| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
2  Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
3  Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
4  New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
About
World Cup story
New Zealand have two previous appearances (1982, 2010) and famously drew all three games at South Africa 2010 — the only unbeaten team at that tournament. 2026 is their first return in 16 years.
- Appearances
- 2
- Best finish
- Group stage
- First appearance
- 1982
- Titles
- —
Squad watch
Key men
MOST CAPS
Chris Wood
90 capsTOP SCORER
Chris Wood
45 goalsAVERAGE AGE
26 players
27.6 yrs
Road to 2026
Qualifying recap
- W
v Samoa 8–0
2024-11-18 · Home · WC qualifying · Nov 2024
- W
v Fiji 7–0
2025-03-21 · Home · WC qualifying · Mar 2025
- W
v New Caledonia 3–0
2025-03-24 · Home · WC qualifying · Mar 2025
World Cup 2026
Before the World Cup · warm-ups & qualifiers
New Zealand
EnglandNew Zealand
HaitiNew Zealand
ChileNew Zealand
FinlandNew Zealand
EcuadorSquad
26-man roster
Coach Darren Bazeley
GOALKEEPERS
3- 1
Max Crocombe
Millwall · 32y
24 caps
- 12
Alex Paulsen
Lechia Gdańsk · 23y
8 caps
- 22
Michael Woud
Auckland FC · 27y
6 caps
DEFENDERS
9- 2
Tim Payne
Wellington Phoenix · 32y
51 caps
3 goals
- 3
Francis de Vries
Auckland FC · 31y
20 caps
1 goals
- 4
Tyler Bindon
Sheffield United · 21y
25 caps
3 goals
- 5
Michael Boxall
Minnesota United FC · 37y
63 caps
1 goals
- 13
Liberato Cacace
Wrexham · 25y
37 caps
1 goals
- 15
Nando Pijnaker
Auckland FC · 27y
25 caps
- 16
Finn Surman
Portland Timbers · 22y
19 caps
2 goals
- 24
Callan Elliot
Auckland FC · 26y
11 caps
- 26
Tommy Smith
Braintree Town · 36y
56 caps
2 goals
MIDFIELDERS
10- 6
Joe Bell
Viking · 27y
32 caps
1 goals
- 7
Matthew Garbett
Peterborough United · 24y
37 caps
5 goals
- 8
Marko Stamenić
Swansea City · 24y
39 caps
3 goals
- 10
Sarpreet Singh
Wellington Phoenix · 27y
28 caps
3 goals
- 11
Elijah Just
Motherwell · 26y
44 caps
9 goals
- 14
Alex Rufer
Wellington Phoenix · 29y
26 caps
- 19
Ben Old
Saint-Étienne · 23y
24 caps
2 goals
- 20
Callum McCowatt
Silkeborg · 27y
32 caps
4 goals
- 23
Ryan Thomas
PEC Zwolle · 31y
25 caps
3 goals
- 25
Lachlan Bayliss
Newcastle Jets · 23y
4 caps
FORWARDS
4- 9
Chris WoodC
Nottingham Forest · 34y
90 caps
45 goals
- 17
Kosta Barbarouses
Western Sydney Wanderers · 36y
76 caps
10 goals
- 18
Ben Waine
Port Vale · 25y
31 caps
9 goals
- 21
Jesse Randall
Auckland FC · 23y
11 caps
2 goals
Tournament stats · World Cup 2026 only
Minutes played are not tracked yet — they arrive in a later data update.
LATEST NEWS
HEADLINES
6d ago
Best shots from Wyatt-Hodge's 50
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6d ago
Belgium thrash New Zealand to win Group G
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1w ago
'Brilliant!' - De Bruyne gets off the mark with trademark strike
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1w ago
'I'm immensely proud!' Mother-son duo make World Cup history!
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2w ago
Salah scores to give Egypt the lead
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2w ago
Salah scores to give Egypt the lead
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2w ago
Just's rise from Austrian second tier to World Cup breakout star
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2w ago
New Zealand make World Cup history with first mother-son duo
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3w ago
Just scores double but New Zealand held by Iran in entertaining game
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3w ago
'Sensational!' - Wood and Just combine twice for New Zealand goals
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