New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup

Participation of New Zealand's national football team in the FIFA World Cup

For the women's team, see New Zealand at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

This article summarises the results and overall performances of New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup.

New Zealand has qualified for the tournament stage of the FIFA World Cup on two occasions: in 1982 and 2010. They have also attempted to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 14 times, the first attempt being in 1970 when they lost to Israel.

In New Zealand's first appearance in 1982, representing the OFC, they ended up losing their first game 2–5 to Scotland, but they eventually exited the tournament without a win. New Zealand made up for lost time in the South Africa 2010, although this New Zealand team fell in the group stage, they managed to go undefeated, drawing all three of their first stage games, where They also managed to defeat current champions Italy (where they finished last in their group with Paraguay and Slovakia) after a draw with a goal from the season's top scorer, Shane Smeltz.

## FIFA World Cup record[edit]

FIFA World Cup record

Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
1930 | Not member of FIFA
1934
1938
1950 | Did not enter
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970 | Did not qualify
1974
1978
1982 | Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12
1986 | Did not qualify
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010 | Group stage | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2
2014 | Did not qualify
2018
2022
2026 | To be determined
Total | Group stage | 2/22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14

### By match[edit]

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Venue  | New Zealand scorers

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1982 | Group stage |  Scotland | 2–5 | L | Málaga | S. Sumner, S. Wooddin
Soviet Union | 0–3 | L | Málaga | —
Brazil | 0–4 | L | Seville | —
2010 | Group stage |  Slovakia | 1–1 | D | Rustenburg | W. Reid
Italy | 1–1 | D | Nelspruit | Smeltz
Paraguay | 0–0 | D | Polokwane | —

### Record by opponent[edit]

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)

Opponent  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4
Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1
Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
Russia* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3
Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5
Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1

* Games against Soviet Union are included in statistics of Russia.

## 1982 FIFA World Cup[edit]

Main article: 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 6

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New Zealand squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Wilson
* 2 Dods
* 3 Herbert
* 4 B. Turner
* 5 Bright
* 6 Almond
* 7 Rufer
* 8 Cole
* 9 Wooddin
* 10 Sumner (c)
* 11 Malcolmson
* 12 Mackay
* 13 Cresswell
* 14 Elrick
* 15 Hill
* 16 Adam
* 17 Boath
* 18 Simonsen
* 19 McClure
* 20 G. Turner
* 21 Pickering
* 22 van Hattum
* Coach: Adshead · Assistant coach: Fallon

### Group 6[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Brazil | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 2  | +8  | 6  | Advance to second round
2  |  Soviet Union | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 4  | +2  | 3
3  |  Scotland | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 8  | 0  | 3  |
4  |  New Zealand | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 12  | −10  | 0

Source: FIFA

15 June 1982

21:00 CEST

Scotland | 5–2|  New Zealand

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Dalglish 18'
Wark 29', 32'
Robertson 73'
Archibald 79' | Report | Sumner 54'
Wooddin 64'

La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga

Attendance: 36,000

Referee: David Socha (United States)

Scotland

New Zealand

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GK | 1 | Alan Rough
DF | 2 | Danny McGrain (c)
DF | 5 | Alan Hansen
DF | 17 | Allan Evans
DF | 3 | Frank Gray
MF | 7 | Gordon Strachan |  |  83'
MF | 4 | Graeme Souness
MF | 10 | John Wark
FW | 9 | Alan Brazil |  |  53'
FW | 8 | Kenny Dalglish
FW | 11 | John Robertson
Substitutes:
DF | 6 | Willie Miller
GK | 12 | George Wood
DF | 14 | David Narey |  |  83'
FW | 15 | Joe Jordan
FW | 18 | Steve Archibald |  |  53'
Manager:
Jock Stein
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GK | 22 | Frank van Hattum
DF | 15 | John Hill
DF | 6 | Bobby Almond |  |  66'
DF | 14 | Adrian Elrick
DF | 11 | Sam Malcolmson |  |  77'
MF | 12 | Keith Mackay
MF | 17 | Allan Boath
MF | 13 | Kenny Cresswell
MF | 10 | Steve Sumner (c)
FW | 7 | Wynton Rufer
FW | 9 | Steve Wooddin
Substitutes:
GK | 1 | Richard Wilson
DF | 2 | Glenn Dods
DF | 3 | Ricki Herbert |  |  66'
MF | 4 | Brian Turner
MF | 8 | Duncan Cole |  |  77'
Manager:
John Adshead

Assistant referees:
Thomson Chan (Hong Kong)
Yousef Alghoul (Libya)

* * *

19 June 1982

21:00 CEST

Soviet Union | 3–0|  New Zealand

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Gavrilov 24'
Blokhin 48'
Baltacha 68' | Report |

La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga

Attendance: 19,000

Referee: Yousef Alghoul (Libya)

