New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup

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The New Zealand national football team has participated in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns between 1970 and 2018, qualifying for two FIFA World Cups; the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain and the 2010 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
Uruguay 1930 to England 1966 Did not enter Not applicable
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 6 –6
West Germany 1974 6 0 3 3 5 12 –7
Argentina 1978 4 2 1 1 14 4 +10
Spain 1982 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 12 –10 0 15 9 5 1 44 10 +34
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 13 7 +6
Italy 1990 6 3 1 2 13 8 +5
United States 1994 6 3 1 2 15 5 +10
France 1998 6 3 0 3 13 6 +7
South Korea Japan 2002 6 4 0 2 20 7 +13
Germany 2006 5 3 0 2 17 5 +12
South Africa 2010 Group stage 22nd 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3 8 6 1 1 15 5 +10
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify 11 8 1 2 24 13 +11
Russia 2018 13 8 4 1 24 6 +18
Qatar 2022 To be determined To be determined
Canada Mexico United States 2026
Total Group stage 2/21 6 0 3 3 4 14 –10 3 94 52 18 24 217 94 +123

1982 FIFA World Cup

1982 FIFA World Cup Squad

Coach: England John Adshead

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

Referee
 K. Dalglish 18'
J. Wark 30', 33'
J. Robertson 73'
S. Archibald 79'		 Report 54' S. Sumner
65' S. Wooddin		 Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda
Attendance: 36,000
New Zealand Starting XI
19 June 1982 Soviet Union  3–0  New Zealand Spain Málaga, Spain
21:00 CEST
Soviet Union Starting XI

Referee
 Y. Gavrilov 24'
O. Blokhin 48'
S. Baltacha 68'		 Report Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda
Attendance: 19,000
New Zealand Starting XI
23 June 1982 Brazil  4–0  New Zealand Spain Seville, Spain
21:15 CEST
Brazil Starting XI

Referee
 Zico 28', 31'
Falcão 64'
Serginho 70'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 43,000
New Zealand Starting XI

2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup Squad

Coach: New Zealand Ricki Herbert

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

Referee
 T. Lochhead Yellow card 42'
W. Reid 90+3' Yellow card 90+3'

New Zealand
 https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061483/report.html
Man of the Match:
Slovakia Róbert Vittek
50' R. Vittek
Yellow card 55' Z. Štrba

Slovakia
 Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Attendance: 23,871
Slovakia Starting XI
20 June 2010 Italy  1–1  New Zealand South Africa Nelspruit, South Africa
16:00 SAST
Italy Starting XI

Referee
 Iaquinta 29' (pen.)




Italy
 https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061482/report.html
Man of the Match:
Italy Daniele De Rossi
 7' Smeltz
Yellow card 14' R. Fallon
Yellow card 28' T. Smith
Yellow card 87' R. Nelsen

New Zealand
 Stadium: Mbombela Stadium
Attendance: 38,229
New Zealand Starting XI
24 June 2010 Paraguay  0–0  New Zealand South Africa Polokwane, South Africa
16:00 SAST
Paraguay Starting XI

Referee
 V. Cáceres Yellow card 10'
R. Santa Cruz Yellow card 41'

Paraguay
 https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061479/report.html
Man of the Match:
Paraguay Roque Santa Cruz
 Yellow card 56' R. Nelsen


New Zealand
 Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium
Attendance: 34,850
New Zealand Starting XI

Statistics

Goal scorers

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

Discipline

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

Qualification history

1970 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification

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

1974 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification

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 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
B. Turner
11 March 1973 Indonesia  1–1  New Zealand Australia Sydney, Australia
A. Vest
13 March 1973 Iraq  2–0  New Zealand Australia Sydney, Australia
16 March 1973 Australia  3–3  New Zealand Australia Sydney, Australia
(2) D. Tindall
A. Vest
18 March 1973 Indonesia  1–0  New Zealand Australia Melbourne, Australia
24 March 1973 Iraq  4–0  New Zealand Australia Sydney, Australia

1978 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification

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 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
K. Nelson (3)
C. Campbell
D. Taylor
K. Weymouth
23 March 1977 Chinese Taipei  0–6  New Zealand New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
(3) S. Sumner
(2) K. Nelson
Own goal
27 March 1977 Australia  3–1  New Zealand Australia Sydney, Australia
K. Nelson
30 March 1977 New Zealand  1–1  Australia New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
K. Nelson

