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New Zealand national football team

National Football Team
NameNew Zealand
NicknameAll Whites
AssociationNew Zealand Football (NZF)
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachRicki Herbert
CaptainRyan Nelsen
Most capsIvan Vicelich (71) 1
Top scorerVaughan Coveny (28)
Home stadiumNorth Harbour Stadium (Auckland)
Westpac Stadium (Wellington)
FIFA codeNZL
FIFA ranking51
Highest FIFA ranking47 (August 2002)
Lowest FIFA ranking156 (September 2007)
Elo ranking62
Highest Elo ranking39 (June 1983)
Lowest Elo ranking95 (September 1997,
February 1998)
World Cup Statistics
First internationalNew Zealand New Zealand 3 - 1 Australia Australia
(Dunedin, New Zealand; 17 June 1922)
Biggest winNew Zealand New Zealand 13 - 0 Fiji Fiji
(Auckland, New Zealand; 16 August 1981)
Biggest defeatNew Zealand New Zealand 0 - 10 Australia Australia
(Wellington, New Zealand; 11 July 1936)
Appearances2
First World Cup1982
Best resultRound 1, 1982 and 2010
Regional cup statistics
OFC Nations Cup
Appearances8
First apps.1973
Best resultChampions, 1973, 1998, 2002 and 2008
Confederations Cup Statistics
Appearances3
First apps.1999
Best resultRound 1, 1999, 2003 and 2009

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The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national football team of New Zealand and is governed by New Zealand Football (NZF). The team plays in an all-white strip rather than the traditional New Zealand sporting black due to a former FIFA regulation that reserved black for the international referee strip. Its nickname is also a play on the New Zealand national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks). The silver fern, a symbol of New Zealand, appears on the All Whites uniform.

The All Whites played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The 2010 New Zealand team is one of only six in the history of the World Cup to have remained unbeaten through a World Cup Finals competition without winning the trophy.

Because of the lack of a professional 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.

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Tamanisau off to clubs' World Cup - Fiji Times Tweet this news
Fiji Times--He will be under the guidance of Reaz Moorad, the -New Zealand Football- High Performance goalkeeping coach. Rewa coach Manoj Kumar said this was a milestone ... - Date : Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:28:12 GMT+00:00
Wilkinson follows hectic itinerary on road to World Cup - Northern Advocate Tweet this news
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Northampton's Tom Wood called up to cover England captain Lewis Moody - The Guardian Tweet this news
The Guardian--The Rugby -Football- Union said Moody had "general soreness" to his head. The Bath flanker led England in their 26-16 defeat by -New Zealand- at Twickenham on ... - Date : Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:26:50 GMT+00:00
All Blacks may be awesome but they are still human - stv.tv Tweet this news
stv.tv--None the less, as Jason White pointed out the other day, irrespective of their heritage and the apprehension sparked by the haka, the -New Zealand- players ... - Date : Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:45:56 GMT+00:00
SO the same old story on the field, but a worrying new tale of empty seats and ... - South Wales Evening Post Tweet this news
South Wales Evening Post--"We have sold out for -New Zealand- which is an awesome achievement and the sales for Fiji are looking very encouraging as well. "Given the economic climate ... - Date : Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:12:35 GMT+00:00
Watercooler: Greats slam 'one-dimensional' Kiwis - NRL.COM Tweet this news
NRL.COM---New Zealand- must ditch the safety-first -football- and chance their arm if they are to reverse Saturday night's thrashing at the hands of Australia and win ... - Date : Mon, 08 Nov 2010 02:27:07 GMT+00:00
Ho hum, it's just a grey new world for Martin Johnson's England - Daily Mail Tweet this news
Daily Mail--Just as -New Zealand- play in all black, so much so that people actually know them by their colours. The All Blacks. Which is why, when English rugby deals in ... - Date : Sun, 07 Nov 2010 23:42:05 GMT+00:00
We showed strength of character - McCullum - Yahoo! Eurosport UK Tweet this news
Yahoo! Eurosport UK--"I sat back and watched some of the best batting we've seen from a -New Zealand- No.5 and No.6 for a long long time," McCullum said. ... - Date : Sun, 07 Nov 2010 07:46:51 GMT+00:00
FOUR NATIONS: I'M LOOKING FOR A NEW ENGLAND - Daily Star Tweet this news
Daily Star--If we don't act there is a danger that Australia and -New Zealand- will go their own way and opt for a three-match Test series in the Southern Hemisphere ... - Date : Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:06:33 GMT+00:00
All Blacks edge 'new-age' England - TVNZ Tweet this news
TVNZ--But gallant All Blacks' defence and a lack of execution from the home side delivered what was ultimately a fair 10-point margin for -New Zealand- to retain ... - Date : Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:46:53 GMT+00:00

