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New Zealand drew its first group match against [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] 1-1 with [[Winston Reid (footballer)|Winston Reid]] heading the equalizer deep into stoppage time, cancelling out a 50th minute goal from [[Robert Vittek]]. This result represented the first ever point for New Zealand in a World Cup finals tournament. |
New Zealand drew its first group match against [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] 1-1 with [[Winston Reid (footballer)|Winston Reid]] heading the equalizer deep into stoppage time, cancelling out a 50th minute goal from [[Robert Vittek]]. This result represented the first ever point for New Zealand in a World Cup finals tournament. |
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In New Zealand's second match, [[Shane Smeltz]] scored in the seventh minute against reigning champions Italy. New Zealand later conceded a penalty mid-way through the first half, from which Italy equalised through [[Vincenzo Iaquinta]]. Later, New Zealand striker [[Chris Wood]] narrowly missed a shot at goal, which he blasted wide. The match finished 1-1. The result stunned pundits worldwide, who predicted the match would be won by [[Italian national football team|Italy]], with ease. |
In New Zealand's second match, [[Shane Smeltz]] scored in the seventh minute against reigning champions Italy. New Zealand later conceded a penalty mid-way through the first half, from which Italy equalised through [[Vincenzo Iaquinta]]. Later, New Zealand striker [[Chris Wood (footballer born 1991)|Chris Wood]] narrowly missed a shot at goal, which he blasted wide. The match finished 1-1. The result stunned pundits worldwide, who predicted the match would be won by [[Italian national football team|Italy]], with ease. |
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New Zealand drew 0-0 with Paraguay in its third match, taking New Zealand's points total in the 2010 tournament to 3. |
New Zealand drew 0-0 with Paraguay in its third match, taking New Zealand's points total in the 2010 tournament to 3. |
Revision as of 14:28, 8 December 2010
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | All Whites | ||
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Association | New Zealand Football (NZF) | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Ricki Herbert | ||
Captain | Ryan Nelsen | ||
Most caps | Ivan Vicelich (71) 1 | ||
Top scorer | Vaughan Coveny (28) | ||
Home stadium | North Harbour Stadium (Auckland) Westpac Stadium (Wellington) | ||
FIFA code | NZL | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 59 | ||
Highest | 47 (August 2002) | ||
Lowest | 156 (September 2007) | ||
First international | |||
New Zealand 3 - 1 Australia (Dunedin, New Zealand; 17 June 1922) | |||
Biggest win | |||
New Zealand 13 - 0 Fiji (Auckland, New Zealand; 16 August 1981) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
New Zealand 0 - 10 Australia (Wellington, New Zealand; 11 July 1936) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1982) | ||
Best result | Round 1, 1982 and 2010 | ||
OFC Nations Cup | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1973) | ||
Best result | Champions, 1973, 1998, 2002 and 2008 | ||
FIFA Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1999) | ||
Best result | Round 1, 1999, 2003 and 2009 |
The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national football team of New Zealand and is governed by New Zealand Football (NZF). The team plays in an all-white strip rather than the traditional New Zealand sporting black due to a former FIFA regulation that reserved black for the international referee strip. Its nickname is also a play on the New Zealand national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks). The silver fern, a symbol of New Zealand, appears on the All Whites uniform.
The All Whites played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The 2010 New Zealand team is one of only six in the history of the World Cup to have remained unbeaten through a World Cup Finals competition without winning the trophy.[1]
Because of the lack of a professional domestic league, most top New Zealand footballers play in the leagues of Europe, in the United States, or in the Australian A-League.
New Zealand formerly battled Australia for top honours in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). This is no longer the case as Australia now plays in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), leaving New Zealand as the only seeded team in the OFC. New Zealand has won the OFC Nations Cup four times - in 1973, 1998, 2002 and 2008.
Early history
New Zealand's first international football match was played in Dunedin at the old Caledonian Ground on 23 July 1904 against a team representing New South Wales. New Zealand lost by the game's only goal, but drew with the same team 3-3 in a game at Athletic Park, Wellington seven days later. The following year the team played a Wellington representative side on June 10 before embarking on a tour of Australia, during which they played eleven representative sides, including three "test matches" against New South Wales. Of these three matches they won one, lost one, and drew one.
