New Zealand national football team

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New Zealand
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) All Whites
Association New Zealand Football
Confederation OFC (Oceania)
Head coach Flag of New Zealand Ricki Herbert, 2005-
Most caps Steve Sumner (105)
Top scorer Vaughan Coveny (30)
Home stadium North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
FIFA code NZL
FIFA ranking 111
Highest FIFA ranking 47 (August 2002)
Lowest FIFA ranking 156 (September 2007)
Elo ranking 61
Highest Elo ranking 39 (June 1983)
Lowest Elo ranking 95 (September 1997,
February 1998)
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Home colours
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Away colours
First international
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 3 - 1 Australia Flag of Australia
(Dunedin, New Zealand; June 17, 1922)
Biggest win
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 13 - 0 Fiji Flag of Fiji
(Auckland, New Zealand; August 16, 1981)
Biggest defeat
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 0 - 10 Australia Flag of Australia
(Wellington, New Zealand; July 11, 1936)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 1982)
Best result Round 1, 1982
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances 8 (First in 1973)
Best result Winners, 1973, 1998, 2002, 2008
Confederations Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 1999)
Best result 1st round, 1999 and 2003

The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites , is the national team of New Zealand and is controlled by New Zealand Football.

It has reached the World Cup Finals only once, in 1982, but lost all three games. Because of the lack of a high-quality domestic league, most talented New Zealand footballers play their trade in the higher-class leagues of Europe, the United States, and Australia.

New Zealand usually battled Australia for top honours in the OFC. However, this will no longer be the case as Australia now play in the Asian Football Confederation. New Zealand have won the OFC Nations Cup four times, in 1973, 1998, 2002 and 2008. The white strip was originally based on the colour of England's strip and name is in contrast with the rugby union team, the All Blacks.

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[edit] Development

Despite its large player numbers, New Zealand football struggles to compete with other sports such as Rugby union, Rugby league and cricket, financially and for media exposure. The performance of the national team is further hindered by a relatively young semi-professional domestic league. However, Wellington Phoenix FC competes in the Australian A-League. The best known current players are Blackburn Rovers defender Ryan Nelsen and Celtic striker Chris Killen. Several young players have shown promise in breaking through into the senior side, including Fulham FC and now Tampere United midfielder Chris James, Jeremy Brockie and Shane Smeltz.

[edit] FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Record[1]
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Flag of Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
Flag of Italy 1934 - - - - - - -
Flag of France 1938 - - - - - - -
Flag of Brazil 1950 - - - - - - -
Flag of Switzerland 1954 - - - - - - -
Flag of Sweden 1958 - - - - - - -
Flag of Chile 1962 - - - - - - -
Flag of England 1966 - - - - - - -
Flag of Mexico 1970 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Flag of West Germany 1974 - - - - - - -
Flag of Argentina 1978 - - - - - - -
Flag of Spain 1982 Round 1 23/24 3 0 0 3 2 12
Flag of Mexico 1986 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Flag of Italy 1990 - - - - - - -
Flag of the United States 1994 - - - - - - -
Flag of France 1998 - - - - - - -
Flag of South KoreaFlag of Japan 2002 - - - - - - -
Flag of Germany 2006 - - - - - - -
Total 1/18 - 3 0 0 3 2 12
FIFA World Cup History
Year Round Score Result
1982 Round 1  New Zealand 2 – 5  Scotland Loss
Round 1  New Zealand 0 – 3  USSR Loss
Round 1  New Zealand 0 – 4  Brazil Loss


World Cup matches (By team)
Total : 0 Wins - 0 Ties - 3 Loses - 3 games played
Against Wins Draws Losses Total Against Wins Draws Losses Total Against Wins Draws Losses Total
 Scotland 0 0 1 1  USSR 0 0 1 1  Brazil 0 0 1 1

[edit] Confederations Cup

Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Flag of Saudi Arabia 1992 Did Not Qualify – – – – – –
Flag of Saudi Arabia 1995 Did Not Qualify – – – – – –
Flag of Saudi Arabia 1997 Did Not Qualify – – – – – –
Flag of Mexico 1999 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 6
Flag of South KoreaFlag of Japan 2001 Did not qualify – – – – – –
Flag of France 2003 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 11
Flag of Germany 2005 Did not qualify – – – – – –
Flag of South Africa 2009 Qualify  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Total 6 0 0 6 2 17
FIFA Confederations Cup History
Year Round Score Result
1999 Round 1  New Zealand 1 – 2  USA Loss
Round 1  New Zealand 0 – 2  Germany Loss
Round 1  New Zealand 0 – 2  Brazil Loss
2003 Round 1  New Zealand 0 – 3  Japan Loss
Round 1  New Zealand 1 – 3  Colombia Loss
Round 1  New Zealand 0 – 5  France Loss

