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New Zealand
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationNew Zealand Football (NZF)
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachNew Zealand Ricki Herbert
CaptainRyan Nelsen
Most capsIvan Vicelich (80)
Top scorerVaughan Coveny (28)
Home stadiumNorth Harbour Stadium (Auckland)
Westpac Stadium (Wellington)
FIFA codeNZL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current95 Steady
Highest47 (August 2002)
Lowest156 (September 2007)
First international
New Zealand  3–1  Australia
(Dunedin, New Zealand; 17 June 1922)
Biggest win
New Zealand  13–0  Fiji
(Auckland, New Zealand; 16 August 1981)
Biggest defeat
New Zealand  0–10  Australia
(Wellington, New Zealand; 11 July 1936)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1982)
Best resultGroup Stage, 1982 and 2010
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1973)
Best resultChampions, 1973, 1998, 2002 and 2008
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1999)
Best resultGroup Stage, 1999, 2003 and 2009

The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national association football team of New Zealand and is governed by New Zealand Football (NZF). The team plays in an all-white strip rather than the traditional New Zealand sporting black due to a former FIFA regulation that reserved black for the international referee strip. Its nickname is also a play on the New Zealand national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks. The silver fern, a symbol of New Zealand, appears on the All Whites uniform.

New Zealand played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Though they exited the competition after the first round in both occasions, in 2010 they eventually turned out to be the only team not to lose a game during that World Cup.[1]

Because most New Zealand football clubs are semi-professional rather than fully professional, most top New Zealand footballers play abroad for clubs in Europe, in the United States, or in the Australian A-League.

New Zealand formerly battled Australia for top honours in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). However, Australia now plays in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), leaving New Zealand as the only seeded team in the OFC. New Zealand has won the OFC Nations Cup four times – in 1973, 1998, 2002 and 2008.

Early history

New Zealand's first international football match was played in Dunedin at the old Caledonian Ground on 23 July 1904 against a team representing New South Wales. New Zealand lost by the game's only goal, but drew with the same team 3–3 in a game at Athletic Park, Wellington seven days later. The following year the team played a Wellington representative side on 10 June before embarking on a tour of Australia, during which they played eleven representative sides, including three "test matches" against New South Wales. Of these three matches they won one, lost one, and drew one.

A New Zealand national team did not play again until 1921, when New Zealand played three official full internationals against Australia, played at Carisbrook in Dunedin, Athletic Park in Wellington, and Auckland Domain. The results were two 3–1 wins to New Zealand and a 1–1 draw in Wellington.[2]

Development

Despite its large player numbers, football in New Zealand struggles to compete with other sports such as rugby union, cricket and rugby league, financially and for media exposure. The performance of the national team is further hindered by a relatively young semi-professional domestic league, the New Zealand Football Championship having been established in 2004. New Zealand has one professional team, Wellington Phoenix FC, which competes in the Australian A-League.

Since the 1990s, United States college soccer has played a significant role in the development of New Zealand players. This influence began when former Scotland international Bobby Clark returned to the U.S. after his 1994–96 stint as All Whites head coach to take the head coaching job at Stanford University (he now holds the same position at Notre Dame). Clark began recruiting in New Zealand, and current All Whites Ryan Nelsen and Simon Elliott played for him at Stanford. The trend that Clark started has continued to the present; more than two dozen New Zealanders are now playing for NCAA Division I men's programs in the U.S.[3] A common next step in these players' career paths is a stint in Major League Soccer; ESPNsoccernet journalist Brent Latham speculated in a March 2010 story that the All Whites' 2010 FIFA World Cup squad could have more MLS players than the U.S. squad.[3][4] However, Latham's speculation did not prove true, as only one MLS player made the New Zealand squad for the World Cup.

Overall record

New Zealand vs Australia friendly match at Craven Cottage, London, England, 9 June 2005.

As of Solomon Islands v New Zealand, 10 June 2012

Pld W D L GF GA GD
342 141 60 141 617 543 +74

Records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record Manager (s)
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squads Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970 Did Not Qualify 2 0 0 2 0 6 Broćić
West Germany 1974 6 0 3 3 5 12 Truman
Argentina 1978 4 2 1 1 14 4 Hughes
Spain 1982 Group Stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 12 Squad 15 9 5 1 44 10 Adshead
Mexico 1986 Did Not Qualify 6 3 1 2 13 7 Fallon
Italy 1990 6 3 1 2 13 8 Fallon, Adshead
United States 1994 6 3 1 2 15 5 Marshall
France 1998 6 3 0 3 13 6 McGrath
South Korea Japan 2002 6 4 0 2 20 7 Dugdale
Germany 2006 5 3 0 2 17 5 Waitt
South Africa 2010 Group Stage 22nd 3 0 3 0 2 2 Squad 8 6 1 1 15 5 Herbert
Brazil 2014 To Be Determined 3 2 1 0 4 2 Herbert
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022
Total Group Stage 2/19 6 0 3 3 4 14 - 73 38 14 21 173 77 -

