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NZL

New Zealand enter Group G at the 2026 World Cup against Iran, Egypt, Belgium. Led by head coach BAZELEY Darren, this page tracks their FIFA-confirmed 26-player squad and their opening match at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

Team profile

New Zealand enter Group G at the 2026 World Cup against Iran, Egypt, Belgium. Led by head coach BAZELEY Darren, this page tracks their FIFA-confirmed 26-player squad and their opening match at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

Teams: New ZealandFIFA: NZLHead coach: BAZELEY DarrenStatus: FIFA-confirmed final squad
Team schedule
Match 15Group stageGroup GFT
IRNIran2 - 2NZLNew Zealand
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Host time
VenueSoFi Stadium · Los Angeles
Match 40Group stageGroup GFT
NZLNew Zealand1 - 3EGYEgypt
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VenueBC Place · Vancouver
Match 64Group stageGroup GFT
NZLNew Zealand1 - 5BELBelgium
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VenueBC Place · Vancouver
Squad and statistics

Goalkeepers (3)

1
Maxime Teremoana Crocombe

GK · Millwall FC (ENG)

DOB
12/08/1993
Height
190 cm
Source
FIFA
12
Alexander Noah Paulsen

GK · Lechia Gdańsk (POL)

DOB
04/07/2002
Height
193 cm
Source
FIFA
22
Michael Cornelis Woud

GK · Auckland FC (NZL)

DOB
16/01/1999
Height
196 cm
Source
FIFA

Defenders (9)

2
Timothy John Payne

DF · Wellington Phoenix FC (NZL)

DOB
10/01/1994
Height
179 cm
Source
FIFA
3
Francis De Vries

DF · Auckland FC (NZL)

DOB
28/11/1994
Height
181 cm
Source
FIFA
4
Tyler Grant Bindon

DF · Shefield United FC (ENG)

DOB
27/01/2005
Height
190 cm
Source
FIFA
5
Michael Joseph Boxall

DF · Minnesota United FC (USA)

DOB
18/08/1988
Height
191 cm
Source
FIFA
13
Liberato Gianpaolo Cacace

DF · Wrexham AFC (WAL)

DOB
27/09/2000
Height
182 cm
Source
FIFA
15
Nando Zen Pijnaker

DF · Auckland FC (NZL)

DOB
25/02/1999
Height
185 cm
Source
FIFA
16
Finn Surman

DF · Portland Timbers (USA)

DOB
23/09/2003
Height
190 cm
Source
FIFA
24
Callan Rennie Elliot

DF · Auckland FC (NZL)

DOB
07/07/1999
Height
177 cm
Source
FIFA
26
Thomas Jefferson Smith

DF · Braintree Town FC (ENG)

DOB
31/03/1990
Height
188 cm
Source
FIFA

Midfielders (10)

6
Joe Zen Robert Bell

MF · Viking Stavanger (NOR)

DOB
27/04/1999
Height
182 cm
Source
FIFA
7
Matthew Jimmy David Garbett

MF · Peterborough United FC (ENG)

DOB
13/04/2002
Height
192 cm
Source
FIFA
8
Marko Seufatu Nikola Stamenic

MF · Swansea City AFC (WAL)

DOB
19/02/2002
Height
188 cm
Source
FIFA
10
Sarpreet Singh

MF · Wellington Phoenix FC (NZL)

DOB
20/02/1999
Height
180 cm
Source
FIFA
11
Elijah Henry Just

MF · Motherwell FC (SCO)

DOB
01/05/2000
Height
176 cm
Source
FIFA
14
Alex Arthur Rufer

MF · Wellington Phoenix FC (NZL)

DOB
12/06/1996
Height
180 cm
Source
FIFA
19
Benjamin Craig Old

MF · AS Saint-Etienne (FRA)

DOB
13/08/2002
Height
173 cm
Source
FIFA
20
Callum William Mccowatt

MF · Silkeborg IF (DEN)

DOB
30/04/1999
Height
180 cm
Source
FIFA
23
Ryan Jared Thomas

MF · PEC Zwolle (NED)

DOB
20/12/1994
Height
176 cm
Source
FIFA
25
Lachlan Ryan Bayliss

MF · Newcastle United Jets FC (AUS)

DOB
24/07/2002
Height
178 cm
Source
FIFA

Forwards (4)

9
Christopher Grant Wood

FW · Nottingham Forest FC (ENG)

DOB
07/12/1991
Height
191 cm
Source
FIFA
17
Kosta Barbarouses

FW · WS Wanderers FC (AUS)

DOB
19/02/1990
Height
171 cm
Source
FIFA
18
Benjamin Peter Waine

FW · Port Vale FC (ENG)

DOB
11/06/2001
Height
185 cm
Source
FIFA
21
Jesse Carmichael Randall

FW · Auckland FC (NZL)

DOB
19/08/2002
Height
176 cm
Source
FIFA