yrs
Forwards
- Ben Waine25 yrs
- Chris Wood34 yrs
- Elijah Just26 yrs
- Jesse Randall23 yrs
- Kosta Barbarouses36 yrs
- Lachlan Bayliss23 yrs
- Matthew Garbett24 yrs
Source: football-data.org. Refreshed hourly.
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By the numbers
- 135+Years of history
- 2WC appearances
- –WC titles
- Group stageBest result
- OFCConfederation
National teamOFC
- Founded
- 1891
- Nickname
- All Whites
- FIFA
- #89
- Group
- WM26 · G
- WC appearances
- 2 (incl. 2026)
- Best WC
- Group stage (1982, 2010)
- Last WC
- 2010
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