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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see New Zealand women's national football team.

The New Zealand men's national football team (Māori: Tīma hoka 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 (Māori: Ōmā).[4] New Zealand is a five-time OFC champion.

New Zealand
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)All Whites
AssociationNew Zealand Football (NZF)
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachDarren Bazeley (caretaker)
CaptainChris Wood
Most capsIvan Vicelich (88)
Top scorerChris Wood (33)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeNZL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 105 Steady (22 December 2022)[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)
Medal record
Men's football
OFC Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 1973 New Zealand Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 No Host Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Australia Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Tahiti Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 New Zealand Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Australia Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 No Host Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Solomon Islands Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Papua New Guinea Team
AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
Silver medal – second place 2003 Iran Team

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. However, there are also New Zealand footballers who now play for clubs in European league such as Italy, Denmark, and Turkey.[5]

HistoryEdit

Main article: History of the New Zealand national football team

Early yearsEdit

 
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.[6] 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.

 
New Zealand playing against Israel during the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

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.[7][8] 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.[9]

New Zealand would become one of the founder members of the Oceania Football Confederation in 1966 which was founded between Charlie Dempsey and his Australian colleague Jim Bayutti in founding the federation.[10]

1980s successEdit

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".[11]

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 US 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 programmes in the US.[12] 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 US squad.[12][13] 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 because they drew 1–1 vs defending champions Italy, Slovakia and 0–0 vs Paraguay while eventual champions Spain lost to Switzerland. New Zealand notably finished above Italy in their group as Italy lost to Slovakia in their final group match and finished with two points compared to New Zealand's three.[14]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Paraguay 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2   Slovakia 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3   New Zealand 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4   Italy 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

2018 FIFA World Cup qualificationEdit

 
New Zealand playing against Portugal in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.

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",[15] and having "seven months without a match" the All Whites dropped to 161 in the FIFA world rankings.[16][17] 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.[18][19]

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.[20] 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.[21][22] 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.[23][24]

RivalriesEdit

AustraliaEdit

See also: Australia–New Zealand soccer rivalry
 
New Zealand vs Australia friendly match at Craven Cottage, London, England, 9 June 2005.

New Zealand's long time rivals are Trans-Tasman neighbours Australia.[25] 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.[26] The rivalry extends to club football, with New Zealand's only fully professional team, the Wellington Phoenix, playing in the Australian A-League.

Team imageEdit

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. 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.

During the qualification for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, the team appeared for the first time in an all white uniform against Taiwan in 1981. This led a commentator to dub them the "All Whites", a play on the traditional name "All Blacks" used for the national rugby team.[27] The name stuck, and was popularised in the song "Marching off to Spain" with its chant refrain "Kiwis! All Whites!". More recently, the nickname has been scrutinised by New Zealand Football due to its unintended racial overtones.[27][28]

SupportersEdit

The main supporters group of the New Zealand national team are known as the 'White Noise'.[29][30][31][32] White Noise was formed in November 2007[33] with the supporters group of the Wellington Phoenix, 'Yellow Fever', rebranding themselves when the national sides play.[34][35][36]

 
Panorama from the 'White Noise' zone during New Zealand v Peru - 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification game at Sky Stadium.

KitEdit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to New Zealand national football team kits.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Zealand's first national kit, 1922

Kit suppliersEdit

Kit supplier Period Notes
Adidas 1972–1984
Le Coq Sportif 1984–1986
Mitre 1987–1988
Pony 1989–1992
Ribero 1993–1994
Mitre 1995–1996
Adidas 1996–2004
Nike 2004–present

Results and fixturesEdit

See also: New Zealand national football team results (2020–present)
Further information: 2022 in New Zealand football

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022Edit

18 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Papua New Guinea   0–1   New Zealand Doha, Qatar
17:00 UTC+3 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
  • Waine   75'
 Stadium: Qatar SC Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Saoud Ali Al-Adba (Qatar)
21 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification New Zealand   4–0   Fiji Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)		 Stadium: Qatar SC Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
24 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification New Zealand   7–1   New Caledonia Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Stadium: Qatar SC Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
27 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification New Zealand   1–0   Tahiti Doha, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3 Cacace   71' Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)		 Stadium: Al-Arabi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
30 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Solomon Islands   0–5   New Zealand Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Stadium: Al-Arabi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
5 June Friendly Peru   1–0   New Zealand Barcelona, Spain
17:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 32,149
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)
9 June Friendly Oman   0–0   New Zealand Al Rayyan, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Education City Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
14 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Costa Rica   1–0   New Zealand Al Rayyan, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 10,803[37]
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
22 September Friendly Australia   1–0   New Zealand Brisbane, Australia
20:00 UTC+10
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 25,392
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
25 September Friendly New Zealand   0–2   Australia Auckland, New Zealand
16:00 UTC+12 Source
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 34,985
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

