New Zealand men's national football team

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New Zealand
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)All Whites
AssociationNew Zealand Football (NZF)
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachDanny Hay
CaptainWinston Reid
Most capsIvan Vicelich (88)
Top scorerVaughan Coveny (28)
Home stadiumNorth Harbour Stadium
Westpac Stadium
FIFA codeNZL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 104 Decrease 1 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest47 (August 2002)
Lowest161 (April–May 2016)
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)[2]
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1982)
Best resultGroup stage (1982 and 2010)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1973)
Best resultChampions (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008 and 2016)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1999)
Best resultGroup stage (1999, 2003, 2009 and 2017)

The New Zealand national football team (Māori: He papa whutupaoro a-motu o Aotearoa) represents New Zealand in men's international football competitions. The team is governed by the governing body for football in New Zealand, New Zealand Football (NZF), which is currently a member of FIFA and Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The team's official nickname is the All Whites.[4] New Zealand is a five-time OFC champion.

The team represented New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup tournaments in 1982 and 2010, and the FIFA Confederations Cup tournaments in 1999, 2003, 2009 and 2017. Because most New Zealand football clubs are semi-professional rather than fully professional, most professional New Zealand footballers play for clubs in English-speaking countries such as England, the United States and Australia.

History

Early years

New Zealand playing Australia in 1922

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.[5] 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 1922, 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.[6][7] In 1927, Canada became the second team to play in New Zealand as they played in four official matches with a win and a draw.[8]

New Zealand would become one of the founder members of the Oceania Football Confederation in 1966 which was founded between Charles Dempsey and his Australian colleague Jim Bayutti in founding the federation.[9]

According to Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, up until the 1980s "the high visibility of British migrants in the All Whites, as well as in the game's administration and domestic club scene, attracted negative comments". The All Whites qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, losing all three of its games by multiple goals. Of the 22-man squad, 11 members were born in the United Kingdom, including seven in England alone. This included the captain Steve Sumner and striker Steve Wooddin, who had both played club football in England before immigrating. However, over the following decades the composition of the national squad changed and "the face of football became increasingly Kiwi".[10]

Recent success

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

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 New Zealand 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 former New Zealand national players 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.[11] A common next step in these players' career paths is a stint in Major League Soccer; ESPN soccernet journalist Brent Latham speculated in a March 2010 story that New Zealand's 2010 FIFA World Cup squad could have more MLS players than the U.S. squad.[11][12] However, Latham's speculation did not prove true, as only one MLS player made the New Zealand squad for the World Cup. New Zealand formerly competed against Australia for top honours in the OFC. However, after Australia left to join the AFC in 2006, New Zealand were left as the only seeded team in the OFC. New Zealand qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup though exited the competition after the first round despite being the only team not to lose a game during the tournament.[13] The tournament also featured one of New Zealand's most notable results, a 1–1 draw with the then world champions Italy. New Zealand drew their other two pool games with Slovakia and Paraguay and ultimately finished above Italy, who placed last, in the group. New Zealand drew all three games and finished third in their group. New Zealand were also the only undefeated team in the entire tournament thanks to Spain's defeat to Switzerland.

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

In August 2014, Anthony Hudson was appointed manager of the All Whites. Hudson's first game in charge of the national team was a 3–1 defeat away to Uzbekistan in September 2014. As a result of the All Whites playing "just three matches" in the previous year, which was "the least of any country in world football",[14] and having "seven months without a match" the All Whites dropped to 161 in the FIFA world rankings.[15][16] The All Whites went on to win the 2016 OFC Nations Cup, winning four matches with the final being won via a penalty shootout after a 0–0 draw against Papua New Guinea, conceding only 1 goal, from a penalty, in the process. New Zealand's victory saw them crowned Oceania champions making New Zealand the most successful national team in the competition's history, having won the tournament five times, and also saw them qualify for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. The All Whites moved up 54 places in the world rankings in July and achieved 88th in the FIFA world rankings, the highest ranking in three years, on the back of the OFC Nations Cup victory that qualified them for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.[17][18]

After a disappointing tournament at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup where they finished bottom of their group which featured Russia, Mexico and Portugal, the national team fell 27 places to 122nd.[19] In September 2017, New Zealand won the OFC Final against the Solomon Islands with an aggregate score of 8–3 to qualify for the inter-continental play-off qualifier against Peru, the fifth-ranked nation from the South America's qualifiers.[20][21] After holding Peru off in the first leg, they would go to lose 2–0 in the second leg to be eliminated from competition as Peru became the last team to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[22][23]

Rivalries

See also: Australia–New Zealand association football rivalry

New Zealand's long time rivals are Trans-Tasman neighbours Australia.[24] The two teams' history dates back to 1922, where they first met in both their international debuts. The rivalry between the Socceroos (Australia) and the All Whites (New Zealand) is part of a wider friendly rivalry between the geographical neighbours Australia and New Zealand, which applies not only to sport but to the culture of the two countries. The rivalry was intensified when Australia and New Zealand were both members of the OFC, regularly competing in OFC Nations Cup finals and in FIFA World Cup qualifications, where only one team from the OFC progressed to the World Cup. Since Australia left the OFC to join the AFC in 2006, competition between the two teams has been less frequent. However, the rivalry between the two teams is still strong, with the occasional match receiving much media and public attention.[25] The rivalry extends to club football, with New Zealand's only fully professional team, the Wellington Phoenix, playing in the Australian A-League.