A New Zealand national team didn't play again until 1921, when New Zealand played three official full internationals against Australia, played at Carisbrook in Dunedin, Athletic Park in Wellington, and Auckland Domain. The results were two 3-1 wins to New Zealand and a 1-1 draw in Wellington.[2]
Development
Despite its large player numbers, football in New Zealand struggles to compete with other sports such as rugby union, cricket and rugby league, 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. New Zealand has one professional team, Wellington Phoenix, which competes in the Australian A-League.
Since the 1990s, United States college soccer has played a significant role in the development of New Zealand players. This influence began when former Scotland international Bobby Clark returned to the U.S. after his 1994–96 stint as All Whites head coach to take the head coaching job at Stanford University (he now holds the same position at Notre Dame). Clark began recruiting in New Zealand, and current All Whites Ryan Nelsen and Simon Elliott played for him at Stanford. The trend that Clark started has continued to the present; more than two dozen New Zealanders are now playing for NCAA Division I men's programs in the U.S.[3] A common next step in these players' career paths is a stint in Major League Soccer; ESPNsoccernet journalist Brent Latham speculated in a March 2010 story that the All Whites' 2010 FIFA World Cup squad could have more MLS players than the U.S. squad.[3][4] However, Latham's speculation did not prove true, as only one MLS player made the New Zealand squad for the World Cup.
Overall record
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Last Match Updated |
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331 | 137 | 57 | 137 | 603 | 524 | +79 | New Zealand 0-2 Paraguay (12 October 2010) |
Match Competition Record
World Cup
Record
FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||
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Year | Tournament | Stage | Rank | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1982 | FIFA World Cup | Round 1 | 23/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
2010 | FIFA World Cup | Round 1 | 22/32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1982
New Zealand competed in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, in Spain. It qualified for this tournament through a long process, winning the Oceania Qualification group then playing in a five-team round-robin tournament against teams from Asia. This tournament resulted in China and New Zealand being tied for a qualification place. A sudden-death play-off in Singapore resulted in New Zealand qualifying for the tournament.
In Spain, New Zealand played three matches, against Scotland, the Soviet Union, and Brazil. New Zealand lost all three games, with scores of 2–5, 0–3, and 0–4 respectively. Steve Sumner and Steve Wooddin scored for New Zealand in the nation's first ever World Cup match against Scotland.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 |
Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
2010
New Zealand qualified for its second World Cup held in South Africa in 2010.
- Qualifying campaign
New Zealand's first challenge in its qualifying campaign was the 2008 OFC Nations Cup. New Zealand won five out of the six games in the OFC Nations Cup with one loss to Fiji where Roy Krishna scored a double.[5]
Template:2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - OFC Nations Cup |
By virtue of winning the 2008 OFC Nations Cup, New Zealand progressed to a two-legged playoff against the fifth placed AFC nation. This team was confirmed as Bahrain on 9 September 2009 after they defeated Saudi Arabia on the away goals rule after drawing 2-2 in Riyadh.
New Zealand first went to Manama to play its away fixture against Bahrain, with the match ending 0-0.
On 14 November 2009, New Zealand qualified for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after defeating Bahrain 1-0 in the second leg of their tie in front of a New Zealand record crowd in Wellington of 35,194. New Zealand won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Rory Fallon in the 45th minute and a Mark Paston penalty save early in the second half .[6]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Bahrain | 0–1 | New Zealand | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Bahrain | 0 – 0 | New Zealand |
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Report Summary |
New Zealand | 1 – 0 | Bahrain |
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R. Fallon 45' | Report Summary |
- Build up
New Zealand's first build up match to the World Cup was a 2-0 friendly international loss to Mexico on 3 March 2010 at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, California, United States.
On 24 May New Zealand played a friendly international against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the first meeting between the teams since 9 June 2005. New Zealand started well, taking the lead in the 16th minute through Chris Killen. However Australia improved in the second half, snatching victory with the final kick of the game through Brett Holman.
On 29 May New Zealand played Serbia, ranked 15th in the world at the Hypo-Arena in Klagenfurt, Austria and won 1-0, courtesy of a first half goal from Shane Smeltz.
On 4 June, New Zealand played a further friendly international away against Slovenia but lost 1-3 at the Ljudski vrt Stadium in Maribor, Slovenia.