[edit] Oceania Nations Cup

Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Flag of New Zealand 1973 Winner 5 4 1 0 13 4
Flag of France 1980 Round 1 3 1 0 2 7 8
  1996 Semifinals 2 0 1 1 0 3
Flag of Australia 1998 Winner 4 4 0 0 11 1
Flag of French Polynesia 2000 Runner Up 4 3 0 1 6 3
Flag of New Zealand 2002 Winner 5 5 0 0 23 2
Flag of Australia 2004 Final Stage 5 3 0 2 17 5
  2008 Winner  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Total 28 20 2 6 77 26
OFC Nations Cup History
Year Round Score Result
1973 Round 1  New Zealand 5 – 1  Fiji Win
Round 1  New Zealand 1 – 1  Tahiti Draw
Round 1  New Zealand 2 – 1  New Caledonia Win
Round 1  New Zealand 3 – 1  New Hebrides Win
Final  New Zealand 2 – 0  Tahiti Win
1980 Round 1  New Zealand 1 – 3  Tahiti Loss
Round 1  New Zealand 0 – 4  Fiji Loss
Round 1  New Zealand 6 – 1  Solomon Islands Win
1996 Semi Final  New Zealand 0 – 0  Australia Draw
Semi Final  New Zealand 0 – 3  Australia Loss
2000 Round 1  New Zealand 2 – 0  Tahiti Won
Round 1  New Zealand 3 – 1  Vanuatu Won
Semi Final  New Zealand 2 – 0  Solomon Islands Won
Final  New Zealand 0 – 2  Australia Lost
2002 Round 1  New Zealand 4 – 0  Tahiti Won
Round 1  New Zealand 9 – 1  Papua New Guinea Won
Round 1  New Zealand 6 – 1  Solomon Islands Won
Semi Final  New Zealand 3 – 0  Vanuatu Won
Final  New Zealand 1 – 0  Australia Won
2004 Round 2  New Zealand 0 – 1  Australia Lost
Round 2  New Zealand 3 – 0  Solomon Islands Won
Round 2  New Zealand 2 – 4  Vanuatu Lost
Round 2  New Zealand 10 – 0  Tahiti Won
Round 2  New Zealand 2 – 0  Fiji Won
2008 Group Stage  New Zealand 2 – 0  Fiji Won
Group Stage  New Zealand 2 – 1  Vanuatu Won
Group Stage  New Zealand 4 – 1  Vanuatu Won
Group Stage  New Zealand 3 – 1  New Caledonia Won
Group Stage  New Zealand 3 – 0  New Caledonia Won
Group Stage  New Zealand –  Fiji

[edit] All Time Record

This is the record of All Whites results by opposition, as of 19/08/2008:

