New Zealand

Nickname(s) All Whites Association New Zealand Football (NZF) Confederation OFC (Oceania) Head coach Ricki Herbert Captain Ryan Nelsen Most caps Ivan Vicelich (66) Top scorer Vaughan Coveny (28) Home stadium North Harbour Stadium (Auckland) Westpac Stadium (Wellington) FIFA code NZL FIFA ranking 78 Highest FIFA ranking 47 (August 2002) Lowest FIFA ranking 156 (September 2007) Elo ranking 74 Highest Elo ranking 39 (June 1983) Lowest Elo ranking 95 (September 1997, February 1998) Home colours Away colours 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) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1982) Best result Round 1, 1982 OFC Nations Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1973) Best result Champions, 1973, 1998, 2002 and 2008 Confederations Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1999) Best result Round 1, 1999, 2003 and 2009

The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national association football team of New Zealand and is governed by New Zealand Football (NZF). The team plays in an all-white strip, hence its nickname. The All Whites played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and on 14 November 2009 qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Because of the lack of a high-quality domestic league, most top New Zealand footballers play in the leagues of Europe, in the United States, or in the Australasian A-League. New Zealand formerly battled Australia for top honours in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). This is no longer the case as Australia now plays in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), leaving New Zealand as the only seeded team in the OFC. New Zealand has won the OFC Nations Cup four times - in 1973, 1998, 2002 and 2008. Development Despite its large player numbers, football in New Zealand struggles to compete with other sports such as rugby union, rugby league and cricket, financially and for media exposure. The performance of the national team is further hindered by a relatively young semi-professional domestic league, the New Zealand Football Championship having been established in 2004. New Zealand has one professional team, Wellington Phoenix, which competes in the Australian A-League.....

Since the 1990s, U.S. college soccer has played a significant role in the development of New Zealand players. This influence began when former Scotland international Bobby Clark returned to the U.S. after his 1994–96 stint as All Whites head coach to take the head coaching job at Stanford University (he now holds the same position at Notre Dame). Clark began recruiting in New Zealand, and current All Whites Ryan Nelsen and Simon Elliott played for him at Stanford. The trend that Clark started has continued to the present; more than two dozen New Zealanders are now playing for NCAA Division I men's programs in the U.S. A common next step in these players' career paths is a stint in Major League Soccer; ESPNsoccernet journalist Brent Latham speculated in a March 2010 story that the All Whites' 2010 FIFA World Cup squad could have more MLS players than the U.S. squad. However, Latham's speculation did not prove true, as only one MLS player made the New Zealand squad for the World Cup. The best known current players are Blackburn Rovers defender Nelsen, former Roda JC defender Ivan Vicelich, Gold Coast United striker Shane Smeltz, Middlesbrough striker Chris Killen and Plymouth Argyle striker Rory Fallon. Several young players have shown promise in breaking through into the senior side, including Barnet FC midfielder Chris James, Newcastle Jets midfielder Jeremy Brockie, Shrewsbury Town striker Kris Bright and West Bromwich Albion striker Chris Wood. Overall record New Zealand vs Australia friendly match at Craven Cottage, London, England, 9 June 2005. Matches Pld W D L GF GA GD Internationals only 309 132 49 124 582 492 + 90 All 531 211 84 236 976 999 - 23 Results World Cup Record FIFA World Cup Year Tournament Stage Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1982 FIFA World Cup Group Stage 3 0 0 3 2 12 - 10 0 2010 FIFA World Cup tbd - - - - - - - - Total 2 - 3 0 0 3 2 12 - 10 0 1982 New Zealand has competed in one FIFA World Cup, in Spain, in 1982. It qualified for this tournament through a long process, winning the Oceania Qualification group then playing in a five-team round-robin tournament against teams from Asia. This tournament resulted in China and New Zealand being tied for a qualification place. A sudden-death play-off in Singapore resulted in New Zealand qualifying for the tournament. In Spain, New Zealand played three matches, against Scotland, the Soviet Union, and Brazil. New Zealand lost all three games, with scores of 2–5, 0–3, and 0–4 respectively. Steve Sumner and Steve Wooddin scored for New Zealand in the nation's first ever World Cup match against Scotland. Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Brazil 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 6  Soviet Union 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 3  Scotland 3 1 1 1 8 8 0 3  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 2 12 -10 0 2010 New Zealand qualified for its second World Cup, to be held in South Africa, in 2010. Qualifying campaign New Zealand's first challenge in its qualifying campaign was the OFC Nations Cup. New Zealand won five out of the six games in the OFC Nations Cup with one loss to Fiji where Roy Krishna scored a double. Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  New Zealand 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 15  New Caledonia 6 2 2 2 12 10 +2 8  Fiji 6 2 1 3 8 11 -3 7  Vanuatu 6 1 1 4 5 13 -8 4   Fiji  – 3 – 3 0 – 2 2 – 0 New Caledonia  4 – 0 – 1 – 3 3 – 0 New Zealand  0 – 2 3 – 0 – 4 – 1 Vanuatu  2 – 1 1 – 1 1 – 2 – After winning the Oceania Qualification group, New Zealand needed to defeat the 5th placed AFC nation, Bahrain. Bahrain earned a place in this play-off after defeating Saudi Arabia on the away goals rule after drawing 2-2 in Riyadh. New Zealand first went to Manama to play its away fixture against Bahrain, with the match ending 0-0. On 14 November 2009, New Zealand qualified for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after defeating Bahrain 1-0 in the second leg of their tie in front of a New Zealand record crowd in Wellington. New Zealand won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Rory Fallon in the 45th minute and a Mark Paston penalty save early in the second half . Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg   Bahrain  0–1  New Zealand 0–0 0–1 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification 10 October 2009 Bahrain 0 – 0 New Zealand Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Viktor Kassai Report Summary 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification 14 November 2009 New Zealand 1 – 0 Bahrain Westpac Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 35,194 Referee: Jorge Larrionda R. Fallon  45' Report Summary Build up New Zealand's first build up match to the World Cup was a 2-0 loss to Mexico on 3 March 2010 at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, USA. On 24 May New Zealand played Australia in Melbourne, the first meeting between the teams since 9 June 2005. New Zealand started well, taking the lead in the 16th minute. Australia improved in the second half, snatching victory with the final kick of the game. On 29 May New Zealand played Serbia, ranked 15th in the world in Austria and won 1-0. New Zealand played a further friendly away against Slovenia in early June at Maribor. Friendly Match 3 March 2010 Mexico 2 – 0 New Zealand Pasadena Rose Bowl, Los Angeles Attendance: 90,526 Referee: Jair Marrufo J. Hernandez  53' C. Vela  57' Report Summary Friendly Match 24 May 2010 21:30 NZST Australia 2 – 1 New Zealand Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 55,659 Referee: Ricardo Salazar D. Vidosic  64' B. Holman  90+4' Report Summary C. Killen  16' Friendly Match 29 May 2010 03:15 NZST New Zealand 1 – 0 Serbia Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Oliver Drachta S. Smeltz  22' Report Summary Friendly Match 5 June 2010 07:00 NZST Slovenia 3 – 1 New Zealand Ljudski vrt Stadium, Maribor Attendance: 10,965 M. Novakovic  6'  30' A. Kirm  44' Report Summary R. Fallon  20' Friendly Match [1] 9 June 2010 23:30 NZST New Zealand 0 – 2 Chile Kanyamazane Stadium, Nelspruit Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Danieel Bennard Fierro  68' Paredes  71' 1.