Squad called up for the World Cup 2026 (24)
New Zealand players called up for the World Cup 2026, sorted by position and shirt number.
❔ No position (24)
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248
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691j
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148
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574j
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86
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26a
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321j
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24a
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283j
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23a
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25a
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254j
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26a
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251j
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35a
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545j
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37a
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482j
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31a
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31a
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32a
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344j
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26a
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126j
Top 11 scorers of New Zealand
The 11 squad players with the most goals in their professional careers.
| # | Player | Goals | Assists | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Wood | 248 | 21 | 691 |
| 2 | K. Barbarouses | 148 | 44 | 574 |
| 3 | C. McCowatt | 86 | 17 | 321 |
| 4 | B. Waine | 65 | 2 | 283 |
| 5 | J. Randall | 46 | 9 | 128 |
| 6 | E. Just | 45 | 12 | 254 |
| 7 | S. Singh | 42 | 19 | 251 |
| 8 | T. Smith | 36 | 12 | 545 |
| 9 | R. Thomas | 24 | 20 | 312 |
| 10 | M. Garbett | 22 | 9 | 197 |
| 11 | M. Boxall | 16 | 2 | 482 |
Aggregate stats
Metrics for the full New Zealand squad.
24Players
27,6Avg age
0Avg height (cm)
876Total goals
264Assists
6.955Matches
📜 World Cup history
Historical statistics of New Zealand at World Cups and throughout its international history (since 1872).
2
World Cups played
6
World Cup matches
0·3·3
W·D·L at World Cup
4 – 14
World Cup goals
Appearances
1982
2010
Top 5 all-time scorers
- 1° Chris Wood 30 goals · 0 at World Cups
- 2° Vaughan Coveny 23 goals · 0 at World Cups
- 3° Steve Sumner 17 goals · 1 at World Cups
- 4° Shane Smeltz 14 goals · 1 at World Cups
- 5° Brian Turner 11 goals · 0 at World Cups
All-time records
🚀 Biggest win
13-0 vs Fiji (1981, FIFA World Cup qualification)
😱 Worst defeat
0-10 vs Australia (1936, Soccer Ashes)
📅 Track record
416 matches (172W-73D-171L)
since 1922
Historical: dataset martj42/international_results
Live data via API-Football