New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup

The New Zealand national football team has participated in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns between 1970 and 2014, qualifying for two; the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain and the 2010 FIFA 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 qualify200206–6
West Germany 19746033512–7
Argentina 19784211144+10
Spain 1982Group Stage23rd3003212–100159514410+34
Mexico 1986Did not qualify6312137+6
Italy 19906312138+5
United States 19946312155+10
France 19986303136+7
South Korea Japan 20026402207+13
Germany 20065302175+12
South Africa 2010Group Stage22nd303022038611155+10
Brazil 2014Did not qualify118122413+11
Russia 201813841246+18
Qatar 2022To be determinedTo be determined
Canada Mexico United States 2026
TotalGroup Stage2/216033414–1039452182421794+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)May 8, 1956 (aged 26) Australia Preston Lions
2 2DF Glenn Dods (1957-07-07)July 7, 1957 (aged 24) Australia Adelaide City
3 2DF Ricki Herbert (1961-04-10)April 10, 1961 (aged 21) New Zealand Mount Wellington
4 3MF Brian Turner (1949-07-31)July 31, 1949 (aged 32) New Zealand Gisborne City
5 2DF Dave Bright (1949-11-29)November 29, 1949 (aged 32) New Zealand Manurewa AFC
6 2DF Bobby Almond (1951-04-16)April 16, 1951 (aged 31) New Zealand Invercargill Thistle
7 4FW Wynton Rufer (1962-12-29)December 29, 1962 (aged 19) New Zealand Miramar Rangers
8 3MF Duncan Cole (1958-07-12)July 12, 1958 (aged 23) New Zealand North Shore United
9 4FW Steve Wooddin (1955-01-16)January 16, 1955 (aged 27) Australia South Melbourne FC
10 3MF Steve Sumner (1955-04-02)April 2, 1955 (aged 27) Australia West Adelaide SC
11 3MF Sam Malcolmson (1948-04-02)April 2, 1948 (aged 34) New Zealand East Coast Bays
12 3MF Keith Mackay (1956-12-08)December 8, 1956 (aged 25) New Zealand Gisborne City
13 3MF Kenny Cresswell (1958-06-04)June 4, 1958 (aged 24) New Zealand Gisborne City
14 2DF Adrian Elrick (1949-09-29)September 29, 1949 (aged 32) New Zealand North Shore United
15 2DF John Hill (1950-01-07)January 7, 1950 (aged 32) New Zealand Gisborne City
16 2DF Glen Adam (1959-05-22)May 22, 1959 (aged 23) New Zealand Mount Wellington
17 3MF Allan Boath (1958-02-14)February 14, 1958 (aged 24) Australia West Adelaide SC
18 3MF Peter Simonsen (1959-04-17)April 17, 1959 (aged 23) New Zealand Manurewa AFC
19 3MF Billy McClure (1958-01-04)January 4, 1958 (aged 24) New Zealand Mount Wellington
20 4FW Grant Turner (1958-10-07)October 7, 1958 (aged 23) New Zealand Gisborne City
21 1GK Barry Pickering (1956-12-12)December 12, 1956 (aged 25) New Zealand Miramar Rangers
22 1GK Frank van Hattum (1958-11-17)November 17, 1958 (aged 23) New Zealand Manurewa AFC
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil3300102+86
 Soviet Union311164+23
 Scotland31118803
 New Zealand3003212-100

Matches

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
 Paraguay312031+25
 Slovakia311145−14
 New Zealand30302203
 Italy302145−12

Matches

Statistics

Goal scorers

Date Player Opposition World Cup
15 June 1982Steve Sumner ScotlandSpain 1982
15 June 1982Steve Wooddin ScotlandSpain 1982
15 June 2010Winston Reid SlovakiaSouth Africa 2010
20 June 2010Shane Smeltz ItalySouth Africa 2010

Discipline

Date Player Opposition World Cup
15 June 2010Yellow card Tony Lochhead SlovakiaSouth Africa 2010
15 June 2010Yellow card Winston Reid SlovakiaSouth Africa 2010
20 June 2010Yellow card Rory Fallon ItalySouth Africa 2010
20 June 2010Yellow card Tommy Smith ItalySouth Africa 2010
20 June 2010Yellow card Ryan Nelsen ItalySouth Africa 2010
24 June 2010Yellow card Ryan Nelsen ParaguaySouth Africa 2010

Qualification history

1970 FIFA World Cup

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

1974 FIFA World Cup

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
 Australia6330156+99
 Iraq6321116+58
 Indonesia6123613−74
 New Zealand6033512−73

Matches

1978 FIFA World Cup

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
 Australia431093+67
 New Zealand4211144+105
 Chinese Taipei4004117−160

Matches

1982 FIFA World Cup

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 Zealand8620313+2814
 Australia8422229+1310
 Indonesia8224514–96
 Chinese Taipei813458–35
 Fiji8134635–295

Matches

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
 Kuwait641186+29
 New Zealand6231116+57
 China PR631294+57
 Saudi Arabia6015416–121

Matches

Round 2 play-off

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

1990 FIFA World Cup

1994 FIFA World Cup

1998 FIFA World Cup

2002 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup

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

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 Zealand321042+27
 Solomon Islands312021+15
 Fiji302112–12
 Papua New Guinea301224–21

Group matches

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 Zealand6600172+1518
 New Caledonia6402176+1112
 Tahiti6105212–103
 Solomon Islands6105521–163

Group matches

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]

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Qualification to Nations Cup knockout stage
and World Cup qualifying third round
2  Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
3  Fiji 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3 Qualification to World Cup qualifying third round
4  Vanuatu 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

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.

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 4 3 1 0 6 0 +6 10 Advance to OFC Final
2  New Caledonia 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5
3  Fiji 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Third Round Final

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Zealand  8–3  Solomon Islands 6–1 2–2

Inter-confederation 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 agrregate and advanced to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Zealand  0–2  Peru 0–0 0–2

See also

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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.
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