2023Edit

23 March 2023 (2023-03-23) Friendly New Zealand   v   China Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+13 Source Stadium: Mt Smart Stadium
26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) Friendly New Zealand   v   China Wellington, New Zealand
16:00 UTC+13 Source Stadium: Sky Stadium
16 June 2023 (2023-06-16) Friendly Sweden   v   New Zealand Solna, Sweden
Source Stadium: Friends Arena
20 June 2023 (2023-06-20) Friendly New Zealand   v   Jordan Vienna, Austria

Coaching staffEdit

See also: List of New Zealand national football team managers
Position Name
Technical director   Darren Bazeley
Head coach   Darren Bazeley (caretaker)
Assistant coach   Simon Elliott
  Glen Moss
  Rory Fallon
Goalkeeping coach   Jonathan Gould
Team manager   Simon Hilton
Sports scientist   Sunz Singh[38]
Doctor   Chan Dassanayake[39]
Physiotherapist   Roland Jeffery[40]
  Adam Crump[40]

PlayersEdit

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

Current squadEdit

The following 24 players were called up for the two friendly matches against China on 23 and 26 March 2023.[41]

Caps and goals updated as of 25 September 2022 after the game against Australia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Stefan Marinovic (1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 (age 31) 30 0 Unattached
1GK Oliver Sail (1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 27) 6 0   Wellington Phoenix
2DF Tommy Smith (1990-03-31) 31 March 1990 (age 32) 49 2   Colchester United
2DF Michael Boxall (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 34) 40 0   Minnesota United
2DF Tim Payne (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 29) 30 2   Wellington Phoenix
2DF Deklan Wynne (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 26) 15 0   Charleston Battery
2DF Dane Ingham (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 23) 12 0   Newcastle Jets
2DF Liberato Cacace (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 22) 12 1   Empoli
2DF Nando Pijnaker (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 24) 11 0   Sligo Rovers
2DF Kyle Adams (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 26) 0 0   San Diego Loyal
2DF Callan Elliot (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 23) 0 0   Wellington Phoenix
3MF Kosta Barbarouses (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 33) 52 4   Wellington Phoenix
3MF Marco Rojas (1991-11-05) 5 November 1991 (age 31) 43 5   Colo-Colo
3MF Clayton Lewis (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 26) 21 1   Wellington Phoenix
3MF Cameron Howieson (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 28) 16 0   Auckland City
3MF Joe Bell (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 23) 12 1   Brøndby
3MF Matthew Garbett (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 20) 12 1   NAC Breda
3MF Marko Stamenic (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 21) 11 0   Copenhagen
3MF Alex Rufer (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 26) 7 0   Wellington Phoenix
4FW Chris Wood (captain) (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 31) 70 33   Nottingham Forest
4FW Elijah Just (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 22) 13 1   Horsens
4FW Callum McCowatt (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 23) 10 1   Helsingør
4FW Alex Greive (1999-05-13) 13 May 1999 (age 23) 7 2   St Mirren
4FW Max Mata (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 22) 1 0   Sligo Rovers

Recent call-upsEdit

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Michael Woud (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 24) 4 0   Kyoto Sanga v.   Australia, 25 September 2022
GK Alex Paulsen (2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 20) 0 0   Wellington Phoenix v.   Australia, 25 September 2022
GK Matthew Gould (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 29) 0 0   Altrincham v.   Costa Rica, 14 June 2022
GK Jamie Searle (2000-11-25) 25 November 2000 (age 22) 1 0   Barnsley v.   Solomon Islands, 30 March 2022
DF Bill Tuiloma (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 27) 36 4   Charlotte FC v.   Australia, 25 September 2022
DF Storm Roux (1993-01-13) 13 January 1993 (age 30) 11 0   Central Coast Mariners v.   Australia, 25 September 2022
DF Niko Kirwan (1995-09-04) 4 September 1995 (age 27) 8 1   Padova v.   Costa Rica, 14 June 2022
DF Francis de Vries (1994-11-28) 28 November 1994 (age 28) 6 0   Värnamo v.   Costa Rica, 14 June 2022
DF Nikko Boxall (1992-02-24) 24 February 1992 (age 31) 7 0   San Diego Loyal v.   Solomon Islands, 30 March 2022
DF Dalton Wilkins (1999-04-15) 15 April 1999 (age 23) 2 0   Kolding v.   Solomon Islands, 30 March 2022
MF Ben Old (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 20) 2 0   Wellington Phoenix v.   Australia, 25 September 2022
FW Andre de Jong (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 (age 26) 10 2   AmaZulu v.   Australia, 25 September 2022
FW Logan Rogerson (1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 (age 24) 9 1   Haka v.   Australia, 25 September 2022
FW Ben Waine (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 21) 7 1   Plymouth Argyle v.   Australia, 25 September 2022
FW Joe Champness (1997-04-27) 27 April 1997 (age 25) 6 0 Unattached v.   Costa Rica, 14 June 2022

