OFC ยท NZL
New Zealand
English- and Mฤori-speaking Pacific nation of rugby and adventure; the All Whites cruised through Oceania unbeaten.
Head coach
Darren Bazeley
Darren Shaun Bazeley is an English football coach and former player.
Preferred shape
4-2-3-1
World Cup pedigree
Best: Group stage
3 World Cup appearances, counting 2026
Qualifier record
5W ยท 0D ยท 0L โ 15 pts in 5 games
Qualifier goals
29 for ยท 1 against (+28)
Matches
Qualifying campaign
5 matches ยท 5W 0D 0L
Group B ยท Oct 2024
vs
Tahiti
W
3โ0
Group B ยท Nov 2024
vs
Vanuatu
W
8โ1
Group B ยท Nov 2024
at
Samoa
W
0โ8
Semi-finals ยท Mar 2025
vs
Fiji
W
7โ0
Final ยท Mar 2025
at
New Caledonia
W
0โ3
Community
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Squad
Goalkeepers
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Crocombe | 24 | 0 | Millwall |
| 12 | Alex Paulsen | 8 | 0 | Lechia Gdaลsk |
| 22 | Michael Woud | 6 | 0 | Auckland FC |
Defenders
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tim Payne | 51 | 3 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 3 | Francis de Vries | 20 | 1 | Auckland FC |
| 4 | Tyler Bindon | 25 | 3 | Sheffield United |
| 5 | Michael Boxall | 63 | 1 | Minnesota United FC |
| 13 | Liberato Cacace | 37 | 1 | Wrexham |
| 15 | Nando Pijnaker | 25 | 0 | Auckland FC |
| 16 | Finn Surman | 19 | 2 | Portland Timbers |
| 24 | Callan Elliot | 11 | 0 | Auckland FC |
| 26 | Tommy Smith | 56 | 2 | Braintree Town |
Midfielders
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Joe Bell | 32 | 1 | Viking |
| 7 | Matthew Garbett | 37 | 5 | Peterborough United |
| 8 | Marko Stameniฤ | 39 | 3 | Swansea City |
| 10 | Sarpreet Singh | 28 | 3 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 11 | Elijah Just | 44 | 9 | Motherwell |
| 14 | Alex Rufer | 26 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 19 | Ben Old | 24 | 2 | Saint-รtienne |
| 20 | Callum McCowatt | 32 | 4 | Silkeborg |
| 23 | Ryan Thomas | 25 | 3 | PEC Zwolle |
| 25 | Lachlan Bayliss | 4 | 0 | Newcastle Jets |
Forwards
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Chris Wood | 90 | 45 | Nottingham Forest |
| 17 | Kosta Barbarouses | 76 | 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| 18 | Ben Waine | 31 | 9 | Port Vale |
| 21 | Jesse Randall | 11 | 2 | Auckland FC |