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Group G · OFC NZLOFC

NEW ZEALAND

Qualified via: OFC. FIFA Rank #89.

Group G All teams Calendar
#89
FIFA Rank
1/3
Group games played
1
Points
2:2
GF : GA
GD +0
The team

Projected starting XI

A probable 4-3-3 drawn from the squad - lower squad numbers in each line are likelier starters. Confirmed XIs land on each match page.

NZL · projected 4-3-3
Payne
Cacace
Pijnaker
Boxall
Singh
Stamenić
Bell
Wood
Old
Barbarouses
Crocombe
The squad

24-man squad

Projected for the 2026 finals - final lists are submitted close to kickoff. Grouped by position. Gold numbers mark the projected XI.

GK
Goalkeepers
3
  • 1
    Max Crocombe
    Burton Albion
  • 12
    Oliver Sail
    Wellington Phoenix
  • 23
    Alex Paulsen
    Bournemouth
DEF
Defenders
8
  • 2
    Tim Payne
    Auckland FC
  • 3
    Liberato Cacace
    Empoli
  • 4
    Nando Pijnaker
    Sligo Rovers
  • 5
    Michael Boxall
    Minnesota United
  • 13
    Tyler Bindon
    Reading
  • 14
    Bill Tuiloma
    Charlotte FC
  • 15
    Storm Roux
    Auckland FC
  • 22
    Finn Surman
    Portland Timbers
MID
Midfielders
8
  • 6
    Sarpreet Singh
    FC St. Pauli
  • 7
    Marko Stamenić
    Olympiacos
  • 8
    Joe Bell
    Viking FK
  • 10
    Matthew Garbett
    Torino
  • 14
    Clayton Lewis
    Auckland FC
  • 16
    Cameron Howieson
    Newcastle Jets
  • 17
    Alex Greive
    St. Mirren
  • 18
    Logan Rogerson
    Auckland FC
FWD
Forwards
5
  • 9
    Chris Wood
    Nottingham Forest
  • 11
    Ben Old
    Saint-Étienne
  • 19
    Kosta Barbarouses
    Wellington Phoenix
  • 20
    Elijah Just
    NEC Nijmegen
  • 21
    Eli Just
    NEC Nijmegen
Squad analytics

By the numbers

Composition · 24 players · 19 clubs
Goalkeepers
3
Defenders
8
Midfielders
8
Forwards
5
Most-represented clubs
Auckland FC
4
NEC Nijmegen
2
Wellington Phoenix
2
Bournemouth
1
Burton Albion
1
Group stage

New Zealand's three matches

Group-stage host cities: Los Angeles · Vancouver.

Group stage
New Zealand @ Iran
SoFi Stadium
Los Angeles
2-2
Group stage
New Zealand vs Egypt
BC Place
Vancouver
Scheduled
Group stage
New Zealand vs Belgium
BC Place
Vancouver
Scheduled
Group G

Standings

Full group
# Team P W D L GD PTS
1 Iran 1 0 1 0 +0 1
2 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 +0 1
3 Belgium 1 0 1 0 +0 1
4 Egypt 1 0 1 0 +0 1
Phase 3

Manager profile, route to the final, and historical head-to-heads against group rivals light up once the tournament begins. Squad lists are projected and will be locked when each nation submits its final 26-man roster.