New Zealand men's national football team

New Zealand
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)All Whites
AssociationNew Zealand Football (NZF)
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachDarren Bazeley
CaptainChris Wood
Most capsIvan Vicelich (88)
Top scorerChris Wood (34)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeNZL
First colours
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Second colours
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FIFA ranking
Current 104 Decrease 1 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest47 (August 2002)
Lowest161 (April–May 2016)
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)[2]
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1982)
Best resultGroup stage (1982 and 2010)
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1973)
Best resultChampions (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008 and 2016)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1999)
Best resultGroup stage (1999, 2003, 2009 and 2017)
Websitewww.nzfootball.co.nz

The New Zealand men's national football team (Māori: Tīma hoka a-motu o Aotearoa; recognised as Aotearoa New Zealand by FIFA[4]) represents New Zealand in men's international football competitions. The team is governed by the governing body for football in New Zealand, New Zealand Football (NZF), which is currently a member of FIFA and the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The team's official nickname is the All Whites (Māori: Ōmā).[5]

The team represented New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup tournaments in 1982 and 2010, and the FIFA Confederations Cup tournaments in 1999, 2003, 2009, and 2017. New Zealand is a five-time OFC Nations Cup champion. New Zealand was the only unbeaten country in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, drawing all three group stage games; nevertheless, they were eliminated in the group stage.

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "New Zealand matches, ratings and points exchanged". www.eloratings.net. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Aotearoa New Zealand". FIFA. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ^ Burgess, Michael (8 May 2018). "New Zealand Football announce parity for Football Ferns and All Whites". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

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