1982 FIFA World Cup

15 June Group 6 Scotland  5 – 2  New Zealand Málaga, Spain
21:00 CEST Dalglish 18'
Wark 30', 33'
Robertson 73'
Archibald 79'
Report 54' Sumner
65' Wooddin
Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: United States David Socha
19 June Group 6 Soviet Union  3 – 0  New Zealand Málaga, Spain
21:00 CEST Gavrilov 25'
Blokhin 48'
Baltacha 69'
Report Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Libya Yousef El-Ghoul
23 June Group 6 Brazil  4 – 0  New Zealand Seville, Spain
21:00 CEST Zico 28', 31'
Falcão 55'
Chulapa 69'
Report Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Damir Matovinović

2010 FIFA World Cup

15 June Group F New Zealand  1 – 1  Slovakia Rustenburg, South Africa
13:30 SAST Reid 90+3' Report 50' Vittek Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Attendance: 23,871
Referee: South Africa Jerome Damon
20 June Group F Italy  1 – 1  New Zealand Nelspruit, South Africa
16:00 SAST Iaquinta 29' (pen.) Report 7' Smeltz Stadium: Mbombela Stadium
Attendance: 38,229
Referee: Guatemala Carlos Batres
24 June Group F Paraguay  0 – 0  New Zealand Polokwane, South Africa
16:00 SAST Report Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium
Attendance: 34,850
Referee: Japan Yuichi Nishimura

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 No OFC Representative was Invited
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997 Did Not Qualify
Mexico 1999 Group Stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 6 Squad
South Korea Japan 2001 Did Not Qualify
France 2003 Group Stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 11 Squad
Germany 2005 Did Not Qualify
South Africa 2009 Group Stage 8th 3 0 1 2 0 7 Squad
Brazil 2013 Did Not Qualify
Russia 2017 To Be Determined
Qatar 2021
Total Group Stage 3/8 9 0 1 8 2 24 -

1999 FIFA Confederations Cup

24 July Group B New Zealand  1 – 2  United States Guadalajara, Mexico
14:30 CDT Zoricich 90+3' Report 25' McBride
58' Kirovski
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Paraguay Ubaldo Aquino
28 July Group B Germany  2 – 0  New Zealand Guadalajara, Mexico
18:00 CDT Preetz 6'
Matthäus 33'
Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Benin Coffi Codjia
30 July Group B New Zealand  0 – 2  Brazil Guadalajara, Mexico
20:30 CDT Report 45+2' Marcos Paulo
88' Ronaldinho
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: South Korea Kim Young-Joo

2003 FIFA Confederations Cup

18 June Group A New Zealand  0 – 3  Japan Paris, France
18:00 CEST Report 12', 75' Nakamura
65' Nakata
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 36,038
Referee: Benin Coffi Codjia
20 June Group A Colombia  3 – 1  New Zealand Lyon, France
19:00 CEST López 58'
Yepes 75'
Hernández 85'
Report 27' de Gregorio Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 22,811
Referee: Guatemala Carlos Batres
22 June Group A France  5 – 0  New Zealand Paris, France
21:00 CEST Kapo 17'
Henry 20'
Cissé 71'
Giuly 90+1'
Pirès 90+3'
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 36,842
Referee: Iran Masoud Moradi

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

14 June Group A New Zealand  0 – 5  Spain Rustenburg, South Africa
20:30 SAST Report 6', 14', 17' Torres
24' Fàbregas
48' Villa
Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Attendance: 21,649
Referee: Benin Coffi Codjia
17 June Group A South Africa  2 – 0  New Zealand Rustenburg, South Africa
20:30 SAST Parker 21', 52' Report Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Attendance: 36,598
Referee: Mexico Benito Archundia
20 June Group A Iraq  0 – 0  New Zealand Johannesburg, South Africa
20:30 SAST Report Stadium: Ellis Park
Attendance: 23,295
Referee: England Howard Webb

OFC Nations Cup

OFC Nations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
New Zealand 1973 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 13 4
New Caledonia 1980 Group Stage 5th 3 1 0 2 7 8
1996 Third Place 3rd 2 0 1 1 0 3
Australia 1998 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 11 1
French Polynesia 2000 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 6 3
New Zealand 2002 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 23 2
Australia 2004 Third Place 3rd 5 3 0 2 17 5
2008 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 14 5
Solomon Islands 2012 Third Place 3rd 5 3 1 1 8 7
Total Champions 9/9 39 28 3 8 99 38
*Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Recent and upcoming fixtures