1982 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification

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 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium
3 May 1981 Fiji  0–4  New Zealand Fiji Suva, Fiji
7 May 1981 Chinese Taipei  0–0  New Zealand Chinese Taipei Taipei, Taiwan
11 May 1981 Indonesia  0–2  New Zealand Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
16 May 1981 Australia  0–2  New Zealand Australia Sydney, Australia
23 May 1981 New Zealand  5–0  Indonesia New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium
30 May 1981 New Zealand  2–0  Chinese Taipei New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium
16 August 1981 New Zealand  13–0  Fiji New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
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 China Beijing, China
3 October 1981 New Zealand  1–0  China New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium
10 October 1981 New Zealand  1–2  Kuwait New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium
28 November 1981 New Zealand  2–2  Saudi Arabia New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium
14 December 1981 Kuwait  2–2  New Zealand Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
19 December 1981 Saudi Arabia  0–5  New Zealand Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Round 2 play-off

10 January 1982 China  1–2  New Zealand Singapore Singapore

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

Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
21 September 1985 New Zealand  0–0  Australia New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
5 October 1985 New Zealand  5–1  Chinese Taipei New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
12 October 1985 Chinese Taipei  0–5  New Zealand New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand
26 October 1985 New Zealand  3–1  Israel New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
3 November 1985 Australia  2–0  New Zealand Australia Sydney, Australia
10 November 1985 Israel  3–0  New Zealand Israel Tel Aviv, Israel

1990 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 December 1988 New Zealand  4–0  Chinese Taipei New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand
15 December 1988 New Zealand  4–1  Chinese Taipei New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
5 March 1989 Israel  1–0  New Zealand Israel Tel Aviv, Israel
12 March 1989 Australia  4–1  New Zealand Australia Sydney, Australia
2 April 1989 New Zealand  2–0  Australia New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
9 April 1989 New Zealand  2–2  Israel New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand

1994 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 June 1992 New Zealand  3–0  Fiji New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
27 June 1992 Vanuatu  1–4  New Zealand Vanuatu Port Vila, Vanuatu
1 July 1992 New Zealand  8–0  Vanuatu New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
19 September 1992 Fiji  0–0  New Zealand Fiji Nadi, Fiji
30 May 1993 New Zealand  0–1  Australia New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
6 June 1993 Australia  3–0  New Zealand Australia Melbourne, Australia

1998 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
31 May 1997 Papua New Guinea  1–0  New Zealand Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
7 June 1997 Fiji  0–1  New Zealand Fiji Ba, Fiji
11 June 1997 New Zealand  7–0  Papua New Guinea New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
18 June 1997 New Zealand  5–0  Fiji New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
28 June 1997 New Zealand  0–3  Australia New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
6 July 1997 Australia  2–0  New Zealand Australia Sydney, Australia

2002 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 June 2001 New Zealand  5–0  Tahiti New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
V. Coveny 41', 56', 71'
A. Lines 53'
J. Perry 88'		 Report Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 2,052
Referee: Leslie Irvine (Niger)
8 June 2001 New Zealand  2–0  Cook Islands New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
N. Hickey 66', 68' Report Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Brett Hugo (Australia)
11 June 2001 New Zealand  5–1  Solomon Islands New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
V. Coveny 27', 50'
C. Jackson 32', 55'
P. Urlovic 67'
Report		 85' B. Suri Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
13 June 2001 New Zealand  7–0  Vanuatu New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
V. Coveny 2', 7', 29'
C. Jackson 24'
A. Lines 27'
M. Burton 61'
I. Vicelich 67'		 Report Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Leslie Irvine (Niger)
20 June 2001 New Zealand  0–2  Australia New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand
Report 5', 80' B. Emerton Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
24 June 2001 Australia  4–1  New Zealand Australia Sydney, Australia
D. Zdrilic 6', 82'
B. Emerton 40'
J. Aloisi 56'		 Report 44' (pen.) V. Coveny Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 41,976
Referee: Jong Chul Kwon (South Korea)

2006 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
29 May 2004 Australia  1–0  New Zealand Australia Adelaide, Australia
2004 OFC Nations Cup J. Aloisi Yellow card 14'
M. Bresciano 40'		 Report Yellow card 26' D. Mulligan Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 12,130
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
31 May 2004 New Zealand  3–0  Solomon Islands Australia Adelaide, Australia
2004 OFC Nations Cup I. Vicelich Yellow card 23'
B. Fisher 36'
D. Mulligan Yellow card 57'
D. Oughton 81'
A. Lines 90'		 Report Yellow card 20' S. Waita Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 217
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)
2 June 2004 New Zealand  2–4  Vanuatu Australia Adelaide, Australia
2004 OFC Nations Cup V. Coveny 61', 75'
I. Vicelich Yellow card 65'
R. de Gregorio Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Yellow card 2' M. Poida
37' S. Chillia
66' L. Bibi
Yellow card 67' G. Gete
72' J. Maleb
Yellow card 77' D. Chilia
88' Qorig		 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 356
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
4 June 2004 New Zealand  10–0  Tahiti Australia Adelaide, Australia
2004 OFC Nations Cup V. Coveny 6', 38', 45+1'
B. Fisher 16', 22', 63' Yellow card 44'
N. Jones 72'
D. Oughton 74'
R. Nelsen 82', 87'		 Report Yellow card 60' F. Tagawa
Yellow card 82' A. Temataua
Yellow card 87' X. Samin		 Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)
6 June 2004 Fiji  0–2  New Zealand Australia Adelaide, Australia
2004 OFC Nations Cup Report 8' C. Bunce
56' V. Coveny		 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

