New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup

The New Zealand national football team has participated in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns between 1970 and 2014, qualifying for two; the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

World Cup competition record

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1930 - 1966	Did not enter										Not applicable
1970	Did not qualify										2	0	0	2	0	6	–6
1974											6	0	3	3	5	12	–7
1978											4	2	1	1	14	4	+10
1982	Group Stage	23rd	3	0	0	3	2	12	–10	0	15	9	5	1	44	10	+34
1986	Did not qualify										6	3	1	2	13	7	+6
1990											6	3	1	2	13	8	+5
1994											6	3	1	2	15	5	+10
1998											6	3	0	3	13	6	+7
2002											6	4	0	2	20	7	+13
2006											5	3	0	2	17	5	+12
2010	Group Stage	22nd	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3	8	6	1	1	15	5	+10
2014	Did not qualify										11	8	1	2	24	13	+11
2018	To be determined										To be played
Total	Group Stage	2/20	6	0	3	3	4	14	–10	3	81	44	14	23	193	88	+105

1982 FIFA World Cup

1982 FIFA World Cup Squad

Coach: John Adshead

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Richard Wilson	(1956-05-08)May 8, 1956 (aged 26)	Preston Lions
2	2DF	Glenn Dods	(1957-07-07)July 7, 1957 (aged 24)	Adelaide City
3	2DF	Ricki Herbert	(1961-04-10)April 10, 1961 (aged 21)	Mount Wellington
4	3MF	Brian Turner	(1949-07-31)July 31, 1949 (aged 32)	Gisborne City
5	2DF	Dave Bright	(1949-11-29)November 29, 1949 (aged 32)	Manurewa AFC
6	2DF	Bobby Almond	(1951-04-16)April 16, 1951 (aged 31)	Invercargill Thistle
7	4FW	Wynton Rufer	(1962-12-29)December 29, 1962 (aged 19)	Miramar Rangers
8	3MF	Duncan Cole	(1958-07-12)July 12, 1958 (aged 23)	North Shore United
9	4FW	Steve Wooddin	(1955-01-16)January 16, 1955 (aged 27)	South Melbourne FC
10	3MF	Steve Sumner	(1955-04-02)April 2, 1955 (aged 27)	West Adelaide SC
11	3MF	Sam Malcolmson	(1948-04-02)April 2, 1948 (aged 34)	East Coast Bays
12	3MF	Keith Mackay	(1956-12-08)December 8, 1956 (aged 25)	Gisborne City
13	3MF	Kenny Cresswell	(1958-06-04)June 4, 1958 (aged 24)	Gisborne City
14	2DF	Adrian Elrick	(1949-09-29)September 29, 1949 (aged 32)	North Shore United
15	2DF	John Hill	(1950-01-07)January 7, 1950 (aged 32)	Gisborne City
16	2DF	Glen Adam	(1959-05-22)May 22, 1959 (aged 23)	Mount Wellington
17	3MF	Allan Boath	(1958-02-14)February 14, 1958 (aged 24)	West Adelaide SC
18	3MF	Peter Simonsen	(1959-04-17)April 17, 1959 (aged 23)	Manurewa AFC
19	3MF	Billy McClure	(1958-01-04)January 4, 1958 (aged 24)	Mount Wellington
20	4FW	Grant Turner	(1958-10-07)October 7, 1958 (aged 23)	Gisborne City
21	1GK	Barry Pickering	(1956-12-12)December 12, 1956 (aged 25)	Miramar Rangers
22	1GK	Frank van Hattum	(1958-11-17)November 17, 1958 (aged 23)	Manurewa AFC

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	6
Soviet Union	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	3
Scotland	3	1	1	1	8	8	0	3
New Zealand	3	0	0	3	2	12	-10	0

Matches

15 June 1982	Scotland	5 – 2	New Zealand	Málaga, Spain
21:15 CEST Scotland Starting XI 01 Alan Rough 02 Danny McGrain 03 Frank Gray 04 Graeme Souness 05 Alan Hansen 07 Gordon Strachan 84' 08 Kenny Dalglish 09 Alan Brazil 53' 10 John Wark 11 John Robertson 17 Allan Evans Substitutes: 18 Steve Archibald 53' 14 David Narey 84' Manager: Jock Stein Referee David Socha Assistant Referees: Thomson Chan Yousef El-Ghoul	K. Dalglish 18' J. Wark 30', 33' J. Robertson 73' S. Archibald 79'	(3–0) Report	54' S. Sumner 65' S. Wooddin	Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda Attendance: 36,000 New Zealand Starting XI 22 GK Frank van Hattum 06 DF Bobby Almond 67' 07 FW Wynton Rufer 09 FW Steve Wooddin 10 MF Steve Sumner 11 MF Sam Malcolmson 78' 12 MF Keith MacKay 13 MF Kenny Cresswell 14 DF Adrian Elrick 15 DF John Hill 17 MF Allan Boath Substitutes: 03 DF Ricki Herbert 67' 08 MF Duncan Cole 78' Manager: John Adshead