29 February 2012 Friendly New Zealand  2 – 3  Jamaica Auckland, New Zealand
19:30 29 February NZDT
1:30 29 February EST
Wood 55'
Killen 89'
Report 38' Virgo
53' Stewart
77' Boyd
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 15,379
Referee: French Polynesia Norbert Hauata
23 May 2012 Friendly El Salvador  2 – 2  New Zealand Houston, United States
20:00 23 May CDT
13:00 24 May NZST
Burgos 13'
Boxall 56' (o.g.)
Report 27' Hogg
64' Barbarouses
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: United States Terry Vaughn
26 May 2012 Friendly Honduras  0 – 1  New Zealand Dallas, United States
19:30 26 May CDT
12:30 27 May NZST
Report 45' Smeltz Stadium: Cotton Bowl Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: United States Edvin Jurisevic
2 June 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Fiji  0 – 1  New Zealand Honiara, Solomon Islands
2012 OFC Nations Cup
12:00 2 June SBT
13:00 2 June NZST
Report 11' Smith Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: New Caledonia Isidore Assiene-Ambassa
4 June 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Papua New Guinea  1 – 2  New Zealand Honiara, Solomon Islands
2012 OFC Nations Cup
12:00 4 June SBT
13:00 4 June NZST
Hans 89' (pen.) Report 2' Smeltz
52' Wood
Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Vanuatu Bruce George
6 June 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier New Zealand  1 – 1  Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
2012 OFC Nations Cup
15:00 6 June SBT
16:00 6 June NZST
Wood 13' Report 56' Totori Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: French Polynesia Norbert Hauata
8 June 2012 2012 OFC Nations Cup New Zealand  0 – 2  New Caledonia Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00 8 June SBT
16:00 8 June NZST
Report 60' Kaï
90+2' Gope-Fenepej
Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: French Polynesia Norbert Hauata
10 June 2012 2012 OFC Nations Cup Solomon Islands  3 – 4  New Zealand Honiara, Solomon Islands
11:00 10 June SBT
12:00 10 June NZST
Teleda 48'
Totori 54', 87'
Report 10', 24', 29' Wood
90+4' Smeltz
Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: French Polynesia Kader Zitouni

Players

Current squad

Match Date: 7 September and 11 September
Opposition:  New Caledonia and  Solomon Islands
Competition: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification[5]

Caps and goals correct as of: 6 June 2012, 14:20 NZST including the match against Solomon Islands.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mark Paston (1976-12-13) 13 December 1976 (age 47) 32 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
12 1GK Glen Moss (1983-01-19) 19 January 1983 (age 41) 19 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
19 2DF Michael Boxall (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 35) 7 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
3 2DF Tony Lochhead (1982-01-12) 12 January 1982 (age 42) 38 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
6 2DF Ryan Nelsen (c) (1977-10-18) 18 October 1977 (age 46) 46 6 England Queens Park Rangers
2 2DF Winston Reid (1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 36) 10 1 England West Ham United
2DF Ben Sigmund (1981-02-03) 3 February 1981 (age 43) 24 1 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
2DF Tommy Smith (1990-03-31) 31 March 1990 (age 34) 16 1 England Ipswich Town
2DF Ivan Vicelich (1976-09-03) 3 September 1976 (age 47) 80 6 New Zealand Auckland City
3MF Kosta Barbarouses (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 34) 15 1 Greece Panathinaikos
3MF Leo Bertos (1981-12-20) 20 December 1981 (age 42) 45 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
3MF Jeremy Brockie (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987 (age 36) 31 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
3MF Dan Keat (1987-09-28) 28 September 1987 (age 36) 1 0 United States Los Angeles Galaxy
3MF Michael McGlinchey (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 37) 16 1 Australia Central Coast Mariners
3MF Tim Payne (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 30) 4 0 England Blackburn Rovers
3MF Marco Rojas (1991-11-05) 5 November 1991 (age 32) 9 0 Australia Melbourne Victory
4FW Rory Fallon (1982-03-20) 20 March 1982 (age 42) 14 3 Scotland Aberdeen
4FW Chris Killen (1981-10-08) 8 October 1981 (age 42) 43 12 China Chongqing
4FW Shane Smeltz (1981-09-29) 29 September 1981 (age 42) 43 20 Australia Perth Glory
4FW Chris Wood (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32) 25 7 England West Bromwich Albion