^ This was an un-official international friendly. Tournament The draw, held on 4 December 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa, saw New Zealand grouped with World Cup defending champions Italy. Paraguay and Slovakia are the other teams in Group F. New Zealand's first match will be against Slovakia on 15 June 2010 at Royal Bafokeng Stadium. Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 FIFA World Cup 15 June 2010 23:30 NZST New Zealand – Slovakia Royal Bafokeng Stadium 2010 FIFA World Cup 21 June 2010 02:00 NZST Italy – New Zealand Mbombela Stadium 2010 FIFA World Cup 25 June 2010 02:00 NZST New Zealand – Paraguay Peter Mokaba Stadium Confederations Cup Record FIFA Confederations Cup Year Tournament Stage Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1999 Confederations Cup Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 6 - 5 0 2003 Confederations Cup Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 11 - 10 0 2009 Confederations Cup Group Stage 3 0 1 2 0 7 - 7 1 Total 3 - 9 0 1 8 2 24 - 22 1 New Zealand has competed in three Confederations Cups, in Mexico 1999, France 2003 and South Africa 2009. In each of these tournaments, New Zealand failed to progress past the first round. At the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand gained its first point at a FIFA tournament with a draw against Iraq. New Zealand has scored a total of two goals in the tournaments and has gained one point. 1999 New Zealand made its first appearance in the FIFA Confederations Cup in Mexico, in 1999. New Zealand qualified for the competition by defeating Australia 1-0 in the 1998 OFC Nations Cup. New Zealand was drawn into Group B with World Cup winners Brazil, USA, and Germany. New Zealand failed to win a match and its only goal was against USA through Chris Zoricich in the 93rd minute. Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Brazil 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9  United States 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6  Germany 3 1 0 2 2 6 -4 3  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 6 -5 0 2003 New Zealand made its second appearance in the Confederations Cup in France, in 2003. New Zealand qualified after defeating Australia in the 2002 OFC Nations Cup final through a 78th minute goal from captain Ryan Nelsen. New Zealand was drawn into Group A with host France, Colombia, and Japan. New Zealand lost its first match against Japan 3-0. New Zealand scored its only goal of the competition in a loss against Colombia when Raf de Gregorio got the ball past Oscar Cordoba. New Zealand then suffered its largest loss of the competition, losing 0-5 against France. Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  France 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9  Colombia 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6  Japan 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 1 11 -10 0 2009 New Zealand made its third appearance in the Confederations Cup in South Africa, in 2009. New Zealand qualified through winning the 2008 OFC Nations Cup. New Zealand striker Shane Smeltz played a large part in New Zealand winning the OFC Nations Cup by scoring eight goals, winning the competition's Golden Boot award. Smeltz scored in five of New Zealand's six matches. New Zealand was drawn in Group A in South Africa along with UEFA Euro 2008 champions and world number one Spain, hosts South Africa, and 2007 AFC Asian Cup winners Iraq. New Zealand played three friendly matches leading up to the competition which included a 4-3 loss to Italy where it led the match on three occasions through goals from Shane Smeltz and Chris Killen. New Zealand's first match against Spain didn't start well as Liverpool FC striker Fernando Torres scored a hat-trick within the first 20 minutes. Torres went on to win the Man of the Match award. Goals from Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fàbregas and Valencia FC striker David Villa completed Spain's 5-0 win over New Zealand. New Zealand lost its second match against South Africa 2-0 with Man of the Match Bernard Parker scoring a double. New Zealand drew its final match against Iraq 0-0, which gained New Zealand its first ever point in a major FIFA competition. Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Spain 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9  South Africa 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4  Iraq 3 0 2 1 0 1 -1 2  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 0 7 -7 1 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup 14 June 2009 New Zealand 0 – 5 Spain Royal Bafokeng Stadium Attendance: 21,649 Referee: Coffi Codjia Report Summary F. Torres  6'  14'  17' C. Fàbregas  24' D. Villa  48' 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup 17 June 2009 South Africa 2 – 0 New Zealand Royal Bafokeng Stadium Attendance: 36,598 Referee: Benito Archundia B. Parker  21'  52' Report Summary 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup 20 June 2009 Iraq 0 – 0 New Zealand Ellis Park Stadium Attendance: 23,295 Referee: Howard Webb Report Summary OFC Nations Cup New Zealand has competed in every OFC Nations Cup since the tournament was established in 1973, when New Zealand both hosted and won the competition. The All Whites have won the Nations Cup four times, including the most recent tournament (2008 OFC Nations Cup). Record OFC Nations Cup Year Tournament Stage Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1973 OFC Nations Cup Champions 5 4 1 0 13 4 + 9 13 1980 OFC Nations Cup Group Stage 3 1 0 2 7 8 - 1 3 1996 OFC Nations Cup Third Place 2 0 1 1 0 3 - 3 1 1998 OFC Nations Cup Champions 4 4 0 0 11 1 + 10 12 2000 OFC Nations Cup Runners-up 4 3 0 1 6 3 + 3 9 2002 OFC Nations Cup Champions 5 5 0 0 23 2 + 21 15 2004 OFC Nations Cup Third Place 5 3 0 2 17 5 + 12 9 2008 OFC Nations Cup Champions 6 5 0 1 14 5 + 9 15 Total 8 - 34 25 2 7 91 31 + 60 78 Preceded by Inaugural Champions Oceanian Champions 1973 (First title) Succeeded by 1980 Australia  Preceded by 1996 Australia  Oceanian Champions 1998 (Second title) Succeeded by 2000 Australia  Preceded by 2000 Australia  Oceanian Champions 2002 (Third title) Succeeded by 2004 Australia  Preceded by 2004 Australia  Oceanian Champions 2008 (Fourth title) Succeeded by Incumbent Trans-Tasman Cup Record Trans-Tasman Cup Year Tournament Stage 1983 Trans-Tasman Cup Champions 1987 Trans-Tasman Cup Champions Players Current squad The following players were named in the final 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Caps and goals updated as May 29, 2010. No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Mark Paston 13 December 1976 (1976-12-13) (age 33) 23 0 Wellington Phoenix 2 DF Ben Sigmund (vc) 3 February 1981 (1981-02-03) (age 29) 14 1 Wellington Phoenix 3 DF Tony Lochhead 12 January 1982 (1982-01-12) (age 28) 30 0 Wellington Phoenix 4 DF Winston Reid 3 July 1988 (1988-07-03) (age 21) 3 0 FC Midtjylland 5 DF Ivan Vicelich 3 September 1976 (1976-09-03) (age 33) 66 6 Auckland City 6 DF Ryan Nelsen (c) 18 October 1977 (1977-10-18) (age 32) 41 6 Blackburn Rovers 7 MF Simon Elliott 10 June 1974 (1974-06-10) (age 36) 63 6 Unattached 8 MF Tim Brown (vc) 6 March 1981 (1981-03-06) (age 29) 25 0 Wellington Phoenix 9 FW Shane Smeltz 29 September 1981 (1981-09-29) (age 28) 30 16 Gold Coast United 10 FW Chris Killen 8 October 1981 (1981-10-08) (age 28) 31 11 Middlesbrough 11 MF Leo Bertos 20 December 1981 (1981-12-20) (age 28) 34 0 Wellington Phoenix 12 GK Glen Moss 19 January 1983 (1983-01-19) (age 27) 15 0 Melbourne Victory 13 MF Andy Barron 24 December 1980 (1980-12-24) (age 29) 11 1 Team Wellington 14 FW Rory Fallon 20 March 1982 (1982-03-20) (age 28) 7 3 Plymouth Argyle 15 MF Michael McGlinchey 7 January 1987 (1987-01-07) (age 23) 5 0 Motherwell FC 16 MF Aaron Clapham 1 January 1987 (1987-01-01) (age 23) 0 0 Canterbury United 17 MF David Mulligan 24 March 1982 (1982-03-24) (age 28) 25 3 Unattached 18 DF Andrew Boyens 18 September 1983 (1983-09-18) (age 26) 15 0 New York Red Bulls 19 DF Tommy Smith 31 March 1990 (1990-03-31) (age 20) 4 0 Ipswich Town 20 FW Chris Wood 7 December 1991 (1991-12-07) (age 18) 9 0 West Bromwich Albion 21 MF Jeremy Christie 22 May 1983 (1983-05-22) (age 27) 22 1 FC Tampa Bay 22 MF Jeremy Brockie 7 October 1987 (1987-10-07) (age 22) 18 0 Newcastle Jets 23 GK James Bannatyne 30 June 1975 (1975-06-30) (age 34) 3 0 Team Wellington Caps and goals accurate up to and including the friendly match against Slovenia on 4 June 2010, and only include appearances in official matches. Non-travelling reserves The following seven players have been named as non-travelling reserves for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa: No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club R GK Jacob Spoonley 3 March 1987 (1987-03-03) (age 23) 1 0 Auckland City R DF Steven Old 17 February 1986 (1986-02-17) (age 24) 17 1 Kilmarnock FC R DF Aaron Scott 19 July 1986 (1986-07-19) (age 23) 4 0 Waitakere United R MF Chad Coombes 9 September 1983 (1983-09-09) (age 26) 1 0 Auckland City R MF Cole Peverley 3 July 1988 (1988-07-03) (age 21) 1 0 Team Wellington R FW Kris Bright 5 September 1986 (1986-09-05) (age 23) 4 1 Shrewsbury Town R FW Costa Barbarouses 19 February 1990 (1990-02-19) (age 20) 1 0 Brisbane Roar Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the All Whites squad in the last 18 months: Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up DF Steven Old 17 February 1986 (1986-02-17) (age 24) 17 1 Kilmarnock FC v. Mexico, 3 March 2010 (Friendly) MF Chad Coombes 9 September 1983 (1983-09-09) (age 26) 1 0 Auckland City v. Mexico, 3 March 2010 (Friendly) MF Jason Hayne 8 July 1986 (1986-07-08) (age 23) 0 0 Auckland City v. Mexico, 3 March 2010 (Friendly) DF Aaron Scott 19 July 1986 (1986-07-19) (age 23) 4 0 Waitakere United v. Bahrain, 14 November 2009 (2010 FIFA World Cup qualification) DF Duncan Oughton 14 June 1977 (1977-06-14) (age 32) 25 2 Columbus Crew v. South Africa, 17 June 2009 (2009 FIFA Confederations Cup) MF Chris James 4 June 1987 (1987-06-04) (age 23) 12 0 Barnet FC v. South Africa, 17 June 2009 (2009 FIFA Confederations Cup) FW Kris Bright 9 May 1986 (1986-05-09) (age 24) 4 1 Shrewsbury Town v. Spain, 14 June 2009 (2009 FIFA Confederations Cup) FW Jarrod Smith 20 June 1986 (1986-06-20) (age 23) 12 0 Unattached v. Botswana, 7 June 2009 (Friendly) DF Christian Bouckenooghe 7 February 1977 (1977-02-07) (age 33) 34 1 KSV Roeselare v. Thailand, 28 March 2009 (Friendly) Caps and goals accurate as of 3 March 2010, and only include appearances in official matches. Notable players Players who have achieved one or more of the following: Fifty or more A-international caps for New Zealand, induction into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, receipt of an international award for football, represented more than one country at international level. Ken Armstrong Duncan Cole Vaughan Coveny Simon Elliott Adrian Elrick Ceri Evans Ricki Herbert Bill Hume Chris Jackson Michael McGarry Wynton Rufer Shane Smeltz Steve Sumner Brian Turner Frank van Hattum Ivan Vicelich Steve Wooddin Chris Zoricich Top Goalscorers # Player Career Goals (Caps) Avg/game 1 Vaughan Coveny 1992-07 28 0(64) 0.43 2 Steve Sumner 1976-88 22 0(58) 0.38 3 Brian Turner 1967-82 21 0(59) 0.35 4 = Jock Newall 1951-52 16 0(10) 1.60 4 = Keith Nelson 1977-83 16 0(20) 0.80 4 = Shane Smeltz 2003- 16 0(29) 0.55 Last updated 5 June 2010 Most Capped Players 1 # Player Career Caps Goals 1 Ivan Vicelich 1995- 66 6 2 Vaughan Coveny 1992-07 64 28 3 Simon Elliott 1995- 63 6 4 Ricki Herbert 1980-89 61 7 5 Chris Jackson 1995-03 60 10 6 Brian Turner 1967-82 59 21 Last updated 5 June 2010 Bold denotes players still playing international football. 1  A-Internationals only. The record for all appearances for the New Zealand national team including matches against club and invitational sides is held by Steve Sumner (105). Coaching, management & support staff Current staff Coaching staff Ricki Herbert - Head Coach Brian Turner - Assistant Coach Clint Gosling - Goalkeeping Coach Raul Blanco - Technical Advisor Manager Phil Warbrick - Team Manager Medical staff Celeste Geertsema - Team Doctor Roland Jeffery - Physiotherapist Wade Irvine - Massage Therapist Kenny McMillan - Sports Scientist Media officer Jamie Scott - Media Officer Past managers Ken Armstrong (1957–1964) Ljubiša Brocic (1965–1966) Juan Schwanner (1967–1968) Ljubiša Brocic (1969) Barrie Truman (1970–1976) Wally Hughes (1977–1978) John Adshead (1979–1982) Allan Jones (1983–1984) Kevin Fallon (1985–1988) John Adshead (1989) Ian Marshall (1990–1993) Bobby Clark (1994–1995) Keith Pritchett (1996–1997) Joe McGrath (1997–1998) Ken Dugdale (1998–2002) Mick Waitt (2002–2004) Ricki Herbert (2005–present) Supporters The supporters of the New Zealand national team are known as the 'White Noise' - a play on the All Whites nickname, the singing and chanting supporters do and the term White Noise. 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