19 June 1982	Soviet Union	3 – 0	New Zealand	Málaga, Spain
21:00 CEST Soviet Union Starting XI 01 GK Rinat Dasayev 02 DF Tengiz Sulakvelidze 03 DF Aleksandr Chivadze 05 DF Sergei Baltacha 06 DF Anatoliy Demyanenko 07 FW Ramaz Shengelia 08 MF Volodymyr Bessonov 09 MF Yuri Gavrilov 67' 11 FW Oleg Blokhin 12 MF Andriy Bal 13 MF Vitaly Daraselia 45' Substitutes: 10 MF Khoren Hovhannisyan 45' 16 FW Sergey Rodionov 67' Manager: Konstantin Beskov Referee Yousef El-Ghoul Assistant Referees: Emilio Soriano Aladren Clive White	Y. Gavrilov 24' O. Blokhin 48' S. Baltacha 68'	(1–0) Report		Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda Attendance: 19,000 New Zealand Starting XI 22 GK Frank van Hattum 02 DF Glenn Dods 03 DF Ricki Herbert 07 FW Wynton Rufer 08 MF Duncan Cole 09 FW Steve Wooddin 10 MF Steve Sumner 12 MF Keith MacKay 13 MF Kenny Cresswell 14 DF Adrian Elrick 17 MF Allan Boath Manager: John Adshead

23 June 1982	Brazil	4 – 0	New Zealand	Seville, Spain
21:15 CEST Brazil Starting XI 01 GK Valdir Peres 02 DF José Leandro Ferreira 03 DF José Oscar Bernardi 75' 04 DF Luiz Carlos Ferreira 05 MF Toninho Cerezo 06 DF Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior 08 MF Sócrates 09 FW Serginho Chulapa 75' 10 MF Zico 11 MF Éder Aleixo de Assis 15 MF Falcão Substitutes: 07 MF Paulo Isidoro 75' 16 DF Edino Nazareth Filho 75' Manager: Telê Santana Referee Damir Matovinović Assistant Referees: Abraham Klein Charles Corver	Zico 28', 31' Falcão 64' Serginho 70'	(2–0) Report		Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 43,000 New Zealand Starting XI 22 GK Frank van Hattum 02 DF Glenn Dods 03 DF Ricki Herbert 07 FW Wynton Rufer 77' 08 MF Duncan Cole 09 FW Steve Wooddin 10 MF Steve Sumner 12 MF Keith MacKay 13 MF Kenny Cresswell 77' 14 DF Adrian Elrick 17 MF Allan Boath Substitutes: 04 DF Brian Turner 77' 08 MF Duncan Cole 77' Manager: John Adshead

2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup Squad

Coach: Ricki Herbert

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Mark Paston	(1976-12-13)13 December 1976 (aged 33)	23	Wellington Phoenix
2	2DF	Ben Sigmund	(1981-02-03)3 February 1981 (aged 29)	14	Wellington Phoenix
3	2DF	Tony Lochhead	(1982-01-12)12 January 1982 (aged 28)	30	Wellington Phoenix
4	2DF	Winston Reid	(1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 21)	3	Midtjylland
5	2DF	Ivan Vicelich	(1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 33)	66	Auckland City
6	2DF	Ryan Nelsen (c)	(1977-10-18)18 October 1977 (aged 32)	41	Blackburn Rovers
7	3MF	Simon Elliott	(1974-06-10)10 June 1974 (aged 36)	63	Unattached
8	3MF	Tim Brown	(1981-03-06)6 March 1981 (aged 29)	25	Wellington Phoenix
9	4FW	Shane Smeltz	(1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 28)	30	Gold Coast United
10	4FW	Chris Killen	(1981-10-08)8 October 1981 (aged 28)	31	Middlesbrough
11	3MF	Leo Bertos	(1981-12-20)20 December 1981 (aged 28)	34	Wellington Phoenix
12	1GK	Glen Moss	(1983-01-19)19 January 1983 (aged 27)	15	Melbourne Victory
13	3MF	Andy Barron	(1980-12-24)24 December 1980 (aged 29)	11	Team Wellington
14	4FW	Rory Fallon	(1982-03-20)20 March 1982 (aged 28)	7	Plymouth Argyle
15	3MF	Michael McGlinchey	(1987-01-07)7 January 1987 (aged 23)	5	Motherwell
16	3MF	Aaron Clapham	(1987-01-01)1 January 1987 (aged 23)	0	Canterbury United
17	3MF	David Mulligan	(1982-03-24)24 March 1982 (aged 28)	25	Unattached
18	2DF	Andrew Boyens	(1983-09-18)18 September 1983 (aged 26)	15	New York Red Bulls
19	2DF	Tommy Smith	(1990-03-31)31 March 1990 (aged 20)	4	Ipswich Town
20	4FW	Chris Wood	(1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 18)	9	West Bromwich Albion
21	3MF	Jeremy Christie	(1983-05-22)22 May 1983 (aged 27)	22	Tampa Bay
22	3MF	Jeremy Brockie	(1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 22)	18	Newcastle Jets
23	1GK	James Bannatyne	(1975-06-30)30 June 1975 (aged 34)	3	Team Wellington