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

              Last Match Updated
331 137 57 137 603 524 +79 New Zealand 0-2 Paraguay (12 October 2010)

World Cup : Record
Year Tournament Stage Rank                
ES 1982 FIFA World Cup Round 1 23/24 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
ZA 2010 FIFA World Cup Round 1 22/32 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3

: 1982
Team                
Brazil 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 6
URS 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 3
SCO 3 1 1 1 8 8 0 3
New Zealand 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0

: 2010

Confederations Cup : Record
Year Tournament Stage                
MX 1999 Confederations Cup Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 6 - 5 0
FR 2003 Confederations Cup Group Stage 3 0 0 3 1 11 - 10 0
ZA 2009 Confederations Cup Group Stage 3 0 1 2 0 7 - 7 1
Total 3 - 9 0 1 8 2 24 - 22 1

: 1999
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
Teams 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
Team                
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

OFC Nations Cup : Record
Year Tournament Stage                
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

Trans-Tasman Cup : Record
Year Tournament Stage
1983 Trans-Tasman Cup Champions
1987 Trans-Tasman Cup Champions

Notable players :

Notable players :
Top Goalscorers
Player Career Goals (Caps) Avg/game
1 Vaughan Coveny 1992-07 28  (64) 0.43
2 Steve Sumner 1976-88 22  (58) 0.38
3 Brian Turner 1967-82 21  (59) 0.35
4 Shane Smeltz 2003- 17  (34) 0.52
5= Jock Newall 1951-52 16  (10) 1.60
5= Keith Nelson 1977-83 16  (20) 0.80
Last updated 21 June 2010

Notable players :
Most Capped Players 1
Player Career Caps Goals
1 Ivan Vicelich 1995- 71 6
2 Simon Elliott 1995- 68 6
3 Vaughan Coveny 1992-07 64 28
4 Ricki Herbert 1980-89 61 7
5 Chris Jackson 1995-03 60 10
6 Brian Turner 1967-82 59 21
Last updated 22 June 2010

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Association Football in New Zealand

Governing bodyNew Zealand Football
Men's national teamsMen's (All Whites), Under-23s, Under-20s, Under-17s
Women's national teamsWomen's (Football Ferns), Under-20s, Under-17s
Professional TeamsWellington Phoenix FC, Knights/Kingz (defunct)
AcademiesAsia-Pacific Football Academy
National LeaguesNZ Football Championship, National Women's League , NSL (defunct)
Club FootballUS1 Premiership, Northern League, Central League, Mainland PL, Footballsouth PL
Chatham Cup (national men's club knockout competition)

International association football

AsiaAFC � Asian Cup
AfricaCAF � Africa Cup of Nations
North, Central America and CaribbeanCONCACAF � Gold Cup
South AmericaCONMEBOL � Copa América
OceaniaOFC � Nations Cup
EuropeUEFA � European Championship
Non-FIFAN.F.-Board � Viva World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup finalists

FinalsNetherlands, Spain
Runners-up
Third place
SemifinalsGermany, Uruguay
Eliminated in the quarterfinalsArgentina, Brazil, Ghana, Paraguay
Eliminated in the round of 16Chile, England, Japan, Korea Republic, Mexico, Portugal, Slovakia, United States
Eliminated in group stageAlgeria, Australia, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, France, Greece, Honduras, Italy, Korea DPR, New Zealand, Nigeria, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland

National football teams of Oceania (OFC)

American Samoa - Cook Islands - Fiji - Kiribati � - Micronesia � - New Caledonia - New Zealand - Niue � - Palau � - Papua New Guinea - Samoa - Solomon Islands - Tahiti - Tonga - Tuvalu � - Vanuatu
� Associate member - Not a member of FIFA



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