New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup

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

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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

FIFA World Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Uruguay.svg 1930 Not member of FIFA
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 1934
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1938
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg 1950 Did not enter
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1954
Flag of Sweden.svg 1958
Flag of Chile.svg 1962
Flag of England.svg 1966
Flag of Mexico.svg 1970 Did not qualify
Flag of Germany.svg 1974
Flag of Argentina.svg 1978
Flag of Spain.svg 1982 Group stage23rd3003212
Flag of Mexico.svg 1986 Did not qualify
Flag of Italy.svg 1990
Flag of the United States.svg 1994
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1998
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Flag of Japan.svg 2002
Flag of Germany.svg 2006
Flag of South Africa.svg 2010 Group stage22nd303022
Flag of Brazil.svg 2014 Did not qualify
Flag of Russia.svg 2018
Flag of Qatar.svg 2022
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2026 To be determined
Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Spain.svg 2030
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2034
TotalGroup stage2/266033414

By match

YearRoundOpponentScoreResultVenueNew Zealand scorers
1982 Group stage Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2–5 L Málaga S. Sumner, S. Wooddin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 0–3 L Málaga
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 0–4 L Seville
2010 Group stage Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1–1 D Rustenburg W. Reid
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–1 D Nelspruit Smeltz
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 0–0 D Polokwane

Record by opponent

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
OpponentPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 100104
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 101011
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 101000
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia *100103
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 100125
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 101011

1982 FIFA World Cup

Group 6

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3300102+86Advance to second round
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 311164+23
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 31118803
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3003212100
Source: FIFA
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg5–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Dalglish Soccerball shade.svg18'
Wark Soccerball shade.svg29', 32'
Robertson Soccerball shade.svg73'
Archibald Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report Sumner Soccerball shade.svg54'
Wooddin Soccerball shade.svg64'
La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: David Socha (United States)
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New Zealand
GK1 Alan Rough
DF2 Danny McGrain (c)
DF5 Alan Hansen
DF17 Allan Evans
DF3 Frank Gray
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MF4 Graeme Souness
MF10 John Wark
FW9 Alan Brazil Sub off.svg 53'
FW8 Kenny Dalglish
FW11 John Robertson
Substitutes:
DF6 Willie Miller
GK12 George Wood
DF14 David Narey Sub on.svg 83'
FW15 Joe Jordan
FW18 Steve Archibald Sub on.svg 53'
Manager:
Jock Stein
GK22 Frank van Hattum
DF15 John Hill
DF6 Bobby Almond Sub off.svg 66'
DF14 Adrian Elrick
DF11 Sam Malcolmson Sub off.svg 77'
MF12 Keith Mackay
MF17 Allan Boath
MF13 Kenny Cresswell
MF10 Steve Sumner (c)
FW7 Wynton Rufer
FW9 Steve Wooddin
Substitutes:
GK1 Richard Wilson
DF2 Glenn Dods
DF3 Ricki Herbert Sub on.svg 66'
MF4 Brian Turner
MF8 Duncan Cole Sub on.svg 77'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg John Adshead

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


Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Gavrilov Soccerball shade.svg24'
Blokhin Soccerball shade.svg48'
Baltacha Soccerball shade.svg68'
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La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Yousef Alghoul (Libya)
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Soviet Union
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New Zealand
GK1 Rinat Dasayev
DF6 Anatoliy Demyanenko
DF3 Aleksandre Chivadze (c)
DF5 Sergei Baltacha
DF2 Tengiz Sulakvelidze
MF8 Volodymyr Bezsonov
MF13 Vitaly Daraselia Sub off.svg 46'
MF12 Andriy Bal
MF9 Yuri Gavrilov Sub off.svg 79'
FW7 Ramaz Shengelia
FW11 Oleh Blokhin
Substitutes:
MF10 Khoren Oganesian Sub on.svg 46'
DF14 Sergei Borovsky
FW15 Sergey Andreyev
DF16 Sergey Rodionov Sub on.svg 79'
GK22 Vyacheslav Chanov
Manager:
Konstantin Beskov
GK22 Frank van Hattum
DF2 Glenn Dods
DF17 Allan Boath
DF3 Ricki Herbert
DF14 Adrian Elrick
MF12 Keith Mackay
MF10 Steve Sumner (c)
MF8 Duncan Cole
MF13 Kenny Cresswell
FW7 Wynton Rufer
FW9 Steve Wooddin
Substitutes:
GK1 Richard Wilson
MF4 Brian Turner
DF11 Sam Malcolmson
DF15 John Hill
MF19 Billy McClure
Manager:
Flag of England.svg John Adshead

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


Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg4–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Zico Soccerball shade.svg28', 31'
Falcão Soccerball shade.svg64'
Serginho Soccerball shade.svg70'
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Brazil
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New Zealand
GK1 Waldir Peres
DF2 Leandro
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DF4 Luizinho
DF6 Júnior
MF15 Falcão
MF8 Sócrates (c)
MF5 Toninho Cerezo
MF10 Zico
FW9 Serginho Sub off.svg 75'
FW11 Éder
Substitutes:
FW7 Paulo Isidoro Sub on.svg 75'
GK12 Paulo Sérgio
DF13 Edevaldo
DF16 Edinho Sub on.svg 75'
MF19 Renato
Manager:
Telê Santana
GK22 Frank van Hattum
DF2 Glenn Dods
DF3 Ricki Herbert
DF6 Bobby Almond
DF14 Adrian Elrick
MF17 Allan Boath
MF12 Keith Mackay
MF13 Kenny Cresswell Sub off.svg 78'
MF10 Steve Sumner (c)
FW9 Steve Wooddin
FW7 Wynton Rufer Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutes:
GK1 Richard Wilson
MF4 Brian Turner Sub on.svg 78'
MF8 Duncan Cole Sub on.svg 78'
DF15 John Hill
DF16 Glen Adam
Manager:
Flag of England.svg John Adshead