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Paraguay	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5
Slovakia	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
New Zealand	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
Italy	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2

Matches

15 June 2010	New Zealand	1 – 1	Slovakia	Rustenburg, South Africa
13:30 SAST New Zealand Starting XI GK 01 Mark Paston LM 03 Tony Lochhead 42' RB 04 Winston Reid 90+3' CB 05 Ivan Vicelich 78' CB 06 Ryan Nelsen (c) CM 07 Simon Elliott CF 09 Shane Smeltz LW 10 Chris Killen 72' RM 11 Leo Bertos RW 14 Rory Fallon LB 19 Tommy Smith Substitutes: FW 20 Chris Wood 72' MF 21 Jeremy Christie 78' Manager: Ricki Herbert Referee Jerome Damon Assistant Referees: Celestin Ntagungira Enock Molefe Fourth Official: Ravshan Irmatov Fifth Official: Rafael Ilyasov	T. Lochhead 42' W. Reid 90+3' 90+3' New Zealand	(0–0) Report Man of the Match: Róbert Vittek	50' R. Vittek 55' Z. Štrba Slovakia	Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium Attendance: 23,871 Slovakia Starting XI GK 01 Ján Mucha CB 03 Martin Škrtel LB 04 Marek Čech RB 05 Radoslav Zabavník DM 06 Zdeno Štrba 55' RM 07 Vladimír Weiss 90+1' CM 09 Stanislav Šesták 81' CF 11 Róbert Vittek 84' CB 16 Ján Ďurica LM 17 Marek Hamšík (c) CF 18 Erik Jendrišek Substitutes: FW 13 Filip Hološko 81' MF 15 Miroslav Stoch 84' MF 19 Juraj Kucka 90+1' Manager: Vladimír Weiss

20 June 2010	Italy	1 – 1	New Zealand	Nelspruit, South Africa
16:00 SAST Italy Starting XI GK 12 Federico Marchetti LB 03 Domenico Criscito CB 04 Giorgio Chiellini CB 05 Fabio Cannavaro (c) DM 06 Daniele De Rossi RW 07 Simone Pepe 46' LW 09 Vincenzo Iaquinta CF 11 Alberto Gilardino 46' CM 15 Claudio Marchisio 61' RB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta DM 22 Riccardo Montolivo Substitutes: FW 10 Antonio Di Natale 46' MF 16 Mauro Camoranesi 46' FW 20 Giampaolo Pazzini 61' Manager: Marcello Lippi Referee Carlos Batres Assistant Referees: Leonel Leal Carlos Pastrana Fourth Official: Koman Coulibaly Fifth Official: Redouane Achik	V. Iaquinta 29' (pen.) Italy	(1–1) Report Man of the Match: Daniele De Rossi	7' S. Smeltz 14' R. Fallon 28' T. Smith 87' R. Nelsen New Zealand	Stadium: Mbombela Stadium Attendance: 38,229 New Zealand Starting XI GK 01 Mark Paston LM 03 Tony Lochhead RB 04 Winston Reid CB 05 Ivan Vicelich 81' CB 06 Ryan Nelsen (c) 87' CM 07 Simon Elliott CF 09 Shane Smeltz LW 10 Chris Killen 90+3' RM 11 Leo Bertos RW 14 Rory Fallon 14' 63' LB 19 Tommy Smith 28' Substitutes: MF 13 Andrew Barron 90+3' FW 20 Chris Wood 63' MF 21 Jeremy Christie 81' Manager: Ricki Herbert

24 June 2010	Paraguay	0 – 0	New Zealand	Polokwane, South Africa
16:00 SAST Paraguay Starting XI GK 01 Justo Villar RB 04 Denis Caniza (c) CB 05 Julio Cáceres CB 14 Paulo da Silva LB 03 Claudio Morel DM 15 Víctor Cáceres 10' CM 16 Cristian Riveros CM 13 Enrique Vera SS 09 Roque Santa Cruz 41' SS 18 Nelson Haedo Valdez 67' CF 07 Óscar Cardozo 66' Substitutes: FW 10 Édgar Benítez 67' FW 19 Lucas Barrios 66' Manager: Gerardo Martino Referee Yuichi Nishimura Assistant Referees: Toru Sagara Jeong Hae-Sang Fourth Official: Koman Coulibaly Fifth Official: Inacio Manuel Candido	V. Cáceres 10' R. Santa Cruz 41' Paraguay	(0–0) Report Man of the Match: Roque Santa Cruz	56' R. Nelsen New Zealand	Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium Attendance: 34,850 New Zealand Starting XI GK 01 Mark Paston LM 03 Tony Lochhead RB 04 Winston Reid DM 05 Ivan Vicelich CB 06 Ryan Nelsen (c) 56' DM 07 Simon Elliott SS 09 Shane Smeltz SS 10 Chris Killen 79' RW 11 Leo Bertos CF 14 Rory Fallon 69' LB 19 Tommy Smith Substitutes: FW 20 Chris Wood 69' MF 22 Jeremy Brockie 79' Manager: Ricki Herbert