Standby Players

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Jake Gleeson (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 (age 34) 6 0 United States Portland Timbers
1GK Michael O'Keeffe (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 34) 0 0 United States Fairfield University
3MF Aaron Clapham (1987-01-01) 1 January 1987 (age 37) 9 0 New Zealand Canterbury United
2DF Ian Hogg (1989-12-15) 15 December 1989 (age 34) 4 1 United States Portland Timbers
3MF Cameron Howieson (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 29) 3 0 England Burnley

Recent callups

The following players have also represented New Zealand in the last 12 months:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Scott Basalaj (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 (age 30) 0 0 New Zealand Lower Hutt City v.  Jamaica, February 2012 (Friendly)
DF Adam McGeorge (1989-04-30) 30 April 1989 (age 35) 2 0 New Zealand Auckland City 2012 OFC Nations Cup
DF Tim Myers (1991-09-17) 17 September 1991 (age 32) 3 0 New Zealand Waitakere United 2012 OFC Nations Cup
MF Tim Brown (1981-03-06) 6 March 1981 (age 43) 30 0 Retired v.  Jamaica, February 2012 (Friendly)

Notable players

Players who have achieved one or more of the following: Fifty or more A-international caps for New Zealand, induction into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, receipt of an international award for football, represented more than one country at international level.

Player history

Players in bold are still active.

New Zealand players with 50 or more caps

# Name Career Caps Goals First Cap Recent Cap
1 Ivan Vicelich 1995– 80 6 vs.  Uruguay
25 June 1995
vs.  Solomon Islands
10 June 2012
2 Simon Elliott 1995–2011 69 6 vs.  Singapore
21 February 1995
vs.  Mexico
1 June 2011
3 Vaughan Coveny 1992–2006 64 28 vs.  Fiji
7 June 1992
vs.  Brazil
4 June 2006
4 Ricki Herbert 1980–1989 61 7 vs.  Mexico
20 August 1980
vs.  Israel
9 April 1989
5 Chris Jackson 1995–2003 60 10 vs.  Singapore
21 February 1995
vs.  France
22 June 2003
6 Brian Turner 1967–1982 59 21 vs.  Australia
5 November 1967
vs.  Brazil
23 June 1982
7 Duncan Cole 1978–1988 58 4 vs.  Singapore
1 October 1978
vs.  Israel
27 March 1988
Steve Sumner 1976–1988 22 vs.  Burma
13 September 1976
vs.  Saudi Arabia
23 June 1988
9 Chris Zoricich 1988–2003 57 1 vs.  Israel
23 March 1988
vs.  France
22 June 2003
10 Ceri Evans 1980–1993 56 2 vs.  Kuwait
16 October 1980
vs.  Australia
6 June 1993
11 Michael McGarry 1986–1997 54 12 vs.  Fiji
17 September 1986
vs.  Australia
6 July 1997
12 Adrian Elrick 1975–1984 53 1 vs.  China
26 July 1975
vs.  Bahrain
24 April 1984

New Zealand goalscorers with 10 or more goals

Goalscorers with an equal number of goals are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

# Name Career Goals Caps First Cap Recent Cap
1 Vaughan Coveny 1992–2006 28 64 vs.  Fiji
7 June 1992
vs.  Brazil
4 June 2006
2 Steve Sumner 1976–1988 22 58 vs.  Burma
13 September 1976
vs.  Saudi Arabia
23 June 1988
3 Brian Turner 1967–1982 21 59 vs.  Australia
5 November 1967
vs.  Brazil
23 June 1982
4 Shane Smeltz 2003– 20 43 vs.  United States
9 June 2003
vs.  Solomon Islands
10 June 2012
5 Jock Newall 1951–1952 17 10 vs.  New Caledonia
19 September 1951
vs.  New Caledonia
28 September 1952
6 Keith Nelson 1977–1983 16 20 vs.  New Caledonia
5 March 1977
vs.  Ghana
7 June 1983
7 Grant Turner 1980–1988 15 42 vs.  Mexico
20 August 1980
vs.  Israel
27 March 1988
8 Chris Killen 2000– 12 43 vs.  Tahiti
19 June 2000
vs.  Solomon Islands
10 June 2012
Darren McClennan 1986–1997 43 vs.  Fiji
17 September 1986
vs.  Papua New Guinea
11 June 1997
Michael McGarry 1986–1997 54 vs.  Fiji
17 September 1986
vs.  Australia
6 July 1997
Wynton Rufer 1980–1997 23 vs.  Kuwait
16 October 1980
vs.  Australia
28 June 1997
12 Steve Wooddin 1980–1984 11 24 vs.  Mexico
20 August 1980
vs.  Fiji
20 October 1984
13 Roy Coxon 1951–1952 10 8 vs.  New Caledonia
19 September 1951
vs.  Tahiti
28 September 1952
Chris Jackson 1995–2003 60 vs.  Singapore
21 February 1995
vs.  France
22 June 2003
Dave Taylor 1967–1981 47 vs.  South Vietnam
10 November 1967
vs.  Japan
12 September 1981
Colin Walker 1984–1988 15 vs.  Fiji
18 October 1984
vs.  Saudi Arabia
23 June 1988