After arriving in South Africa New Zealand played another friendly international against Chile at the Kanyamazane Stadium in Nelspruit (Mbombela), Mpumalanga, South Africa, but ended up losing 2-0. All but one of the 23-man squad got game time in a match divided by three sessions of 30 minutes each. Captain Ryan Nelsen suffered from an ear infection and did not play.
Mexico | 2 – 0 | New Zealand |
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J. Hernández 53' C. Vela 57' |
Report Summary |
Slovenia | 3 – 1 | New Zealand |
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M. Novakovič 6' 30' A. Kirm 44' |
Report Summary |
R. Fallon 20' |
New Zealand | 0 – 2 | Chile |
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G. Fierro 68' E. Paredes 71' |
1.^ This was an unofficial international friendly, and was played over three 30-minute periods rather than two 45-minute halves.
Tournament
The draw, held on 4 December 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa, saw New Zealand grouped in Group F with Paraguay, Slovakia and World Cup defending champions Italy.
New Zealand drew its first group match against Slovakia 1-1 with Winston Reid heading the equalizer deep into stoppage time, cancelling out a 50th minute goal from Robert Vittek. This result represented the first ever point for New Zealand in a World Cup finals tournament.
In New Zealand's second match, Shane Smeltz scored in the seventh minute against reigning champions Italy. New Zealand later conceded a penalty mid-way through the first half, from which Italy equalised through Vincenzo Iaquinta. Later, New Zealand striker Chris Wood narrowly missed a shot at goal, which he blasted wide. The match finished 1-1. The result stunned pundits worldwide, who predicted the match would be won by Italy, with ease.
New Zealand drew 0-0 with Paraguay in its third match, taking New Zealand's points total in the 2010 tournament to 3.
Although New Zealand went through the group stage undefeated, its third place standing in the group meant it was eliminated from the tournament.
New Zealand were the only team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup to achieve an undefeated record, tallying three draws with no defeats. Even champions Spain were defeated in the group stage of the tournament by Switzerland. The result was 1-0.
Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group F
New Zealand | 1 – 1 | Slovakia |
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W. Reid 90+3' | Report | 50' R. Vittek |
Italy | 1 – 1 | New Zealand |
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V. Iaquinta 29' (pen.) | Report | S. Smeltz 7' |
Paraguay | 0 – 0 | New Zealand |
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Report |
Confederations Cup
Record
FIFA Confederations Cup | ||||||||||
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Year | Tournament | Stage | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1999 | Confederations Cup | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | - 5 | 0 |
2003 | Confederations Cup | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | - 10 | 0 |
2009 | Confederations Cup | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | - 7 | 1 |
Total | 3 | - | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 24 | - 22 | 1 |
New Zealand has competed in three Confederations Cups, in Mexico 1999, France 2003 and South Africa 2009. In each of these tournaments, New Zealand failed to progress past the first round. At the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand gained its first point at a FIFA tournament with a draw against Iraq. New Zealand has scored a total of two goals in the tournaments and has gained one point.
1999
New Zealand made its first appearance in the FIFA Confederations Cup in Mexico, in 1999. New Zealand qualified for the competition by defeating Australia 1-0 in the 1998 OFC Nations Cup. New Zealand was drawn into Group B with World Cup runners-up Brazil, USA, and Germany. New Zealand failed to win a match and its only goal was against USA through Chris Zoricich in the 93rd minute.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
2003
New Zealand made its second appearance in the Confederations Cup in France, in 2003. New Zealand qualified after defeating Australia in the 2002 OFC Nations Cup final through a 78th minute goal from captain Ryan Nelsen. New Zealand was drawn into Group A with host France, Colombia, and Japan. New Zealand lost its first match against Japan 3-0. New Zealand scored its only goal of the competition in a loss against Colombia when Raf de Gregorio got the ball past Oscar Cordoba. New Zealand then suffered its largest loss of the competition, losing 0-5 against France.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 |
Colombia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0 |
2009
New Zealand made its third appearance in the Confederations Cup in South Africa, in 2009. New Zealand qualified through winning the 2008 OFC Nations Cup. New Zealand striker Shane Smeltz played a large part in New Zealand winning the OFC Nations Cup by scoring eight goals, winning the competition's Golden Boot award. Smeltz scored in five of New Zealand's six matches. New Zealand was drawn in Group A in South Africa along with UEFA Euro 2008 champions and world number one Spain, hosts South Africa, and 2007 AFC Asian Cup winners Iraq. New Zealand played three friendly matches leading up to the competition which included a 4-3 loss to Italy where it led the match on three occasions through goals from Shane Smeltz and Chris Killen. New Zealand's first match against Spain didn't start well as Liverpool FC striker Fernando Torres scored a hat-trick within the first 20 minutes. Torres went on to win the Man of the Match award. Goals from Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fàbregas and Valencia FC striker David Villa completed Spain's 5-0 win over New Zealand. New Zealand lost its second match against South Africa 2-0 with Man of the Match Bernard Parker scoring a double. New Zealand drew its final match against Iraq 0-0, which gained New Zealand its first ever point in a major FIFA competition.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Iraq | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
New Zealand | 0 – 5 | Spain |
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Report Summary |
F. Torres 6' 14' 17' C. Fàbregas 24' D. Villa 48' |
South Africa | 2 – 0 | New Zealand |
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B. Parker 21' 52' | Report Summary |
Iraq | 0 – 0 | New Zealand |
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Report Summary |
OFC Nations Cup
New Zealand has 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).