Statistics

Goal scorers

Date	Player	Opposition	World Cup
15 June 1982	Steve Sumner	Scotland	1982
15 June 1982	Steve Wooddin	Scotland	1982
15 June 2010	Winston Reid	Slovakia	2010
20 June 2010	Shane Smeltz	Italy	2010

Discipline

Date	Player	Opposition	World Cup
15 June 2010	Tony Lochhead	Slovakia	2010
15 June 2010	Winston Reid	Slovakia	2010
20 June 2010	Rory Fallon	Italy	2010
20 June 2010	Tommy Smith	Italy	2010
20 June 2010	Ryan Nelsen	Italy	2010
24 June 2010	Ryan Nelsen	Paraguay	2010

Qualification history

1970 FIFA World Cup

Seven teams were involved in the AFC/OFC qualification process; Australia, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, North Korea, South Korea and Rhodesia, however, North Korea withdrew before any matches were played as they refused to play Israel.

Due to North Korea's withdrawal, New Zealand, along with Israel and Rhodesia, received byes and advanced directly to the second round. The remaining three teams played against each other twice in South Korea, with the group winner advancing to the Second Round.

In round 2, the remaining four teams were divided into two groups of two teams, each playing the other twice.

New Zealand was grouped with Israel, and lost 4-0 and 2-0 respectively. Israel progressed to the final round and qualified for the 1970 FIFA World Cup after defeating Australia in the final round.

Matches

28 September 1969	Israel	4 – 0	New Zealand	Tel Aviv, Israel
		(0–0)

1 October 1969	Israel	2 – 0	New Zealand	Tel Aviv, Israel
		(2–0)

1974 FIFA World Cup

The AFC and OFC regions were divided into two zones; Zone A, consisting of seven teams from East Asia, and Zone B, consisting of eight teams from West Asia and Oceania.

The eight teams of Zone B were divided into two groups of four, with each team playing the other twice. New Zealand were grouped with Australia, Indonesia, and Iraq and managed three draws and three losses, thus failing to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

After topping the group and winning the Zone B final, Australia defeated South Korea 1-0 to qualify for their first ever World Cup appearance.

Group 2 (Zone B)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	6	3	3	0	15	6	+9	9
Iraq	6	3	2	1	11	6	+5	8
Indonesia	6	1	2	3	6	13	−7	4
New Zealand	6	0	3	3	5	12	−7	3

Matches

4 March 1973	New Zealand	1 – 1	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
	B. Turner	(0–0)

11 March 1973	Indonesia	1 – 1	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
		(1–0)	A. Vest

13 March 1973	Iraq	2 – 0	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
		(2–0)

16 March 1973	Australia	3 – 3	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
		(3–1)	(2) D. Tindall A. Vest

18 March 1973	Indonesia	1 – 0	New Zealand	Melbourne, Australia
		(1–0)

24 March 1973	Iraq	4 – 0	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
		(3–0)

1978 FIFA World Cup

Qualification for the Asian and Oceanian zones consisted of 21 teams competing in two rounds.

Round 1 saw the teams divided into five groups, each with its own format. New Zealand was drawn into Group 5 and played Chinese Taipei and Australia on a home-and-away basis, eventually finishing second, thus failing to qualify for round 2, and consequently, the 1978 FIFA World Cup

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	4	3	1	0	9	3	+6	7
New Zealand	4	2	1	1	14	4	+10	5
Chinese Taipei	4	0	0	4	1	17	−16	0

Matches

19 March 1977	New Zealand	6 – 0	Chinese Taipei	Auckland, New Zealand
	K. Nelson (3) C. Campbell D. Taylor K. Weymouth	(4–0)

23 March 1977	Chinese Taipei	0 – 6	New Zealand	Auckland, New Zealand
		(0–2)	(3) S. Sumner (2) K. Nelson Own goal

27 March 1977	Australia	3 – 1	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
		(0–1)	K. Nelson

30 March 1977	New Zealand	1 – 1	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
	K. Nelson	(1–1)

1982 FIFA World Cup

The 1982 FIFA World Cup campaign is considered to be one of the most memorable sporting achievements in New Zealand's history, and helped to galvanise the country after the controversial 1981 Springbok Tour had divided the nation and left the popularity of Rugby Union at an all-time low.

