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

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Not member of FIFA
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950 Did not enter
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 12
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify
Italy 1990
United States 1994
France 1998
South Korea Japan 2002
Germany 2006
South Africa 2010 Group stage 22nd 3 0 3 0 2 2
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Group stage 2/26 6 0 3 3 4 14

By match

Year Round Opponent Score Result Venue New Zealand scorers
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

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

1982 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 1982 FIFA World Cup Group 6

Group 6

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Scotland 5–2 New Zealand
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
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 downward-facing red arrow 83'
MF 4 Graeme Souness
MF 10 John Wark
FW 9 Alan Brazil downward-facing red arrow 53'
FW 8 Kenny Dalglish
FW 11 John Robertson
Substitutes:
DF 6 Willie Miller
GK 12 George Wood
DF 14 David Narey upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 15 Joe Jordan
FW 18 Steve Archibald upward-facing green arrow 53'
Manager:
Jock Stein
GK 22 Frank van Hattum
DF 15 John Hill
DF 6 Bobby Almond downward-facing red arrow 66'
DF 14 Adrian Elrick
DF 11 Sam Malcolmson downward-facing red arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 4 Brian Turner
MF 8 Duncan Cole upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
England John Adshead

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

Soviet Union 3–0 New Zealand
Gavrilov 24'
Blokhin 48'
Baltacha 68'		 Report
La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Yousef Alghoul (Libya)
Soviet Union
New Zealand
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 downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 12 Andriy Bal
MF 9 Yuri Gavrilov downward-facing red arrow 79'
FW 7 Ramaz Shengelia
FW 11 Oleh Blokhin
Substitutes:
MF 10 Khoren Oganesian upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 14 Sergei Borovsky
FW 15 Sergey Andreyev
DF 16 Sergey Rodionov upward-facing green arrow 79'
GK 22 Vyacheslav Chanov
Manager:
Konstantin Beskov
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:
England John Adshead

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

Brazil 4–0 New Zealand
Zico 28', 31'
Falcão 64'
Serginho 70'		 Report
Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Damir Matovinović (Yugoslavia)
Brazil
New Zealand
GK 1 Waldir Peres
DF 2 Leandro
DF 3 Oscar downward-facing red arrow 75'
DF 4 Luizinho
DF 6 Júnior
MF 15 Falcão
MF 8 Sócrates (c)
MF 5 Toninho Cerezo
MF 10 Zico
FW 9 Serginho downward-facing red arrow 75'
FW 11 Éder
Substitutes:
FW 7 Paulo Isidoro upward-facing green arrow 75'
GK 12 Paulo Sérgio
DF 13 Edevaldo
DF 16 Edinho upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 19 Renato
Manager:
Telê Santana
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 downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF 10 Steve Sumner (c)
FW 9 Steve Wooddin
FW 7 Wynton Rufer downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Richard Wilson
MF 4 Brian Turner upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 8 Duncan Cole upward-facing green arrow 78'
DF 15 John Hill
DF 16 Glen Adam
Manager:
England John Adshead

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

2010 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group F

Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
New Zealand 1–1 Slovakia
 Report
Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Attendance: 23,871
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)[citation needed]
New Zealand[1]
Slovakia[1]
GK 1 Mark Paston
RB 4 Winston Reid Yellow card 90+3'
CB 6 Ryan Nelsen (c)
CB 5 Ivan Vicelich downward-facing red arrow 78'
LB 19 Tommy Smith
RM 11 Leo Bertos
CM 7 Simon Elliott
LM 3 Tony Lochhead Yellow card 42'
RW 14 Rory Fallon
LW 10 Chris Killen downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 9 Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
FW 20 Chris Wood upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 21 Jeremy Christie upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert
GK 1 Ján Mucha
RB 5 Radoslav Zabavník
CB 16 Ján Ďurica
CB 3 Martin Škrtel
LB 4 Marek Čech
DM 6 Zdeno Štrba Yellow card 55'
RM 7 Vladimír Weiss downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
CM 9 Stanislav Šesták downward-facing red arrow 81'
LM 17 Marek Hamšík (c)
CF 11 Róbert Vittek downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 18 Erik Jendrišek
Substitutions:
FW 13 Filip Hološko upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 15 Miroslav Stoch upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 19 Juraj Kucka upward-facing green arrow 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 1–1 New Zealand
 Report
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Attendance: 38,229
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)[citation needed]
Italy[2]
New Zealand[2]
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 downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 6 Daniele De Rossi
CM 22 Riccardo Montolivo
LM 15 Claudio Marchisio downward-facing red arrow 61'
SS 9 Vincenzo Iaquinta
CF 11 Alberto Gilardino downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Mauro Camoranesi upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 10 Antonio Di Natale upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 20 Giampaolo Pazzini upward-facing green arrow 61'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
GK 1 Mark Paston
RB 4 Winston Reid
CB 6 Ryan Nelsen (c) Yellow card 87'
CB 5 Ivan Vicelich downward-facing red arrow 81'
LB 19 Tommy Smith Yellow card 28'
RM 11 Leo Bertos
CM 7 Simon Elliott
LM 3 Tony Lochhead
RW 14 Rory Fallon Yellow card 14' downward-facing red arrow 63'
LW 10 Chris Killen downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CF 9 Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
FW 20 Chris Wood upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 21 Jeremy Christie upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 13 Andrew Barron upward-facing green arrow 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 0–0 New Zealand
Report
Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Attendance: 34,850
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)[citation needed]
Paraguay[3]
New Zealand[3]
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 Yellow card 10'
RM 16 Cristian Riveros
LM 13 Enrique Vera
AM 9 Roque Santa Cruz Yellow card 41'
AM 18 Nelson Valdez downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF 7 Óscar Cardozo downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Lucas Barrios upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 10 Édgar Benítez upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Argentina Gerardo Martino
GK 1 Mark Paston
RB 4 Winston Reid
CB 6 Ryan Nelsen (c) Yellow card 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 downward-facing red arrow 79'
AM 9 Shane Smeltz
CF 14 Rory Fallon downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Chris Wood upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 22 Jeremy Brockie upward-facing green arrow 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

See also: List of FIFA World Cup goalscorers
Player Goals 1982 2010
Winston Reid 1 1
Shane Smeltz 1 1
Steve Sumner 1 1
Steve Wooddin 1 1
Total 4 2 2

Discipline

Date Player Opposition World Cup
15 June 2010 Yellow card Tony Lochhead  Slovakia South Africa 2010
15 June 2010 Yellow card Winston Reid  Slovakia South Africa 2010
20 June 2010 Yellow card Rory Fallon  Italy South Africa 2010
20 June 2010 Yellow card Tommy Smith  Italy South Africa 2010
20 June 2010 Yellow card Ryan Nelsen  Italy South Africa 2010
24 June 2010 Yellow card Ryan Nelsen  Paraguay South Africa 2010

See also

References

  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.

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