Record
OFC Nations Cup | ||||||||||
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Year | Tournament | Stage | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1973 | OFC Nations Cup | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | + 9 | 13 |
1980 | OFC Nations Cup | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | - 1 | 3 |
1996 | OFC Nations Cup | Third Place | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - 3 | 1 |
1998 | OFC Nations Cup | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | + 10 | 12 |
2000 | OFC Nations Cup | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | + 3 | 9 |
2002 | OFC Nations Cup | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | + 21 | 15 |
2004 | OFC Nations Cup | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | + 12 | 9 |
2008 | OFC Nations Cup | Champions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | + 9 | 15 |
Total | 8 | - | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 91 | 31 | + 60 | 78 |
Trans-Tasman Cup
Record
Trans-Tasman Cup | ||
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Year | Tournament | Stage |
1983 | Trans-Tasman Cup | Champions |
1987 | Trans-Tasman Cup | Champions |
Recent Fixtures
New Zealand | 1 : 1 (1:0) | Honduras |
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W. Reid 27' C. Wood 45+1' 45+1' J. Brockie 56' J. Christie 82' |
Report Summary |
S. Mendoza 47' W. Martinez 64' J. Bengtson 90' 90+1' |
New Zealand | 0 : 2 (0:2) | Paraguay |
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J. Brockie 46' I. Vicelich 55' W. Reid 90' |
Summary | N. Valdez 22' (pen) O. Martínez 27' |
Upcoming Fixtures
tba | - : - (-:-) | New Zealand |
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tba | - : - (-:-) | New Zealand |
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New Zealand | - : - (-:-) | tba |
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tba | - : - (-:-) | New Zealand |
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New Zealand | - : - (-:-) | tba |
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Players
Current squad
The following players were named on 21 September 2010 for the two home friendlies against Honduras and Paraguay. Caps and goals accurate up to and including the match against Paraguay on 12 October 2010, and only include appearances in official matches.[7][8]
Recent callups
The following players have also been called up to the All Whites squad in the last 18 months:
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up | ||
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DF | Tommy Smith | 31 March 1990 | 7 | 0 | Ipswich Town | v. Paraguay, 24 June 2010 (2010 FIFA World Cup) | ||
DF | Tony Lochhead | 12 January 1982 | 33 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix | v. Paraguay, 24 June 2010 (2010 FIFA World Cup) | ||
DF | Duncan Oughton | 14 June 1977 | 25 | 2 | Columbus Crew | v. South Africa, 17 June 2009 (2009 FIFA Confederations Cup) | ||
MF | Andy Barron | 24 December 1980 | 12 | 1 | Retired | v. Italy, 20 June 2010 (2010 FIFA World Cup) | ||
MF | Chad Coombes | 9 September 1983 | 1 | 0 | Auckland City | v. Mexico, 3 March 2010 (Friendly) | ||
MF | Craig Henderson | 24 June 1987 | 0 | 0 | Mjällby | v. Mexico, 3 March 2010 (Friendly) | ||
MF | Jason Hayne | 8 July 1986 | 0 | 0 | YoungHeart Manawatu | v. Mexico, 3 March 2010 (Friendly) | ||
MF | Chris James | 4 June 1987 | 12 | 0 | Unattached | v. South Africa, 17 June 2009 (2009 FIFA Confederations Cup) | ||
FW | Jarrod Smith | 20 June 1986 | 12 | 0 | Hawke's Bay United | v. Botswana, 7 June 2009 (Friendly) |
Notable players
Players who have achieved one or more of the following: Fifty or more A-international caps for New Zealand, induction into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, receipt of an international award for football, represented more than one country at international level.