The New Zealand squad, made up mostly of amateurs, set several World Cup records on their road to Spain by playing the most matches to qualify (15 in total^[1]), travelling further than any other team in a single qualifying campaign^[2] (88,000 km), recording the largest margin of victory in a qualifying match (13-0 against Fiji^[3] (since surpassed by Australia's 22-0 rout of Tonga in 2002,^[4] and then their 31-0 demolition of American Samoa two days later^[5])) and the longest period without conceding a goal set by goalkeeper Richard Wilson (921 minutes; a record which still stands today).^[6]^[7]

The 1982 campaign was also the first time that New Zealand wore an all white strip which gave rise to their nickname "All Whites". New Zealand's previous strip featured a white shirt with black shorts, based on the English strip, and it wasn't until their third match against Taiwan that the all white strip was introduced.^[8]

Round 1
The 1982 World Cup was the first edition to have 24 spots available (up from 16) and two spots were allocated to the Asian and Oceanian regions. A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams entered the competition, however, Iran withdrew before playing any matches.

The remaining 20 teams were divided into four groups, each with their own formats. New Zealand were drawn into Group 1 along with Australia, Chinese Taipei, Fiji, and Indonesia, where each team would play the other on a home-and-away basis. The winners of each of the four groups – New Zealand, China PR, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia – progressed to Round 2.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
New Zealand	8	6	2	0	31	3	+28	14
Australia	8	4	2	2	22	9	+13	10
Indonesia	8	2	2	4	5	14	–9	6
Chinese Taipei	8	1	3	4	5	8	–3	5
Fiji	8	1	3	4	6	35	–29	5

Matches

25 April 1981	New Zealand	3 – 3	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
		(2–3)		Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium

3 May 1981	Fiji	0 – 4	New Zealand	Suva, Fiji
		(0–3)

7 May 1981	Chinese Taipei	0 – 0	New Zealand	Taipei, Taiwan
		(0–0)

11 May 1981	Indonesia	0 – 2	New Zealand	Jakarta, Indonesia
		(0–1)

16 May 1981	Australia	0 – 2	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
		(0–1)

23 May 1981	New Zealand	5 – 0	Indonesia	Auckland, New Zealand
		(2–0)		Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium

30 May 1981	New Zealand	2 – 0	Chinese Taipei	Auckland, New Zealand
		(1–0)		Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium

16 August 1981	New Zealand	13 – 0	Fiji	Auckland, New Zealand
		(7–0)		Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium

Round 2
Round 2 consisted of the top team from each group in Round 1. Each team played each other on a home and away basis in Round 2, with the top two teams qualifying for the World Cup in Spain.

After five matches, New Zealand found themselves in third place, three points and five goals behind China PR. For New Zealand to qualify, they had to beat Saudi Arabia by six goals to finish ahead of China PR on goal difference. Despite scoring five in the first half, New Zealand were unable to add to their tally and the match finished 5-0, thus putting New Zealand level on points and goal difference with China PR, and forcing a play-off.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kuwait	6	4	1	1	8	6	+2	9
New Zealand	6	2	3	1	11	6	+5	7
China	6	3	1	2	9	4	+5	7
Saudi Arabia	6	0	1	5	4	16	–12	1

Matches

24 September 1981	China	0 – 0	New Zealand	Beijing, China
		(0–0)

3 October 1981	New Zealand	1 – 0	China	Auckland, New Zealand
		(1–0)		Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium

10 October 1981	New Zealand	1 – 2	Kuwait	Auckland, New Zealand
		(1–0)		Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium

28 November 1981	New Zealand	2 – 2	Saudi Arabia	Auckland, New Zealand
		(2–1)		Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium

14 December 1981	Kuwait	2 – 2	New Zealand	Kuwait City, Kuwait
		(1–0)

19 December 1981	Saudi Arabia	0 – 5	New Zealand	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
		(0–5)

Round 2 play-off

10 January 1982	China	1 – 2	New Zealand	Singapore
		(0–1)

After defeating China PR in the play-off for the second AFC/OFC spot, New Zealand qualified for their first ever FIFA World Cup, losing all three matches to Scotland (5-2), The Soviet Union (3-0) and Brazil (4-0).

