New Zealand competes in Group G of the FIFA World Cup 2026, facing Belgium, Egypt, Iran. Below are New Zealand's group-stage fixtures with confirmed dates and venues. Predict every result in the simulator and follow the team through the knockout bracket.
Group-stage fixtures
Iran vs New Zealand — Jun 16, 2026 · SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
New Zealand vs Egypt — Jun 22, 2026 · BC Place Vancouver, Vancouver
New Zealand vs Belgium — Jun 27, 2026 · BC Place Vancouver, Vancouver
Squad
#1 Max Crocombe — GK (Millwall)
#12 Alex Paulsen — GK (Lechia Gdańsk)
#23 Michael Woud — GK (Auckland FC)
#2 Tyler Bindon — DF (Sheffield United)
#3 Michael Boxall — DF (Minnesota United)
#4 Liberato Cacace — DF (Wrexham)
#5 Francis de Vries — DF (Auckland FC)
#6 Callan Elliot — DF (Auckland FC)
#15 Tim Payne — DF (Wellington Phoenix)
#16 Nando Pijnaker — DF (Auckland FC)
#18 Tommy Smith — DF (Braintree Town)
#22 Finn Surman — DF (Portland Timbers)
#7 Joe Bell — MF (Viking)
#8 Matt Garbett — MF (Peterborough United)
#10 Ben Old — MF (Saint-Étienne)
#11 Alex Rufer — MF (Wellington Phoenix)
#13 Sarpreet Singh — MF (Wellington Phoenix)
#14 Marko Stamenić — MF (Swansea City)
#17 Ryan Thomas — MF (PEC Zwolle)
#19 Lachlan Bayliss — MF (Newcastle Jets)
#20 Callum McCowatt — MF (Silkeborg)
#9 Chris Wood — FW (Nottingham Forest)
#21 Kosta Barbarouses — FW (Western Sydney Wanderers)