New_Zealand_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup
New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup
Participation of New Zealand's national football team in the FIFA World Cup
This article summarises the results and overall performances of New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup.
New Zealand has qualified for the tournament stage of the FIFA World Cup on two occasions: in 1982 and 2010. They have also attempted to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 14 times, the first attempt being in 1970 when they lost to Israel.
In New Zealand's first appearance in 1982, representing the OFC, they ended up losing their first game 2–5 to Scotland, but they eventually exited the tournament without a win. New Zealand made up for lost time in the South Africa 2010, although this New Zealand team fell in the group stage, they managed to go undefeated, drawing all three of their first stage games, where They also managed to defeat current champions Italy (where they finished last in their group with Paraguay and Slovakia) after a draw with a goal from the season's top scorer, Shane Smeltz.
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1930 | Not member of FIFA | |||||||
 1934 | ||||||||
 1938 | ||||||||
 1950 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1954 | ||||||||
 1958 | ||||||||
 1962 | ||||||||
 1966 | ||||||||
 1970 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1974 | ||||||||
 1978 | ||||||||
 1982 | Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1990 | ||||||||
 1994 | ||||||||
 1998 | ||||||||
  2002 | ||||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||
 2010 | Group stage | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 2014 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2018 | ||||||||
 2022 | ||||||||
 2026 | To be determined | |||||||
  2030 | ||||||||
 2034 | ||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 2/26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
By match
Record by opponent
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| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russia* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Games against Soviet Union are included in statistics of Russia.
Group 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | Advance to second round |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Scotland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
| Scotland | 5–2 | New Zealand |
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Dalglish  18'Wark 29', 32'Robertson 73'Archibald 79' |
Report | Sumner 54' Wooddin 64' |
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Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Italy |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
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Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | 1982 | 2010 |
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| Winston Reid | 1 | 1 | |
| Shane Smeltz | 1 | 1 | |
| Steve Sumner | 1 | 1 | |
| Steve Wooddin | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Discipline
| Date | Player | Opposition | World Cup |
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| 15 June 2010 |  Tony Lochhead | Slovakia | 2010 |
| 15 June 2010 | Winston Reid | Slovakia | 2010 |
| 20 June 2010 | Rory Fallon | Italy | 2010 |
| 20 June 2010 | Tommy Smith | Italy | 2010 |
| 20 June 2010 | Ryan Nelsen | Italy | 2010 |
| 24 June 2010 | Ryan Nelsen | Paraguay | 2010 |
- "Tactical Line-up – Group F – New Zealand-Slovakia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Italy-New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Paraguay-New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2010.