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New Zealand

Group G • OFC • FIFA code NZL

Head coach: Darren Bazeley

At World Cup 2026

Group G • OFC • View Group G fixtures

Tournament: June 11 — July 19, 2026 • United States, Canada & Mexico

Squad

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Caps	Goals
1	Max Crocombe	GK	32	Millwall🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ENG	24	0
12	Alex Paulsen	GK	23	Lechia Gdańsk🇵🇱 POL	8	0
22	Michael Woud	GK	27	Auckland FC🇳🇿 NZL	6	0
5	Michael Boxall	DF	37	Minnesota United FC🇺🇸 USA	63	1
26	Tommy Smith	DF	36	Braintree Town🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ENG	56	2
2	Tim Payne	DF	32	Wellington Phoenix🇳🇿 NZL	51	3
13	Liberato Cacace	DF	25	Wrexham	37	1
4	Tyler Bindon	DF	21	Sheffield United🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ENG	25	3
15	Nando Pijnaker	DF	27	Auckland FC🇳🇿 NZL	25	0
3	Francis de Vries	DF	31	Auckland FC🇳🇿 NZL	20	1
16	Finn Surman	DF	22	Portland Timbers🇺🇸 USA	19	2
24	Callan Elliot	DF	26	Auckland FC🇳🇿 NZL	11	0
11	Elijah Just	MF	26	Motherwell🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SCO	44	9
8	Marko Stamenić	MF	24	Swansea City	39	3
7	Matthew Garbett	MF	24	Peterborough United🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ENG	37	5
6	Joe Bell	MF	27	Viking	32	1
20	Callum McCowatt	MF	27	Silkeborg🇩🇰 DEN	32	4
10	Sarpreet Singh	MF	27	Wellington Phoenix🇳🇿 NZL	28	3
14	Alex Rufer	MF	29	Wellington Phoenix🇳🇿 NZL	26	0
23	Ryan Thomas	MF	31	PEC Zwolle🇳🇱 NED	25	3
19	Ben Old	MF	23	Saint-Étienne🇫🇷 FRA	24	2
25	Lachlan Bayliss	MF	23	Newcastle Jets	4	0
9	Chris Wood	FW	34	Nottingham Forest🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ENG	90	45
17	Kosta Barbarouses	FW	36	Western Sydney Wanderers	76	10
18	Ben Waine	FW	25	Port Vale🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ENG	31	9
21	Jesse Randall	FW	23	Auckland FC🇳🇿 NZL	11	2

Squad as of 2026-06-02. Final FIFA World Cup 2026 squads (confirmed June 2026). Injury replacements may be applied up to 24 hours before a team's first match. Player names link to Wikipedia.

Group G Fixtures

Group GMD1

1 – 1

Emam Ashour 19'(Mohamed Salah)
Mohamed Hany 66'(OG)

Marwan Ateya 13'
Timothy Castagne 14'
Ahmed Abou El Fotouh 34'
Maxim De Cuyper 75'

HT 0–1|Poss 54–46%|Shots 15–14|SOT 3–3

Mon, Jun 15, 2026 • 12:00 (Seattle local)

Seattle Stadium (Lumen Field) — Seattle

Group GMD1

2 – 2

Elijah Just 7'(Chris Wood)
Ramin Rezaeian 32'
Elijah Just 54'(Chris Wood)
Mohammad Mohebbi 64'(Ramin Rezaeian)

Ehsan Haji Safi 89'

HT 1–1|Poss 48–52%|Shots 17–14|SOT 4–8

MOTM: Ramin Rezaeian

Mon, Jun 15, 2026 • 18:00 (Los Angeles local)

Los Angeles Stadium (SoFi Stadium) — Los Angeles

Group GMD2

0 – 0

Saeid Ezatolahi 33'
Nathan Ngoy 66'

HT 0–0|Poss 70–30%|Shots 23–7|SOT 7–3

MOTM: Alireza Beiranvand

Sun, Jun 21, 2026 • 12:00 (Los Angeles local)

Los Angeles Stadium (SoFi Stadium) — Los Angeles

Group GMD2

1 – 3

Finn Surman 15'
Mostafa Zico 58'(Mohamed Hany)
Mohamed Salah 67'(Mostafa Zico)
Trezeguet 82'(Mohamed Salah)

Mohanad Lasheen 17'
Sarpreet Singh 20'
Callum McCowatt 34'

HT 1–0|Poss 44–56%|Shots 11–19|SOT 5–7

MOTM: Mohamed Salah

Sun, Jun 21, 2026 • 18:00 (Vancouver local)

BC Place Vancouver — Vancouver

Group GMD3

1 – 1

Mahmoud Saber 5'(Trézeguet)
Ramin Rezaeian 14'

Hossein Kanaanizadegan 18'
Mahmoud Saber 19'
Yasser Ibrahim 41'
Ali Nemati 43'
Saeid Ezatolahi 79'
Mohanad Lasheen 90+2'
Shojae Khalilzadeh 90+5'

HT 1–1|Poss 61–39%|Shots 15–12|SOT 3–4

Fri, Jun 26, 2026 • 20:00 (Seattle local)

Seattle Stadium (Lumen Field) — Seattle

Group GMD3

1 – 5

Leandro Trossard 28'
Leandro Trossard 50'(Hans Vanaken)
Kevin De Bruyne 66'
Elijah Just 84'
Romelu Lukaku 86'(Nicolas Raskin)
Alexis Saelemaekers 90+4'(Romelu Lukaku)

Marko Stamenić 46'
Elijah Just 56'

HT 0–1|Poss 45–55%|Shots 6–35|SOT 2–10

Fri, Jun 26, 2026 • 20:00 (Vancouver local)

BC Place Vancouver — Vancouver

Group G Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Belgium	3	1	2	0	6	2	+4	5
2	Egypt	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5
3	IR Iran	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	1	2	4	10	-6	1

Top 2 — Round of 32Best 8 third-place teams — Round of 32

Group G Opponents