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

RecordsEdit

Main article: List of New Zealand international footballers
As of 25 September 2022[42][43]
Players in bold are still active with New Zealand.

Most capped playersEdit

 
Ivan Vicelich is the most capped player in the history of New Zealand with 88 caps.
Rank Player Caps Goals First cap Latest cap
1 Ivan Vicelich 88 6 25 June 1995 13 November 2013
2 Chris Wood 70 33 3 June 2009 25 September 2022
3 Simon Elliott 69 6 21 February 1995 1 June 2011
4 Vaughan Coveny 64 29 7 June 1992 4 June 2006
5 Ricki Herbert 61 7 20 August 1980 9 April 1989
6 Chris Jackson 60 10 19 September 1992 22 June 2003
7 Brian Turner 59 21 1967 1982
8 Duncan Cole 58 4 1978 27 March 1988
Steve Sumner 58 22 1976 23 June 1988
10 Shane Smeltz 57 24 8 June 2003 6 October 2017
Chris Zoricich 57 1 27 March 1988 22 June 2003

Top goalscorersEdit

 
Chris Wood is New Zealand's top scorer with 33 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Chris Wood 33 70 0.47 2009–present
2 Vaughan Coveny 29 64 0.45 1992–2006
3 Shane Smeltz 24 57 0.42 2003–2017
4 Steve Sumner 22 58 0.38 1976–1988
5 Brian Turner 21 59 0.36 1967–1982
6 Jock Newall 17 10 1.7 1951–1952
7 Keith Nelson 16 20 0.8 1977–1983
Chris Killen 16 48 0.33 2000–2013
9 Grant Turner 15 42 0.36 1980–1988
10 Wynton Rufer 12 23 0.52 1980–1997
Darren McClennan 12 43 0.28 1986–1997
Michael McGarry 12 54 0.22 1986–1997

Most clean sheetsEdit


Competitive recordEdit

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

As at 25 September 2022[44]

Pld W D L GF GA GD
403 167 72 164 704 608 +96

FIFA World CupEdit

Main article: New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Host Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1938 Not member of FIFA Not member of FIFA
1950 to 1966 Did not enter Did not enter
1970   Mexico Did not qualify 2nd round 2 0 0 2 0 6
1974   West Germany 1st round 6 0 3 3 5 12
1978   Argentina 1st round 4 2 1 1 14 4
1982   Spain Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 12 Squad Qualified 15 9 5 1 44 10
1986   Mexico Did not qualify 3rd 6 3 1 2 13 7
1990   Italy 3rd 6 3 1 2 13 8
1994   United States 2nd round 6 3 1 2 15 5
1998   France 3rd round 6 3 0 3 13 6
2002   South Korea
  Japan		 2nd round 6 4 0 2 20 7
2006   Germany 3rd 5 3 0 2 17 5
2010   South Africa Group stage 22nd 3 0 3 0 2 2 Squad Qualified 8 6 1 1 15 5
2014   Brazil Did not qualify Play-off 11 8 1 2 24 13
2018   Russia Play-off 13 8 4 1 24 6
2022   Qatar Play-off 6 5 0 1 18 2
2026   Canada
  Mexico
  United States		 To be determined To be determined
Total Group stage 2/22 6 0 3 3 4 14 100 57 18 25 240 96


FIFA World Cup history
First match   Scotland 5–2 New Zealand  
(Málaga, Spain; 15 June 1982)
Biggest win —
Biggest defeat   Brazil 4–0 New Zealand  
(Seville, Spain; 23 June 1982)
Best result Group stage in 1982, 2010
Worst result