1986 FIFA World Cup

21 September 1985	New Zealand	0 – 0	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
		(0–0)

5 October 1985	New Zealand	5 – 1	Chinese Taipei	Auckland, New Zealand
		(3–1)

12 October 1985	Chinese Taipei	0 – 5	New Zealand	Christchurch, New Zealand
		(0–2)

26 October 1985	New Zealand	3 – 1	Israel	Auckland, New Zealand
		(2–1)

3 November 1985	Australia	2 – 0	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
		(1–0)

10 November 1985	Israel	3 – 0	New Zealand	Tel Aviv, Israel
		(0–0)

1990 FIFA World Cup

11 December 1988	New Zealand	4 – 0	Chinese Taipei	Wellington, New Zealand
		(2–0)

15 December 1988	New Zealand	4 – 1	Chinese Taipei	Auckland, New Zealand
		(3–0)

5 March 1989	Israel	1 – 0	New Zealand	Tel Aviv, Israel
		(1–0)

12 March 1989	Australia	4 – 1	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
		(2–0)

2 April 1989	New Zealand	2 – 0	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
		(1–0)

9 April 1989	New Zealand	2 – 2	Israel	Auckland, New Zealand
		(2–2)

1994 FIFA World Cup

7 June 1992	New Zealand	3 – 0	Fiji	Auckland, New Zealand
		(2–0)

27 June 1992	Vanuatu	1 – 4	New Zealand	Port Vila, Vanuatu
		(1–2)

1 July 1992	New Zealand	8 – 0	Vanuatu	Auckland, New Zealand
		(3–0)

19 September 1992	Fiji	0 – 0	New Zealand	Nadi, Fiji
		(0–0)

30 May 1993	New Zealand	0 – 1	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
		(0–0)

6 June 1993	Australia	3 – 0	New Zealand	Melbourne, Australia
		(2–0)

1998 FIFA World Cup

31 May 1997	Papua New Guinea	1 – 0	New Zealand	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
		(0–0)

7 June 1997	Fiji	0 – 1	New Zealand	Ba, Fiji
		(0–0)

11 June 1997	New Zealand	7 – 0	Papua New Guinea	Auckland, New Zealand
		(5–0)

18 June 1997	New Zealand	5 – 0	Fiji	Auckland, New Zealand
		(1–0)

28 June 1997	New Zealand	0 – 3	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
		(0–2)

6 July 1997	Australia	2 – 0	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
		(1–0)

2002 FIFA World Cup

6 June 2001	New Zealand	5 – 0	Tahiti	Auckland, New Zealand
	V. Coveny 41', 56', 71' A. Lines 53' J. Perry 88'	(1–0) Report		Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 2,052 Referee: Leslie Irvine

8 June 2001	New Zealand	2 – 0	Cook Islands	Auckland, New Zealand
	N. Hickey 66', 68'	(0–0) Report		Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Brett Hugo

11 June 2001	New Zealand	5 – 1	Solomon Islands	Auckland, New Zealand
	V. Coveny 27', 50' C. Jackson 32', 55' P. Urlovic 67'	(2–0) Report	85' B. Suri	Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Intaz Shah

13 June 2001	New Zealand	7 – 0	Vanuatu	Auckland, New Zealand
	V. Coveny 2', 7', 29' C. Jackson 24' A. Lines 27' M. Burton 61' I. Vicelich 67'	(5–0) Report		Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Leslie Irvine

20 June 2001	New Zealand	0 – 2	Australia	Wellington, New Zealand
		(0–1) Report	5', 80' B. Emerton	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Masayoshi Okada

24 June 2001	Australia	4 – 1	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	D. Zdrilic 6', 82' B. Emerton 40' J. Aloisi 56'	(2–1) Report	44' (pen.) V. Coveny	Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 41,976 Referee: Jong Chul Kwon

2006 FIFA World Cup

29 May 2004	Australia	1 – 0	New Zealand	Adelaide, Australia
2004 OFC Nations Cup	J. Aloisi 14' M. Bresciano 40'	(1–0) Report	26' D. Mulligan	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 12,130 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen

31 May 2004	New Zealand	3 – 0	Solomon Islands	Adelaide, Australia
2004 OFC Nations Cup	I. Vicelich 23' B. Fisher 36' D. Mulligan 57' D. Oughton 81' A. Lines 90'	(1–0) Report	20' S. Waita	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 217 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

2 June 2004	New Zealand	2 – 4	Vanuatu	Adelaide, Australia
2004 OFC Nations Cup	V. Coveny 61', 75' I. Vicelich 65' R. de Gregorio 90+2'	(0–1) Report	2' M. Poida 37' S. Chillia 66' L. Bibi 67' G. Gete 72' J. Maleb 77' D. Chilia 88' A. Qorig	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 356 Referee: Stefano Farina

4 June 2004	New Zealand	10 – 0	Tahiti	Adelaide, Australia
2004 OFC Nations Cup	V. Coveny 6', 38', 45+1' B. Fisher 16', 22', 63' 44' N. Jones 72' D. Oughton 74' R. Nelsen 82', 87'	(5–0) Report	60' F. Tagawa 82' A. Temataua 87' X. Samin	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 200 Referee: Mark Shield

