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New Zealand men's national football team The New Zealand men's national football team ( mi, Tīma hoka a-motu o Aotearoa; recognized as Aotearoa New Zealand by FIFA) represents New Zealand in men's international football competitions. The team is governed by the governing body for ...

records and statistics; the most capped players, the players with the most goals and New Zealand's match record by opponent.

Individual records

Manager records

; Most matches : 60,

Ricki Herbert Ricki Lloyd Herbert (born 10 April 1961) is a New Zealand former footballer and manager. He is the current technical director at Cambridge FC. Herbert was formerly head coach of the New Zealand national team, stepping down after the side faile ...

; Most wins (total) : 23, John Adshead ; Most wins (one stint) : 22, John Adshead : 22,

; Best win % : 77.8, Ken Armstrong ; Most major trophies : 1, Anthony Hudson : 1,

: 1,

Mick Waitt Michael Hugh Waitt (born 25 June 1960) is an English association football player and coach, who managed the New Zealand national football team. Waitt played in the Football League for Notts County and Lincoln City FC. He took charge of the New ...

: 1, Ken Dugdale : 1, Barrie Truman

Team records

; Biggest victory : 13–0 vs. , 16 August 1981 ; Heaviest defeat : 0–10 vs. , 11 July 1936 ; Biggest away victory : 10–0 vs. , 4 June 2004 ; Biggest away defeat : 0–7 vs. , 25 June 1995 ; Biggest victory at the World Cup finals : None ; Heaviest defeat at the World Cup finals : 0–4 vs. , 23 June 1982 ; Biggest victory at the OFC Nations Cup finals : 10–0 vs. , 4 June 2004 ; First defeat to a non-Oceania team : 1–2 vs. , 2 July 1927 ; Most consecutive victories : 7, 31 August 1958 vs. – 4 June 1962 vs. : 7, 1 October 1978 vs. – 8 October 1979 vs. ; Most consecutive matches without defeat : 11, 25 April 1981 vs. – 7 September 1981 vs. ; Most consecutive matches without victory : 16, 23 July 1927 – 19 September 1951 ; Most consecutive defeats : 16, 23 July 1927 – 19 September 1951 ; Most consecutive draws : 4, 15 June 2010 – 9 October 2010 ; Most consecutive matches without scoring : 6, 5 June 2022 – 23 March 2023 ; Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal : 10, Achieved on two occasions, most recently 3 May 1981 – 7 September 1981

Best / Worst Results

Best

Worst

FIFA Rankings

Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

OFC Nations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup

Head-to-head record

The list shown below shows the national football team of New Zealand's all-time international record against opposing nations. The stats are composed of FIFA World Cup,

FIFA Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships ( AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, ...

and, OFC Nations Cup, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. The following tables show New Zealand's all-time international record, correct as of 26 March 2024 vs. Tunisia.

AFC

CAF

CONCACAF

CONMEBOL

OFC

UEFA

Full Confederation record

Penalty shoot-out record

B team results

Match results and statistics of the

New Zealand national football B team This page details the match results and statistics of the New Zealand national football B team from its first match in 1927 until the match against Wellington Phoenix FC in 2015. Key ;Key to matches: *Att. = Match attendance *(H) = Home gro ...

from its first match in 1927 until the match against Wellington Phoenix FC in 2015:

Key

;Key to matches: *Att. = Match attendance *(H) = Home ground *(A) = Away ground *(N) = Neutral ground ;Key to record by opponent: *Pld = Games played *W = Games won *D = Games drawn *L = Games lost *GF = Goals for *GA = Goals against

A-International results

Results by year

References

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