Team First Played P W D L F A
 Australia 1922 62 13 11 38 69 150
 Canada 1927 6 1 1 4 5 15
 South Africa 1927 4 0 0 0 9 24
 New Caledonia 1951 24 13 1 10 51 41
 Vanuatu[2] 1951 11 10 0 1 53 10
 Fiji 1951 34 26 4 4 103 23
 Tahiti 1952 13 9 2 2 41 13
 Singapore 1967 7 5 1 1 13 6
 South Vietnam 1967 1 0 0 1 1 5
 Malaysia 1967 12 8 2 2 28 9
 Israel 1969 8 1 1 6 5 16
 Indonesia 1972 8 2 4 2 9 8
 Iraq 1973 2 0 0 2 0 6
 Iran 1973 2 0 1 1 0 3
 China PR 1975 11 6 2 3 13 10
 Macau 1975 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Myanmar 1976 2 1 1 0 3 1
 Thailand 1976 3 1 2 0 6 4
 Taiwan 1977 12 10 2 0 38 3
 Bahrain 1979 3 2 0 1 4 2
 Solomon Islands 1980 5 5 0 0 22 3
 Mexico 1980 1 1 0 0 4 0
 Kuwait 1980 4 1 1 2 8 7
 Korea Republic 1980 7 1 1 5 3 10
 Morocco 1980 1 0 0 1 0 3
 India 1981 1 0 1 0 0 0
 United Arab Emirates 1981 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Japan 1981 4 3 0 1 5 4
 Saudi Arabia 1981 8 3 1 4 14 14
 Hungary 1982 3 0 0 3 2 6
 Scotland 1982 2 0 1 1 3 6
 USSR 1982 1 0 0 1 0 3
 Brazil 1982 3 0 0 3 0 10
 Ghana 1983 1 1 0 0 2 0
 Sudan 1983 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Samoa 1987 2 2 0 0 19 0
 England 1991 2 0 0 2 0 3
 Chile 1995 4 0 1 3 2 8
 Turkey 1995 1 0 0 1 1 2
 Paraguay 1995 1 0 0 1 2 3
 Uruguay 1995 2 0 1 1 2 9
 Oman 1996 5 3 1 1 6 4
 Qatar 1996 1 0 0 1 2 3
 Lebanon 1996 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Norway 1997 1 0 0 1 0 3
 Papua New Guinea 1997 3 2 0 1 16 2
 Poland 1999 2 0 0 2 0 2
 Egypt 1999 2 0 1 1 1 2
 USA 1999 2 0 0 2 2 4
 Germany 1999 1 0 0 1 0 2
 Jamaica 2000 1 0 0 1 1 2
 Cook Islands 2001 1 1 0 0 2 0
 Estonia 2002 2 0 1 1 3 4
 Colombia 2003 1 0 0 1 1 3
 France 2003 1 0 0 1 0 5
 Georgia 2006 1 1 0 0 3 1
 Costa Rica 2007 1 0 0 1 0 4
 Venezuela 2007 1 0 0 1 0 5
 Wales 2007 1 0 1 0 2 2

[edit] Current squad

The following players were named as squad for the matches against New Caledonia on August 24 and September 10, 2008.[3]. Jeremy Brockie was not originally named to the squad, being added as an injury replacement for Chris Killen.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
18 GK Glen Moss 19 January 1983 (1983-01-19) (age 25) 7 0 Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
1 GK Mark Paston 13 December 1976 (1976-12-13) (age 31) 18 0 Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
6 DF Ryan Nelsen 18 October 1977 (1977-10-18) (age 30) 30 5 Flag of England Blackburn Rovers
12 DF Andrew Boyens 18 September 1983 (1983-09-18) (age 25) 6 0 Flag of the United States Red Bull New York
3 DF Tony Lochhead 12 January 1982 (1982-01-12) (age 26) 17 0 Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
2 DF David Mulligan 24 March 1982 (1982-03-24) (age 26) 18 3 Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
13 DF Steven Old 17 February 1986 (1986-02-17) (age 22) 18 0 Flag of Australia Macarthur Rams
5 DF Ben Sigmund 3 February 1981 (1981-02-03) (age 27) 6 0 Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
7 MF Leo Bertos 20 December 1981 (1981-12-20) (age 26) 21 0 Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
14 MF Tim Brown 6 March 1981 (1981-03-06) (age 27) 15 0 Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
15 MF Jeremy Christie 22 May 1983 (1983-05-22) (age 25) 13 1 Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
4 MF Simon Elliott 10 June 1974 (1974-06-10) (age 34) 55 8 Unattached
16 MF Chris James 4 July 1987 (1987-07-04) (age 21) 9 1 Flag of Finland Tampere United
8 DF Duncan Oughton 14 June 1977 (1977-06-14) (age 31) 22 2 Flag of the United States Columbus Crew
17 MF Allan Pearce 7 April 1983 (1983-04-07) (age 25) 0 0 Flag of New Zealand Waitakere United
9 FW Jeremy Brockie 7 October 1987 (1987-10-07) (age 21) 8 0 Flag of New Zealand Hawke's Bay United
FW Chris Killen 8 October 1981 (1981-10-08) (age 26) 27 15 Flag of Scotland Celtic
10 FW Shane Smeltz 29 September 1981 (1981-09-29) (age 27) 20 9 Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
11 FW Jarrod Smith 20 June 1984 (1984-06-20) (age 24) 11 0 Flag of Canada Toronto FC


Caps and goals accurate as of 11 September 2008.

[edit] Notable Squads

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