6 June 2004	Fiji	0 – 2	New Zealand	Adelaide, Australia
2004 OFC Nations Cup		(0–1) Report	8' C. Bunce 56' V. Coveny	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen

2010 FIFA World Cup

17 October 2007	Fiji	0 – 2	New Zealand	Lautoka, Fiji
2008 OFC Nations Cup		(0–1) Report	37' I. Vicelich 86' S. Smeltz	Stadium: Churchill Park Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo

17 November 2007	Vanuatu	1 – 2	New Zealand	Port Vila, Vanuatu
2008 OFC Nations Cup	J. Naprapol 32'	(1–0) Report	52' S. Smeltz 90+3' D. Mulligan	Stadium: Korman Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Job Minan

21 November 2007	New Zealand	4 – 1	Vanuatu	Wellington, New Zealand
2008 OFC Nations Cup	D. Mulligan 14', 81' S. Smeltz 29' (pen.), 34'	(3–0) Report	50' F. Sakama	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Averii Jacques

6 September 2008	New Caledonia	1 – 3	New Zealand	Nouméa, New Caledonia
2008 OFC Nations Cup	M. Hmae 55'	(0–1) Report	16' B. Sigmund 65', 75' S. Smeltz	Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta Attendance: 2,589 Referee: Rakesh Varman

10 September 2008	New Zealand	3 – 0	New Caledonia	Auckland, New Zealand
2008 OFC Nations Cup	S. Smeltz 49', 76' J. Christie 69'	(0–0) Report		Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Norbert Hauat

19 November 2008	Fiji	2 – 0	New Zealand	Lautoka, Fiji
2008 OFC Nations Cup	R. Krishna 63', 90'	(0–0) Report	60' G. Moss	Stadium: Churchill Park Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Lencie Fred

10 October 2009	Bahrain	0 – 0	New Zealand	Manama, Bahrain
		(0–0) Report	76' M. Paston 90+1' R. Nelsen	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Viktor Kassai

14 November 2009	New Zealand	1 – 0	Bahrain	Wellington, New Zealand
	B. Sigmund 3' R. Fallon 45'	(1–0) Report	27' F. Aaish 90+3' J. Okwunwanne	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 35,194 Referee: Jorge Larrionda

After beating Bahrain in the playouts, New Zealand went on to the finals. They draw three matches in their group against Slovenia (1-1), Italy (1-1) and Paraguay (0-0) but failed to progress. They were the only undefeated side at the 2010 World Cup finals.

2014 FIFA World Cup

As in previous editions, the Oceania region was delegated half a spot at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. After the qualification rounds within the Oceania Football Confederation, the winner – New Zealand – progresses to an inter-confederation play-off with one of three other confederations that has also been delegated a half spot. On 30 July 2011, it was determined that the OFC team would play the fourth placed CONCACAF team, and the fifth placed Asian team would play the 5th placed CONMEBOL team.

Round 1
The first round consisted of just four Oceania nations in one group with the winner progressing to round 2, where they would join the seven seeded OFC teams.

Round 2
The second stage of Oceania qualifying also doubled as the group stage of the 2012 OFC Nations Cup. The top two teams from each group at the Nations Cup progressed to the third round of World Cup qualifying.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
New Zealand	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
Solomon Islands	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Fiji	3	0	2	1	1	2	–1	2
Papua New Guinea	3	0	1	2	2	4	–2	1

Group matches

2 June 2012	Fiji	0 – 1	New Zealand	Honiara, Solomon Islands
2013 FIFA Confed. Cup Qualifier 2012 OFC Nations Cup 12:00, 2 June SBT 13:00, 2 June NZST	Alvin Singh 48' O. Vakatalesau 83'	(0–1) Summary Report	8' T. Smith 80' L. Bertos 82' R. Fallon 83' I. Vicelich	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 12,950 Referee: Isidore Assiene-Ambassa FIFA World Rankings: 160th 130th

4 June 2012	Papua New Guinea	1 – 2	New Zealand	Honiara, Solomon Islands
2013 FIFA Confed. Cup Qualifier 2012 OFC Nations Cup 12:00, 4 June SBT 13:00, 4 June NZST	K. Jack 59' N. Hans 88' (pen.)	(0–1) Summary Report	2' S. Smeltz 45' 88' T. Lochhead 53' C. Wood 76' A. Clapham	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Bruce George FIFA World Rankings: 193rd 130th

6 June 2012	New Zealand	1 – 1	Solomon Islands	Honiara, Solomon Islands
2013 FIFA Confed. Cup Qualifier 2012 OFC Nations Cup 15:00, 6 June SBT 16:00, 6 June NZST	C. Wood 14' T. Smith 37'	(1–0) Summary Report	57' B. Totori 79' J. Nawo	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Norbert Hauata FIFA World Rankings: 130th 183rd

Round 3
The third round saw the four remaining teams play each other on a home-and-away basis to decide who would progress to the inter-confederation play-off. New Zealand won all six of their matches to progress to the home-and-away play-offs to be held in November, 2013.