Coaching, management & support staff

Current staff

Name Title
Coaching Staff
New Zealand Ricki Herbert, CNZM Head Coach
New Zealand Brian Turner Assistant Coach
New Zealand Clint Gosling Goalkeeping Coach
Argentina Raul Blanco Technical Advisor
Manager
New Zealand Phil Warbrick Team Manager
Medical Staff
New Zealand Mark Fulcher Team Doctor
New Zealand Roland Jeffery Physiotherapist
New Zealand Wade Irvine Massage Therapist
Scotland Kenny McMillan Sports Scientist
Media Officer
New Zealand Jamie Scott Media Officer

Managers

Manager From To Record Honours
G W D L Win %
New Zealand Selection Committee 1922 1957 38 14 3 21 036.8
England Ken Armstrong 1957 1964 9 7 1 1 077.8
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubiša Broćić 1st Spell 1965 1966 0 0 0 0 !
Hungary Chile Juan Schwanner 1967 1968 7 3 0 4 042.9
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubiša Broćić 2nd Spell 1969 6 1 1 4 016.7
New Zealand Barrie Truman 1970 1976 31 10 9 12 032.3
England Wally Hughes 1977 1978 7 5 1 1 071.4
England John Adshead 1st Spell 1979 1982 46 22 11 13 047.8 1980 OFC Nations Cup – Group Stage
1982 FIFA World Cup – Group Stage
England Allan Jones 1983 1984 19 10 4 5 052.6 1983 Trans-Tasman Cup – Winners
England Kevin Fallon 1985 1988 32 17 5 10 053.1 1986 Trans-Tasman Cup – Runners-up
1987 Trans-Tasman Cup Winners
1988 Trans-Tasman Cup – Runners-up
England John Adshead 2nd Spell 1989 1989 4 1 1 2 025.0
Scotland Ian Marshall 1990 1993 16 7 1 8 043.8 1991 Trans-Tasman Cup – Runners-up
Scotland Bobby Clark 1994 1995 9 1 2 6 011.1 1996 OFC Nations Cup – Third Place
1995 Trans-Tasman Cup – Runners-up
Scotland Keith Pritchett 1996 1997 9 2 1 6 022.2
Republic of Ireland Joe McGrath 1997 1998 9 3 1 5 033.3
England Ken Dugdale 1998 2002 34 15 6 13 044.1 1998 OFC Nations Cup – Winners
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup – Group Stage
2000 OFC Nations Cup – Runners-up
England Mick Waitt 2002 2004 18 8 1 9 044.4 2002 OFC Nations Cup – Winners
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup – Group Stage
2003 AFC – OFC Challenge Cup – Runners-up
2004 OFC Nations Cup – Third Place
New Zealand Ricki Herbert 2005 Present 48 15 12 21 031.3 2008 OFC Nations Cup – Winners
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup – Group Stage

2010 FIFA World Cup – Group Stage
2012 OFC Nations Cup – Third Place

Correct as of 10 June 2012

Supporters

The supporters of the New Zealand national team are known as the 'White Noise' – a play on the All Whites nickname.

Kit

Nike are the current kit provider for the national team. As of 2010, the national team's home kit is a white jersey with white shorts and white socks. The away kit is a black jersey with black shorts and black socks.

See also

References

  1. ^ "All Whites grab slice of history". TVNZ. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  2. ^ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. pp. 143–144.
  3. ^ a b Latham, Brent (17 March 2010). "U.S. connection helps New Zealand". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  4. ^ Latham's piece directly states; "From his post across the Pacific Ocean, Ricki Herbert may have a more profound interest in labor peace in America [referring to a possible MLS player strike that was averted days after the piece] than anyone in the history of New Zealand, because when his team kicks off the World Cup against Slovakia on 15 June, the All-Whites' lineup could feature even more MLS players than [U.S. national coach Bob] Bradley's."
  5. ^ [tt_news=1795&tx_ttnews[backPid]=10&cHash=d1b6227b48 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Squad]
Awards
Preceded by Halberg awards – Supreme Award
2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by New Zealand's Team of the Year
2010
Succeeded by
All Blacks

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