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New Zealand

Out — Group stage

OFC · FIFA rank #85 · Group G

Power rating

-0.17

Attack / Defense

-0.08 / -0.09

World Cups played

2

2026 campaign

Group GIR Iran flagvs IR Iran2–2D
Group GEgypt flagvs Egypt1–3L
Group GBelgium flagvs Belgium1–5L

Pre-tournament odds

What the model expected before the tournament started.

Win group21%
Reach round of 3262%
Reach round of 1627%
Reach quarterfinal12%
Reach semifinal5.0%
Reach final2.0%
Win the tournament1.0%

Top scorers

New Zealand's all-time leading World Cup goal-scorers, 1930-2022.

Shane Smeltz1 World Cup1 goal
Steve Sumner1 World Cup1 goal
Steve Wooddin1 World Cup1 goal
Winston Reid1 World Cup1 goal

World Cup history

2010Group stage
vs Paraguay0–0D
2010Group stage
vs Italy1–1D
2010Group stage
vs Slovakia1–1D
1982First group stage
vs Brazil0–4L
1982First group stage
vs Soviet Union0–3L
1982First group stage
vs Scotland2–5L