2010 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 October 2007 Fiji  0–2  New Zealand Fiji Lautoka, Fiji
2008 OFC Nations Cup Report 37' I. Vicelich
86' S. Smeltz		 Stadium: Churchill Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
17 November 2007 Vanuatu  1–2  New Zealand Vanuatu Port Vila, Vanuatu
2008 OFC Nations Cup J. Naprapol 32' Report 52' S. Smeltz
90+3' D. Mulligan		 Stadium: Korman Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Job Minan (Papua New Guinea)
21 November 2007 New Zealand  4–1  Vanuatu New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand
2008 OFC Nations Cup D. Mulligan 14', 81'
S. Smeltz 29' (pen.), 34'		 Report 50' F. Sakama Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
6 September 2008 New Caledonia  1–3  New Zealand New Caledonia Nouméa, New Caledonia
2008 OFC Nations Cup M. Hmae 55' Report 16' B. Sigmund
65', 75' S. Smeltz		 Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta
Attendance: 2,589
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
10 September 2008 New Zealand  3–0  New Caledonia New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
2008 OFC Nations Cup S. Smeltz 49', 76'
J. Christie 69'		 Report Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Norbert Hauat (Tahiti)
19 November 2008 Fiji  2–0  New Zealand Fiji Lautoka, Fiji
2008 OFC Nations Cup R. Krishna 63', 90' Report Red card 60' G. Moss Stadium: Churchill Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
10 October 2009 Bahrain  0–0  New Zealand Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
Report Yellow card 76' M. Paston
Yellow card 90+1' R. Nelsen		 Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
14 November 2009 New Zealand  1–0  Bahrain New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand
B. Sigmund Yellow card 3'
R. Fallon 45'		 Report Yellow card 27' F. Aaish
Yellow card 90+3' J. Okwunwanne		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 35,194
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

After beating Bahrain in the playoffs, New Zealand went on to the finals. They drew three matches in their group against Slovakia (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 due to Spain's defeat to Switzerland.

2014 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

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 Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
2013 FIFA Confed. Cup Qualifier
2012 OFC Nations Cup
12:00, 2 June SBT
13:00, 2 June NZST		 Alvin Singh Yellow card 48'
O. Vakatalesau Yellow card 83'		 Summary
Report		 8' T. Smith
Yellow card 80' L. Bertos
Yellow card 82' R. Fallon
Yellow card 83' I. Vicelich		 Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 12,950
Referee: Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)
FIFA World Rankings:   Fiji 160th     New Zealand 130th
4 June 2012 Papua New Guinea  1–2  New Zealand Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
2013 FIFA Confed. Cup Qualifier
2012 OFC Nations Cup
12:00, 4 June SBT
13:00, 4 June NZST		 K. Jack Yellow card 59'
N. Hans 88' (pen.)		 Summary
Report		 2' S. Smeltz
Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 88' T. Lochhead
53' C. Wood
Yellow card 76' A. Clapham		 Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Bruce George (Vanuatu)
FIFA World Rankings:   Papua New Guinea 193rd     New Zealand 130th
6 June 2012 New Zealand  1–1  Solomon Islands 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 Yellow card 37'		 Summary
Report		 57' B. Totori
Yellow card 79' J. Nawo		 Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
FIFA World Rankings:   New Zealand 130th     Solomon Islands 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 D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 6 6 0 0 17 2 +15 18
 New Caledonia 6 4 0 2 17 6 +11 12
 Tahiti 6 1 0 5 2 12 –10 3
 Solomon Islands 6 1 0 5 5 21 –16 3