Team image

New Zealand's traditional home colours are white with a black trim, while its away kits are usually reversed, featuring black with a white trim. While this arrangement has earnt the team the nickname the "All Whites", it is distinct to the "All Blacks" identity used by most other of the country's national sporting teams. This reversal of the colour scheme by New Zealand's football team is due to the fact that black was traditionally reserved for referees by FIFA.

Coaching staff

See also: List of New Zealand national football team managers
Position Name
Head coach New Zealand Danny Hay
Technical director New Zealand Andrew Boyens
General manager New Zealand Daniel Farrow
General manager New Zealand James Wear
Assistant coach England Neil Emblen
Assistant coach New Zealand Rory Fallon
Goalkeeping Coach New Zealand Jason Batty
Team manager Vacant
Performance analyst Vacant
Sports science / S&C Australia Danny Deigan
Doctor Scotland Chan Dassanayake
Physiotherapist New Zealand Roland Jeffery
Physiotherapist New Zealand Mark Palmer

Players

For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see New Zealand national team players.

Current squad

The following players were called up for friendly matches against Republic of Ireland and Lithuania, played on 15 and 17 November 2019.[26]
Caps and goals updated as of 17 November 2019 after the game against Lithuania.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Stefan Marinovic (1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 (age 32) 25 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
1GK Michael Woud (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 25) 2 0 Netherlands Almere City
2DF Tommy Smith (1990-03-31) 31 March 1990 (age 34) 38 2 England Colchester United
2DF Michael Boxall (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 35) 33 0 United States Minnesota United
2DF Bill Tuiloma (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 29) 26 0 United States Portland Timbers
2DF Winston Reid (1988-07-03) 3 July 1988 (age 35) 25 1 England Brentford
2DF Tim Payne (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 30) 19 2 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
2DF Storm Roux (1993-01-13) 13 January 1993 (age 31) 10 0 Australia Melbourne Victory
2DF Liberato Cacace (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 23) 3 0 Belgium Sint-Truiden
2DF James McGarry (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 26) 1 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
2DF Nando Pijnaker (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25) 1 0 Portugal Rio Ave
3MF Michael McGlinchey (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 37) 54 5 Scotland Queen's Park
3MF Marco Rojas (1991-11-05) 5 November 1991 (age 32) 42 5 Australia Melbourne Victory
3MF Ryan Thomas (1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 29) 19 3 Netherlands PSV
3MF Alex Rufer (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 27) 7 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
3MF Sarpreet Singh (1999-02-20) 20 February 1999 (age 25) 6 1 Germany Bayern Munich II
3MF Matthew Ridenton (1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 (age 28) 6 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
3MF Joe Bell (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25) 2 0 Norway Viking
4FW Chris Wood (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32) 57 24 England Burnley
4FW Andre de Jong (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 (age 27) 4 1 South Africa AmaZulu
4FW Elliot Collier (1995-02-22) 22 February 1995 (age 29) 2 0 United States Chicago Fire
4FW Elijah Just (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Denmark Helsingør
4FW Callum McCowatt (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25) 1 1 Denmark Helsingør
4FW Max Mata (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 23) 1 0 United States Real Monarchs


Results and fixtures

For all past match results of the national team, see the team's 1922–69 results page, 1970–99 results page, 2000–19 results page and 2020–present results page.

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Recent results

15 November 2019 (2019-11-15) Friendly Republic of Ireland  3–1  New Zealand Dublin, Republic of Ireland
 Report
Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 18,728
17 November 2019 (2019-11-17) Friendly Lithuania  1–0  New Zealand Vilnius, Lithuania
 Report Stadium: LFF Stadium

Forthcoming fixtures

New Zealand had been scheduled to play Oman and Bahrain in March 2020 however, the matches were cancelled due to the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak.[27] Further matches against Belgium in October 2020 and England in November 2020 were also cancelled due to player availability as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[28][29]

2021

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

Player records

As of 18 November 2019[30]

Players in bold still active at international level.

Competitive record

For the all-time record of the national team against opposing nations, see the team's all-time record page.

Pld W D L GF GA GD
389 159 70 160 678 598 +80

FIFA World Cup

Main article: New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup
New Zealand's FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not participate Did not participate
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
West Germany 1974 6 0 3 3 5 12
Argentina 1978 4 2 1 1 14 4
Spain 1982 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 12 15 9 5 1 44 10
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 13 7
Italy 1990 6 3 1 2 13 8
United States 1994 6 3 1 2 15 5
France 1998 6 3 0 3 13 6
South Korea Japan 2002 6 4 0 2 20 7
Germany 2006 5 3 0 2 17 5
South Africa 2010 Group stage 22nd 3 0 3 0 2 2 8 6 1 1 15 5
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify 11 8 1 2 24 13
Russia 2018 13 8 4 1 24 6
Qatar 2022 To be determined
Canada Mexico United States 2026
Total Group stage 2/23 6 0 3 3 4 14 94 52 18 24 217 94

FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: New Zealand at the FIFA Confederations Cup
New Zealand's FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Saudi Arabia 1992 No OFC representative invited
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997 Did not qualify
Mexico 1999 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 6
South Korea Japan 2001 Did not qualify
France 2003 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 11
Germany 2005 Did not qualify
South Africa 2009 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 0 7
Brazil 2013 Did not qualify
Russia 2017 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 8
Total Group stage 4/10 12 0 1 11 3 32

OFC Nations Cup

Main article: New Zealand at the OFC Nations Cup
New Zealand's OFC Nations Cup record
Year Result 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 7 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
Papua New Guinea 2016 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 10 1
New Zealand 2020 Cancelled
Total 5 titles 10/10 44 33 3 8 110 39

See also

General

List of New Zealand international footballers

Squads

References

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