# | Player | Career | Goals (Caps) | Avg/game | |||||||
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1 | Vaughan Coveny | 1992-07 | 28 | (64)0.43 | |||||||
2 | Steve Sumner | 1976-88 | 22 | (58)0.38 | |||||||
3 | Brian Turner | 1967-82 | 21 | (59)0.35 | |||||||
4 | Shane Smeltz | 2003- | 17 | (34)0.52 | |||||||
5 = | Jock Newall | 1951-52 | 16 | (10)1.60 | |||||||
5 = | Keith Nelson | 1977-83 | 16 | (20)0.80 | |||||||
Last updated 21 June 2010 |
# | Player | Career | Caps | Goals | |||||||
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1 | Ivan Vicelich | 1995- | 71 | 6 | |||||||
2 | Simon Elliott | 1995- | 68 | 6 | |||||||
3 | Vaughan Coveny | 1992-07 | 64 | 28 | |||||||
4 | Ricki Herbert | 1980-89 | 61 | 7 | |||||||
5 | Chris Jackson | 1995-03 | 60 | 10 | |||||||
6 | Brian Turner | 1967-82 | 59 | 21 | |||||||
Last updated 22 June 2010 |
- Bold denotes players still playing international football.
1 A-Internationals only. The record for all appearances for the New Zealand national team including matches against club and invitational sides is held by Steve Sumner (105).
Coaching, management & support staff
Current staff
- Coaching staff
- Ricki Herbert - Head Coach
- Brian Turner - Assistant Coach
- Clint Gosling - Goalkeeping Coach
- Raul Blanco - Technical Advisor
- Manager
- Medical staff
- Celeste Geertsema - Team Doctor
- Roland Jeffery - Physiotherapist
- Wade Irvine - Massage Therapist
- Kenny McMillan - Sports Scientist
- Media officer
Past managers
- Ken Armstrong (1957–1964)
- Ljubiša Broćić (1965–1966)
- Juan Schwanner (1967–1968)
- Ljubiša Broćić (1969)
- Barrie Truman (1970–1976)
- Wally Hughes (1977–1978)
- John Adshead (1979–1982)
- Allan Jones (1983–1984)
- Kevin Fallon (1985–1988)
- John Adshead (1989)
- Ian Marshall (1990–1993)
- Bobby Clark (1994–1995)
- Keith Pritchett (1996–1997)
- Joe McGrath (1997–1998)
- Ken Dugdale (1998–2002)
- Mick Waitt (2002–2004)
- Ricki Herbert (2005–present)
Supporters
The supporters of the New Zealand national team are known as the 'White Noise' - a play on the All Whites nickname.
Kit
Nike are the current kit provider for the national team.
As of 2010, the national team's home kit is a white jersey with white shorts and white socks. The away kit is a black jersey with black shorts and black socks.
See also
- New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup
- New Zealand national football team results
- List of New Zealand international footballers
- New Zealand national under-23 football team
- New Zealand national under-20 football team
- New Zealand national under-17 football team
References
- ^ The other countries to have achieved this are Scotland in 1974 (Won 1, Drawn 2), Brazil in 1978 (Won 4, Drawn 3), Cameroon in 1982 (Drawn 3), England in 1982 (Won 3, Drawn 2) and Belgium in 1998 (Drawn 3).
- ^ {{subst:HiltonNZAssoc}} pp. 143-144.
- ^ a b Latham, Brent (2010-03-17). "U.S. connection helps New Zealand". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
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(help) - ^ Latham's piece directly states; "From his post across the Pacific Ocean, Ricki Herbert may have a more profound interest in labor peace in America [referring to a possible MLS player strike that was averted days after the piece] than anyone in the history of New Zealand, because when his team kicks off the World Cup against Slovakia on June 15, the All-Whites' lineup could feature even more MLS players than [U.S. national coach Bob] Bradley's."
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ "New Zealand 1 - 0 Bahrain". ESPN. 2009-11-14. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 September 2009.