Nickname(s) | All Whites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association | New Zealand Football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | ![]() |
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Most caps | Vaughan Coveny (64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Vaughan Coveny (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | NZL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA ranking | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest FIFA ranking | 47 (August 2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest FIFA ranking | 156 (September 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elo ranking | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest Elo ranking | 39 (June 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest Elo ranking | 95 (September 1997, February 1998) |
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First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() (Dunedin, New Zealand; June 17, 1922) |
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Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() (Wellington, New Zealand; July 11, 1936) |
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World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 1 (First in 1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Round 1, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Appearances | 8 (First in 1973) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Winners, 1973, 1998, 2002, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Appearances | 2 (First in 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | 1st round, 1999 and 2003 |
The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites , is the national team of New Zealand and is controlled by New Zealand Football.
It has reached the World Cup Finals only once, in 1982, but lost all three games. Because of the lack of a high-quality domestic league, most talented New Zealand footballers play their trade in the higher-class leagues of Europe, the United States, and Australia.
New Zealand usually battled Australia for top honours in the OFC. However, this will no longer be the case as Australia now play in the Asian Football Confederation. New Zealand have won the OFC Nations Cup four times, in 1973, 1998, 2002 and 2008. The white strip was originally based on the colour of England's strip and name is in contrast with the rugby union team, the All Blacks.
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Despite its large player numbers, New Zealand football struggles to compete with other sports such as Rugby union, Rugby league and cricket, financially and for media exposure. The performance of the national team is further hindered by a relatively young semi-professional domestic league, the New Zealand Football Championship having been established in 2004. However, New Zealanders are represented in professional football by Wellington Phoenix FC, who compete in the Australian A-League.
The best known current players are Blackburn Rovers defender Ryan Nelsen and Celtic striker Chris Killen. Several young players have shown promise in breaking through into the senior side, including Tampere United midfielder Chris James and Jeremy Brockie.
New Zealand has competed in one FIFA World Cup Spain 1982 and in two Confederations Cups Mexico 1999 and France 2003. In each of these tournaments, the All Whites have failed to progress past the first round. New Zealand has also qualified for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa, and have the opportunity to compete in the World Cup the next year should they defeat the 5th-placed AFC nation.
New Zealand have competed in every OFC Nations Cup since the tournament was established in 1973, when New Zealand both hosted and won the competition. The All Whites have won the Nations Cup four times, including the most recent tournament (2008 OFC Nations Cup)
Year | Tournament | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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OFC Nations Cup | Winner | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
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OFC Nations Cup | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
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World Cup | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
1996 | OFC Nations Cup | Third Place (shared) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
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OFC Nations Cup | Winner | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
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Confederations Cup | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
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OFC Nations Cup | Runner Up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
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OFC Nations Cup | Winner | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
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Confederations Cup | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
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OFC Nations Cup | Final Stage | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | |
2008 | OFC Nations Cup | Winner | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | |
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Confederations Cup | Qualified (To be played) |
Type | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Goals For | Goals Against | Differential |
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Internationals Only | 309 | 132 | 49 | 124 | 582 | 492 | +90 |
All | 531 | 211 | 84 | 236 | 976 | 999 | -23 |
The following players have been called up for the All Whites during their 2008 World Cup qualifiers. [1][2].
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Caps and goals accurate as of 22 October 2008.[3][4]
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The following is a list of notable players who have achieved more than 50 A-international caps for New Zealand, been inducted into the New Zealand Hall of Fame, received an international award or represented more than one country at international level.
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Preceded by Inaugural Champions |
Oceanian Champions 1973 (First title) |
Succeeded by 1980 Australia ![]() |
Preceded by 1996 Australia ![]() |
Oceanian Champions 1998 (Second title) |
Succeeded by 2000 Australia ![]() |
Preceded by 2000 Australia ![]() |
Oceanian Champions 2002 (Third title) |
Succeeded by 2004 Australia ![]() |
Preceded by 2004 Australia ![]() |
Oceanian Champions 2008 (Fourth title) |
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