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

2010 FIFA World Cup

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 312031+25Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 31114514
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 30302203
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 30214512
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
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New Zealand [1]
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Slovakia [1]
GK1 Mark Paston
RB4 Winston Reid Yellow card.svg 90+3'
CB6 Ryan Nelsen (c)
CB5 Ivan Vicelich Sub off.svg 78'
LB19 Tommy Smith
RM11 Leo Bertos
CM7 Simon Elliott
LM3 Tony Lochhead Yellow card.svg 42'
RW14 Rory Fallon
LW10 Chris Killen Sub off.svg 72'
CF9 Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
FW20 Chris Wood Sub on.svg 72'
MF21 Jeremy Christie Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert
NZL-SVK 2010-06-15.svg
GK1 Ján Mucha
RB5 Radoslav Zabavník
CB16 Ján Ďurica
CB3 Martin Škrtel
LB4 Marek Čech
DM6 Zdeno Štrba Yellow card.svg 55'
RM7 Vladimír Weiss Sub off.svg 90+1'
CM9 Stanislav Šesták Sub off.svg 81'
LM17 Marek Hamšík (c)
CF11 Róbert Vittek Sub off.svg 84'
CF18 Erik Jendrišek
Substitutions:
FW13 Filip Hološko Sub on.svg 81'
MF15 Miroslav Stoch Sub on.svg 84'
MF19 Juraj Kucka Sub on.svg 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 ]


Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
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Italy [2]
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New Zealand [2]
GK12 Federico Marchetti
RB19 Gianluca Zambrotta
CB5 Fabio Cannavaro (c)
CB4 Giorgio Chiellini
LB3 Domenico Criscito
RM7 Simone Pepe Sub off.svg 46'
CM6 Daniele De Rossi
CM22 Riccardo Montolivo
LM15 Claudio Marchisio Sub off.svg 61'
SS9 Vincenzo Iaquinta
CF11 Alberto Gilardino Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
MF16 Mauro Camoranesi Sub on.svg 46'
FW10 Antonio Di Natale Sub on.svg 46'
FW20 Giampaolo Pazzini Sub on.svg 61'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
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GK1 Mark Paston
RB4 Winston Reid
CB6 Ryan Nelsen (c)Yellow card.svg 87'
CB5 Ivan Vicelich Sub off.svg 81'
LB19 Tommy Smith Yellow card.svg 28'
RM11 Leo Bertos
CM7 Simon Elliott
LM3 Tony Lochhead
RW14 Rory Fallon Yellow card.svg 14'Sub off.svg 63'
LW10 Chris Killen Sub off.svg 90+3'
CF9 Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
FW20 Chris Wood Sub on.svg 63'
MF21 Jeremy Christie Sub on.svg 81'
MF13 Andrew Barron Sub on.svg 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 ]


Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg0–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
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Paraguay [3]
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New Zealand [3]
GK1 Justo Villar
RB4 Denis Caniza (c)
CB5 Julio Cáceres
CB14 Paulo da Silva
LB3 Claudio Morel
DM15 Víctor Cáceres Yellow card.svg 10'
RM16 Cristian Riveros
LM13 Enrique Vera
AM9 Roque Santa Cruz Yellow card.svg 41'
AM18 Nelson Valdez Sub off.svg 67'
CF7 Óscar Cardozo Sub off.svg 66'
Substitutions:
FW19 Lucas Barrios Sub on.svg 66'
FW10 Édgar Benítez Sub on.svg 67'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Gerardo Martino
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GK1 Mark Paston
RB4 Winston Reid
CB6 Ryan Nelsen (c)Yellow card.svg 56'
LB19 Tommy Smith
CM7 Simon Elliott
CM5 Ivan Vicelich
RM11 Leo Bertos
LM3 Tony Lochhead
AM10 Chris Killen Sub off.svg 79'
AM9 Shane Smeltz
CF14 Rory Fallon Sub off.svg 69'
Substitutions:
FW20 Chris Wood Sub on.svg 69'
MF22 Jeremy Brockie Sub on.svg 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

Goalscorers

PlayerGoals 1982 2010
Winston Reid 11
Shane Smeltz 11
Steve Sumner 11
Steve Wooddin 11
Total422

Discipline

DatePlayerOppositionWorld Cup
15 June 2010Yellow card.svg Tony Lochhead Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of South Africa.svg 2010
15 June 2010Yellow card.svg Winston Reid Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of South Africa.svg 2010
20 June 2010Yellow card.svg Rory Fallon Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of South Africa.svg 2010
20 June 2010Yellow card.svg Tommy Smith Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of South Africa.svg 2010
20 June 2010Yellow card.svg Ryan Nelsen Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of South Africa.svg 2010
24 June 2010Yellow card.svg Ryan Nelsen Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay Flag of South Africa.svg 2010

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