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
New Zealand	6	6	0	17	2	+15	18
New Caledonia	6	4	2	17	6	+11	12
Tahiti	6	1	5	2	12	–10	3
Solomon Islands	6	1	5	5	21	–16	3

Group matches

7 September 2012	New Caledonia	0 – 2	New Zealand	Nouméa, New Caledonia
18:00, 7 September NCT 19:00 7 September NZST	I. Kabeu 44' D. Wacalie 90+1'	(0–2) Summary Report	12' 53' S. Smeltz 40' C. Wood 44' M. McGlinchey 73' W. Reid	Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta Referee: Norbert Hauata FIFA World Rankings: 128th 95th

11 September 2012	New Zealand	6 – 1	Solomon Islands	Auckland, New Zealand
19:35, 11 September NZST 18:35, 11 September SBT	S. Smeltz 12' K. Barbarouses 25' C. Killen 53' T. Lochhead 69' C. Wood 80' 85' M. Rojas 83'	(2–0) Summary Report	51' H. Fa'arodo	Stadium: North Harbour Stadium Attendance: 7,931 Referee: Bertrand Billon FIFA World Rankings: 95th 153rd

12 October 2012	Tahiti	0 – 2	New Zealand	Papeete, Tahiti
		(0–1) Summary	24' S. Smeltz 43' T. Payne 53' T. Lochhead 82' B. Sigmund	Referee: Bruce George FIFA World Rankings: 127th 92nd

16 October 2012	New Zealand	3 – 0	Tahiti	Christchurch, New Zealand
19:35 NZDT	M. McGlinchey 3', 90+4' B. Sigmund 84' C. Killen 55' 90'	(1–0) Summary	25' N. Vallar	Stadium: AMI Stadium Referee: Gerald Oiaka FIFA World Rankings: 92nd 127th

22 March 2013	New Zealand	2 – 1	New Caledonia	Dunedin, New Zealand
19:30 NZDT	C. Killen 10' T. Smith 90+4'	(1–0) Summary Report	56' C. Lolohea	Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Referee: Strebre Delovski FIFA World Rankings: 88th 103rd

26 March 2013	Solomon Islands	0 – 2	New Zealand	Honiara, Solomon Islands
17:00 NZDT		(0–1) Summary	3', 88' T. Payne	Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium Referee: Averii Jacques FIFA World Rankings: 147th 88th

OFC/CONCACAF play-off
New Zealand played Mexico in the inter-confederation play-off in an attempt to qualify for Brazil. Despite Mexico's poor form throughout their qualifying campaign, the Mexicans won both matches to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup with an aggregate of nine goals to New Zealand's three.^[9]

13 November 2013	Mexico	5 – 1	New Zealand	Mexico City, Mexico
13 November 14:30 CST 14 November 09:30 NZDT	P. Aguilar 32' R. Jiménez 40' O. Peralta 48', 80' R. Márquez 84'	Summary Report	85' C. James	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 99,832 Referee: Viktor Kassai FIFA World Rankings: 24th 79th

20 November 2013	New Zealand	2 – 4	Mexico	Wellington, New Zealand
19:00 NZDT	C. James 80' R. Fallon 82'	Summary Report	14', 29', 33' O. Peralta 86' C. Peña	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 35,206 Referee: Felix Brych FIFA World Rankings: 79th 24th

References

^ "NZF pay tribute to honoured Adshead". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
^ "15 big things about New Zealand football". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
^ "The long road to Spain". New Zealand History Online. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
^ "Tonga – Australia Match Report". FIFA.com. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
^ "Australia – American Samoa Match Report". FIFA.com. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
^ "Who were the '82 All Whites?". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
^ "Quirky Facts". Goalkeepers are Different. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
^ "What's in a name?". New Zealand History Online. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
^ "North, Central America and Caribbean Qualifiers". FIFA.com. Retrieved 1 July 2013.

External links

New Zealand 1982 World Cup squad

[1] "NZF pay tribute to honoured Adshead". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

[2] "15 big things about New Zealand football". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

[3] "The long road to Spain". New Zealand History Online. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

[4] "Tonga – Australia Match Report". FIFA.com. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

[5] "Australia – American Samoa Match Report". FIFA.com. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

[6] "Who were the '82 All Whites?". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

[7] "Quirky Facts". Goalkeepers are Different. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

[8] "What's in a name?". New Zealand History Online. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

[9] "North, Central America and Caribbean Qualifiers". FIFA.com. Retrieved 1 July 2013.

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World Cup competition record

1982 FIFA World Cup

Matches

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Qualification history

1970 FIFA World Cup

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1986 FIFA World Cup

1990 FIFA World Cup

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2002 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup

2014 FIFA World Cup

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