World Cup 2026 · Group G
New Zealand
SoFi Stadium
#85
FIFA Ranking
as of Apr 2026
2
World Cup Appearances
Group stage
Best Finish
2010
Last Appearance
Group stage
Group Stage Schedule
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If New Zealand Advances…
Potential host cities and match numbers for each knockout round.
How 3rd-place qualification works
After the group stage, all 12 third-place finishers are ranked together by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. The top 8 advance to the Round of 32 — finishing best among 3rd-place teams does not earn a better slot or path, it just confirms qualification.
Which specific R32 match they play in is determined by a FIFA bracket table based on which 8 groups produced the qualifying teams — not by how they ranked among 3rd-place finishers. That means the exact city and match number can't be known until all group stage matches are complete.
The scenarios below show every possible R32 slot for New Zealand if they qualify as a 3rd-place team. Once the group stage ends, exactly one of these will apply.
Paths and match numbers are based on the official bracket. Actual results will vary.
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Squad
Official rosters are due June 2. We'll update this page once confirmed by FIFA.
| Midfielders | ||
| Max Crocombe | Age 32 | Millwall |
| Michael Woud | Age 27 | Auckland FC |
| Alex Paulsen | Age 23 | Lechia Gdańsk |
| Michael Boxall | Age 37 | Minnesota United FC |
| Callan Elliot | Age 26 | Auckland FC |
| Tim Payne | Age 32 | Wellington Phoenix |
| Nando Pijnaker | Age 27 | Monaco |
| Finn Surman | Age 22 | Portland Timbers |
| Tyler Bindon | Age 21 | Sheffield United |
| Liberato Cacace | Age 25 | Wrexham |
| Alex Rufer | Age 30 | Galatasaray |
| Sarpreet Singh | Age 27 | Wellington Phoenix |
| Francis De Vries | Age 31 | Auckland FC |
| Joe Bell | Age 27 | Viking |
| Marko Stamenic | Age 24 | Swansea City |
| Matthew Garbett | Age 24 | Peterborough United |
| Ryan Thomas | Age 31 | PEC Zwolle |
| Kosta Barbarouses | Age 36 | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| Ben Waine | Age 25 | Port Vale |
| Elijah Just | Age 26 | Al-Dhafra |
| Callum McCowatt | Age 27 | Silkeborg |
| Lachlan Bayliss | Age 23 | Newcastle Jets |
| Jesse Randall | Age 23 | Auckland FC |
| Ben Old | Age 23 | Saint-Étienne |
| Chris Wood | Age 34 | Nottingham Forest |