Group matches

7 September 2012 New Caledonia  0–2  New Zealand New Caledonia Nouméa, New Caledonia
18:00, 7 September NCT
19:00 7 September NZST		 I. Kabeu Yellow card 44'
D. Wacalie Yellow card 90+1'		 Summary
Report		 12' Yellow card 53' S. Smeltz
40' C. Wood
Yellow card 44' M. McGlinchey
Yellow card 73' W. Reid		 Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
FIFA World Rankings:   New Caledonia 128th     New Zealand 95th
11 September 2012 New Zealand  6–1  Solomon Islands New Zealand 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' Yellow card 85'
M. Rojas 83'
Summary
Report		 51' H. Fa'arodo Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 7,931
Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)
FIFA World Rankings:   New Zealand 95th     Solomon Islands 153rd
12 October 2012 Tahiti  0–2  New Zealand French Polynesia Papeete, Tahiti
Summary 24' S. Smeltz
Yellow card 43' T. Payne
Yellow card 53' T. Lochhead
82' B. Sigmund		 Referee: Bruce George (Vanuatu)
FIFA World Rankings:   French Polynesia 127th     New Zealand 92nd
16 October 2012 New Zealand  3–0  Tahiti New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand
19:35 NZDT M. McGlinchey 3', 90+4'
B. Sigmund Yellow card 84'
C. Killen Yellow card 55' 90'		 Summary Yellow card 25' N. Vallar Stadium: AMI Stadium
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
FIFA World Rankings:   New Zealand 92nd     French Polynesia 127th
22 March 2013 New Zealand  2–1  New Caledonia New Zealand Dunedin, New Zealand
19:30 NZDT C. Killen 10'
T. Smith 90+4'		 Summary
Report		 56' C. Lolohea Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)
FIFA World Rankings:   New Zealand 88th     New Caledonia 103rd
26 March 2013 Solomon Islands  0–2  New Zealand Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
17:00 NZDT Summary 3', 88' T. Payne Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
FIFA World Rankings:   Solomon Islands 147th     New Zealand 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 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 (Hungary)
FIFA World Rankings:   Mexico 24th   New Zealand 79th
20 November 2013 New Zealand  2–4  Mexico New Zealand 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 (Germany)
FIFA World Rankings:   New Zealand 79th   Mexico 24th

2018 FIFA World Cup

Second Round

New Zealand joined the OFC qualification tournament at the 2016 OFC Nations Cup, which doubled as the Second Round of the qualification process. The top three teams of each of the two groups would proceed to the Third Round of qualification, while only the top two would advance in the OFC Nations Cup. New Zealand won all three group matches and eventually the tournament.

Group B Template:2016 OFC Nations Cup Group B table

28 May 2016 New Zealand  3–1  Fiji Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
16:00 AEST T. Tzimopoulos 16'
R. Fallon 41'
C. Wood 61' (pen)		 (2-1)
Report (FIFA)		 45+2' (pen) R. Krishna Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium
Attendance: 378
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
31 May 2016 Vanuatu  0–5  New Zealand Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
16:00 AEST (0-5)
Report (FIFA)		 4', 5' C. Wood
10' M. McGlinchey
19' R. Fallon
45' K. Barbarouses		 Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium
Attendance: 520
Referee: Anio Amos (Papua New Guinea)
4 June 2016 New Zealand  1–0  Solomon Islands Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
19:00 AEST L. Adams 81' Report (FIFA) Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium
Attendance: 1,925
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

While the semi-finals and the final of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup were irrelevant for the World Cup qualification process, they officially count as qualification matches.

8 June 2016 New Zealand  1–0  New Caledonia Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
16:10 AEST C. Wood 49' Report (FIFA) Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium
Attendance: 1,379
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
11 June 2016 New Zealand  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		  Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
16:00 AEST Report (FIFA) Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Penalties

Third Round

The Third Round saw the six remaining teams drawn into two groups of three teams. New Zealand were drawn into Group A with New Caledonia and Fiji. The first-placed teams of each group, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands, would then play a two-legged final to determine a winner.

Group A Template:2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round Group A table

12 November 2016 New Zealand  2–0  New Caledonia New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
15:00 NZDT M. Rojas 42', 72' Report (FIFA) Stadium: QBE Stadium
Attendance: 8,131
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
15 November 2016 New Caledonia  0–0  New Zealand New Caledonia Koné, New Caledonia
17:00 AEDT Report (FIFA) Stadium: Stade Yoshida
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
25 March 2017 Fiji  0–2  New Zealand Fiji Lautoka, Fiji
13:00 NZST Report (FIFA) 48' (pen) C. Wood
55' M. Rojas		 Stadium: Churchill Park
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
28 March 2017 New Zealand  2–0  Fiji New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand
19:35 NZDT R. Thomas 27', 68' Report (FIFA) Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 10,133
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

Third Round Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Zealand  8–3  Solomon Islands 6–1 2–2
1 September 2017 New Zealand  6–1  Solomon Islands New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
19:35 NZST
(3-0)
Report (FIFA)		 53' (pen.) H. Fa'arodo Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 10,230
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
5 September 2017 Solomon Islands  2–2  New Zealand Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
14:00 AEDT
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Inter-confederation play-off

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)

The inter-confederation play-off saw New Zealand face Peru, who placed fifth in the CONMEBOL qualification tournament. Peru won 2-0 on aggregate and advanced to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Zealand  0–2  Peru 0–0 0–2
11 November 2017 New Zealand  0–0  Peru New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand
16:15 NZDT Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 37,034
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
15 November 2017 Peru  2–0  New Zealand Peru Lima, Peru
21:15 PET
Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 90,125
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

See also

References

  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.

External links

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