OFC Nations CupEdit

Main article: New Zealand at the OFC Nations Cup
OFC Nations Cup
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1973   New Zealand Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 13 4 Squad
1980   New Caledonia Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 7 8 Squad
1996 Multiple Semi-finals 3rd 2 0 1 1 0 3 Squad
1998   Australia Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 11 1 Squad
2000   Tahiti Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 7 3 Squad
2002   New Zealand Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 23 2 Squad
2004   Australia Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 17 5 Squad
2008 Multiple Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 14 5 Squad
2012   Solomon Islands Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 8 7 Squad
2016   Papua New Guinea Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 10 1 Squad
2020   New Zealand Cancelled
Total 5 titles 10/10 44 32 4 8 110 39
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place  
OFC Nations Cup history
First match   New Zealand 5–1 Fiji  
(Auckland, New Zealand; 17 February 1973)
Biggest win   New Zealand 10–0 Tahiti  
(Adelaide, Australia; 4 June 2004)
Biggest defeat   Fiji 4–0 New Zealand  
(Nouméa, New Caledonia; 27 February 1980)
Best result Champions in 1973, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2016
Worst result Group stage in 1980

FIFA Confederations CupEdit

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

Summer OlympicsEdit

Main article: Football at the Summer Olympics
Summer Olympic Games record Qualification record
Year Host Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1908 to 1980 Did not enter Did not enter
1984   United States Did not qualify 8 3 1 4 8 10
1988   South Korea 8 4 1 3 24 7
1992–present See New Zealand national under-23 team
Total Did not qualify to the tournament 16 7 2 7 32 17

Minor tournamentsEdit

Competition Host Round GP W D L GF GA
1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup   South Vietnam Group stage 3 1 0 2 7 11
1976 President's Cup   South Korea Fourth place 6 3 1 2 6 4
1978 President's Cup   South Korea Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 5
1980 Merdeka Tournament   Malaysia Group Stage 7 2 3 2 9 9
1981 Merdeka Tournament   Malaysia Group stage 5 2 2 1 2 1
1983 Trans-Tasman Cup   New Zealand
  Australia		 Champions 2 2 0 0 4 1
1983 President's Cup   South Korea Group stage 4 1 1 2 3 6
1986 Trans-Tasman Cup   New Zealand
  Australia		 Runners-up 2 0 1 1 2 3
1987 Trans-Tasman Cup   New Zealand
  Australia		 Champions 2 1 1 0 2 1
1988 Trans-Tasman Cup   New Zealand
  Australia		 Runners-up 2 0 0 2 1 4
1991 Trans-Tasman Cup   New Zealand
  Australia		 Runners-up 2 0 0 2 1 3
Copa Centenario del Fútbol Chileno   Chile Fourth place 3 0 0 3 4 8
1995 Trans-Tasman Cup   New Zealand
  Australia		 Runners-up 2 0 1 1 0 3
1997 Four Nations Tournament   Australia Fourth place 3 0 0 3 1 7
1999 Four Nations' Cup   Thailand Fourth place 2 0 2 0 2 2
2000 Four Nations Tournament   China Fourth place 2 0 0 2 1 3
2000 Merdeka Tournament   Malaysia Champions 4 3 1 0 6 0
2003 AFC–OFC Challenge Cup   Iran Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 3
2013 OSN Cup   Saudi Arabia Runners-up 2 1 0 1 1 2
2014 Kirin Challenge Cup   Japan 1 0 0 1 2 4
2017 Kirin Challenge Cup   Japan 1 0 0 1 1 2
2018 Intercontinental Cup   India Third place 3 2 0 1 4 3
Total 3 titles 59 18 12 29 59 77

FIFA RankingsEdit

See also: FIFA World Rankings
A line chart depicting the history of the New Zealand's year-end placements in the FIFA World Rankings.
As of 31 January 2022[45]

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

  New Zealand's FIFA world rankings
Rank Year Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
105 2022 101   10 111   —
110 2021 110   10 122   4
118 2020 118   3 122   —
122 2019 117   3 122   5
122 2018 117   13 133   13
121 2017 95   17 123   27
109 2016 88   54 161   28
151 2015 134   8 159   12
134 2014 89   7 134   10
90 2013 55   30 91   12
91 2012 91   30 130   11
119 2011 56   8 119   37
63 2010 49   24 80   8
82 2009 77   17 100   18
86 2008 54   57 112   26
95 2007 95   33 156   27
131 2006 115   7 136   11
120 2005 96   — 120   7
95 2004 80   15 95   5
88 2003 49   1 88   7
49 2002 47   41 88   3
84 2001 81   16 97   5
91 2000 91   11 108   5
100 1999 99   5 107   3
103 1998 100   31 131   13
120 1997 113   16 133   11
132 1996 102   4 136   19
102 1995 93   11 108   8
99 1994 77   2 100   13
77 1993 76   7 84   10
70 1992 70   — 70   —

HonoursEdit

Minor competitionsEdit

See alsoEdit

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