New Zealand at the FIFA 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

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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
      2030
  2034
Total Group stage 2/26 6 0 3 3 4 14

By match

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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

Head-to-head record

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1982 FIFA World Cup

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Group 6

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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'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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   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
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)


Soviet Union  3–0  New Zealand
Gavrilov   24'
Blokhin   48'
Baltacha   68'
Report
Attendance: 19,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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   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
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)


Brazil  4–0  New Zealand
Zico   28', 31'
Falcão   64'
Serginho   70'
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brazil
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Zealand
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
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

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Group F

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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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Zealand[1]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Slovakia[1]
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
 
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]


Italy  1–1  New Zealand
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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   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
 
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]


Paraguay  0–0  New Zealand
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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   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
 
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

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Goalscorers

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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

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Date Player Opposition World Cup
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

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References

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  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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