Soviet Union

New Zealand

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GK | 1 | Rinat Dasayev
DF | 6 | Anatoliy Demyanenko
DF | 3 | Aleksandre Chivadze (c)
DF | 5 | Sergei Baltacha
DF | 2 | Tengiz Sulakvelidze
MF | 8 | Volodymyr Bezsonov
MF | 13 | Vitaly Daraselia |  |  46'
MF | 12 | Andriy Bal
MF | 9 | Yuri Gavrilov |  |  79'
FW | 7 | Ramaz Shengelia
FW | 11 | Oleh Blokhin
Substitutes:
MF | 10 | Khoren Oganesian |  |  46'
DF | 14 | Sergei Borovsky
FW | 15 | Sergey Andreyev
DF | 16 | Sergey Rodionov |  |  79'
GK | 22 | Vyacheslav Chanov
Manager:
Konstantin Beskov
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GK | 22 | Frank van Hattum
DF | 2 | Glenn Dods
DF | 17 | Allan Boath
DF | 3 | Ricki Herbert
DF | 14 | Adrian Elrick
MF | 12 | Keith Mackay
MF | 10 | Steve Sumner (c)
MF | 8 | Duncan Cole
MF | 13 | Kenny Cresswell
FW | 7 | Wynton Rufer
FW | 9 | Steve Wooddin
Substitutes:
GK | 1 | Richard Wilson
MF | 4 | Brian Turner
DF | 11 | Sam Malcolmson
DF | 15 | John Hill
MF | 19 | Billy McClure
Manager:
John Adshead

Assistant referees:
Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)
Clive White (England)

* * *

23 June 1982

21:00 CEST

Brazil | 4–0|  New Zealand

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Zico 28', 31'
Falcão 64'
Serginho 70' | Report |

Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville

Attendance: 43,000

Referee: Damir Matovinović (Yugoslavia)

Brazil

New Zealand

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GK | 1 | Waldir Peres
DF | 2 | Leandro
DF | 3 | Oscar |  |  75'
DF | 4 | Luizinho
DF | 6 | Júnior
MF | 15 | Falcão
MF | 8 | Sócrates (c)
MF | 5 | Toninho Cerezo
MF | 10 | Zico
FW | 9 | Serginho |  |  75'
FW | 11 | Éder
Substitutes:
FW | 7 | Paulo Isidoro |  |  75'
GK | 12 | Paulo Sérgio
DF | 13 | Edevaldo
DF | 16 | Edinho |  |  75'
MF | 19 | Renato
Manager:
Telê Santana
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GK | 22 | Frank van Hattum
DF | 2 | Glenn Dods
DF | 3 | Ricki Herbert
DF | 6 | Bobby Almond
DF | 14 | Adrian Elrick
MF | 17 | Allan Boath
MF | 12 | Keith Mackay
MF | 13 | Kenny Cresswell |  |  78'
MF | 10 | Steve Sumner (c)
FW | 9 | Steve Wooddin
FW | 7 | Wynton Rufer |  |  78'
Substitutes:
GK | 1 | Richard Wilson
MF | 4 | Brian Turner |  |  78'
MF | 8 | Duncan Cole |  |  78'
DF | 15 | John Hill
DF | 16 | Glen Adam
Manager:
John Adshead

Assistant referees:
Abraham Klein (Israel)
Charles Corver (Netherlands)

## 2010 FIFA World Cup[edit]

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group F

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New Zealand squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Paston
* 2 Sigmund
* 3 Lochhead
* 4 Reid
* 5 Vicelich
* 6 Nelsen (c)
* 7 Elliott
* 8 Brown
* 9 Smeltz
* 10 Killen
* 11 Bertos
* 12 Moss
* 13 Barron
* 14 Fallon
* 15 McGlinchey
* 16 Clapham
* 17 Mulligan
* 18 Boyens
* 19 Smith
* 20 Wood
* 21 Christie
* 22 Brockie
* 23 Bannatyne
* Coach: Herbert

### Group F[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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

15 June 2010

13:30

New Zealand | 1–1|  Slovakia

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* Reid 90+3'

| Report |

* Vittek 50'

Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg

Attendance: 23,871

Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)[citation needed]

New Zealand[1]

Slovakia[1]

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GK | 1 | Mark Paston
RB | 4 | Winston Reid |  90+3'
CB | 6 | Ryan Nelsen (c)
CB | 5 | Ivan Vicelich |  |  78'
LB | 19 | Tommy Smith
RM | 11 | Leo Bertos
CM | 7 | Simon Elliott
LM | 3 | Tony Lochhead |  42'
RW | 14 | Rory Fallon
LW | 10 | Chris Killen |  |  72'
CF | 9 | Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
FW | 20 | Chris Wood |  |  72'
MF | 21 | Jeremy Christie |  |  78'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert
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GK | 1 | Ján Mucha
RB | 5 | Radoslav Zabavník
CB | 16 | Ján Ďurica
CB | 3 | Martin Škrtel
LB | 4 | Marek Čech
DM | 6 | Zdeno Štrba |  55'
RM | 7 | Vladimír Weiss |  |  90+1'
CM | 9 | Stanislav Šesták |  |  81'
LM | 17 | Marek Hamšík (c)
CF | 11 | Róbert Vittek |  |  84'
CF | 18 | Erik Jendrišek
Substitutions:
FW | 13 | Filip Hološko |  |  81'
MF | 15 | Miroslav Stoch |  |  84'
MF | 19 | Juraj Kucka |  |  90+1'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss

Man of the Match:
Róbert Vittek (Slovakia)

Assistant referees:
Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)[citation needed]
Enock Molefe (South Africa)[citation needed]
Fourth official:
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)[citation needed]
Fifth official:
Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)[citation needed]

* * *

20 June 2010

16:00

Italy | 1–1|  New Zealand

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* Iaquinta 29' (pen.)

| Report |

* Smeltz 7'

Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Attendance: 38,229

Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)[citation needed]

Italy[2]

New Zealand[2]

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GK | 12 | Federico Marchetti
RB | 19 | Gianluca Zambrotta
CB | 5 | Fabio Cannavaro (c)
CB | 4 | Giorgio Chiellini
LB | 3 | Domenico Criscito
RM | 7 | Simone Pepe |  |  46'
CM | 6 | Daniele De Rossi
CM | 22 | Riccardo Montolivo
LM | 15 | Claudio Marchisio |  |  61'
SS | 9 | Vincenzo Iaquinta
CF | 11 | Alberto Gilardino |  |  46'
Substitutions:
MF | 16 | Mauro Camoranesi |  |  46'
FW | 10 | Antonio Di Natale |  |  46'
FW | 20 | Giampaolo Pazzini |  |  61'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
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GK | 1 | Mark Paston
RB | 4 | Winston Reid
CB | 6 | Ryan Nelsen (c) |  87'
CB | 5 | Ivan Vicelich |  |  81'
LB | 19 | Tommy Smith |  28'
RM | 11 | Leo Bertos
CM | 7 | Simon Elliott
LM | 3 | Tony Lochhead
RW | 14 | Rory Fallon |  14' |  63'
LW | 10 | Chris Killen |  |  90+3'
CF | 9 | Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
FW | 20 | Chris Wood |  |  63'
MF | 21 | Jeremy Christie |  |  81'
MF | 13 | Andrew Barron |  |  90+3'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert

Man of the Match:
Daniele De Rossi (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)[citation needed]
Carlos Pastrana (Honduras)[citation needed]
Fourth official:
Koman Coulibaly (Mali)[citation needed]
Fifth official:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)[citation needed]

* * *

24 June 2010

16:00

Paraguay | 0–0|  New Zealand

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| Report |

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Attendance: 34,850

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)[citation needed]

Paraguay[3]

New Zealand[3]

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GK | 1 | Justo Villar
RB | 4 | Denis Caniza (c)
CB | 5 | Julio Cáceres
CB | 14 | Paulo da Silva
LB | 3 | Claudio Morel
DM | 15 | Víctor Cáceres |  10'
RM | 16 | Cristian Riveros
LM | 13 | Enrique Vera
AM | 9 | Roque Santa Cruz |  41'
AM | 18 | Nelson Valdez |  |  67'
CF | 7 | Óscar Cardozo |  |  66'
Substitutions:
FW | 19 | Lucas Barrios |  |  66'
FW | 10 | Édgar Benítez |  |  67'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino
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GK | 1 | Mark Paston
RB | 4 | Winston Reid
CB | 6 | Ryan Nelsen (c) |  56'
LB | 19 | Tommy Smith
CM | 7 | Simon Elliott
CM | 5 | Ivan Vicelich
RM | 11 | Leo Bertos
LM | 3 | Tony Lochhead
AM | 10 | Chris Killen |  |  79'
AM | 9 | Shane Smeltz
CF | 14 | Rory Fallon |  |  69'
Substitutions:
FW | 20 | Chris Wood |  |  69'
MF | 22 | Jeremy Brockie |  |  79'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert

Man of the Match:
Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay)

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)[citation needed]
Jeong Hae-sang (South Korea)[citation needed]
Fourth official:
Koman Coulibaly (Mali)[citation needed]
Fifth official:
Inácio Manuel Cândido (Angola)[citation needed]

## Statistics[edit]

### Goalscorers[edit]

See also: List of FIFA World Cup goalscorers

Player  | Goals  | 1982 | 2010

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Winston Reid | 1  |  | 1
Shane Smeltz | 1  |  | 1
Steve Sumner | 1  | 1 |
Steve Wooddin | 1  | 1 |
Total  | 4  | 2 | 2

### Discipline[edit]

Date  | Player  | Opposition  | World Cup

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15 June 2010 |  Tony Lochhead |  Slovakia |  2010
15 June 2010 |  Winston Reid |  Slovakia |  2010
20 June 2010 |  Rory Fallon |  Italy |  2010
20 June 2010 |  Tommy Smith |  Italy |  2010
20 June 2010 |  Ryan Nelsen |  Italy |  2010
24 June 2010 |  Ryan Nelsen |  Paraguay |  2010

## See also[edit]

* New Zealand men's national football team results
* New Zealand at the FIFA Confederations Cup
* New Zealand at the OFC Nations Cup
* Oceanian nations at the FIFA World Cup

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group F – New Zealand-Slovakia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
2. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Italy-New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
3. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Paraguay-New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2010.

## External links[edit]

* New Zealand 1982 World Cup squad

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