New Zealand national football team
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{{Infobox National football team
| Name = New Zealand
| Badge = Nzfootball.png
| Nickname = All Whites
| Association = [[New Zealand Football]]
| Confederation = [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]] ([[Oceania]])
| Coach = {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Ricki Herbert]], 2005-
| Most caps = [[Steve Sumner]] (105)
| Top scorer = [[Vaughan Coveny]] (30)
| Home Stadium = [[North Harbour Stadium]], [[Auckland]]
| FIFA Trigramme = NZL
| FIFA Rank = 113
|1st ranking date = August 1993
|FIFA max = 47
|FIFA max date = August 2002
|FIFA min = 156
|FIFA min date = September 2007
| Elo Rank = 61
| Elo max = 39
| Elo max date = June 1983
| Elo min = 95
| Elo min date = September 1997, <br/>February 1998
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| First game = {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand 3 - 1 [[Australia national football team|Australia]] {{Flagicon|Australia}}<br/>([[Dunedin]], [[New Zealand]]; [[June 17]], [[1922]])
| Largest win = {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand 13 - 0 [[Fiji national football team|Fiji]] {{Flagicon|Fiji}} <br/>([[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]; [[August 16]], [[1981]])
| Largest loss = {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand 0 - 10 [[Australia national football team|Australia]] {{Flagicon|Australia}} <br/>([[Wellington]], [[New Zealand]]; [[July 11]], [[1936]])
| World cup apps = 1
| World cup first = 1982
| World cup best = Round 1, [[Football World Cup 1982|1982]]
| Regional name = [[OFC Nations Cup]]
| Regional cup apps = 7
| Regional cup first = [[Oceania Nations Cup 1973|1973]]
| Regional cup best = Winners, [[Oceania Nations Cup 1973|1973]], [[Oceania Nations Cup 1998|1998]], [[Oceania Nations Cup 2002|2002]]|
Confederations cup apps = 2 |
Confederations cup first = 1999|
Confederations cup best = 1st round, [[Confederations Cup 1999|1999]] and [[Confederations Cup 2003|2003]]
}}
The '''New Zealand national football team''', nicknamed the ''' ''All Whites'' ''', is the national team of [[New Zealand]] and is controlled by [[New Zealand Football]].
It has reached the [[Football World Cup|World Cup Finals]] only once, in [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]], but lost all three games. Because of the lack of a high-quality domestic league, most talented New Zealand footballers ply their trade in the higher-class leagues of Europe, the [[Major League Soccer|United States]], and [[A-League|Australia]].
New Zealand usually battled [[Australia national football (soccer) team|Australia]] for top honours <!--not honors please--> in the [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]. However, this will no longer be the case as Australia now play in the [[Asian Football Confederation]]. New Zealand have won the [[OFC Nations Cup]] three times, in [[Oceania Nations Cup 1973|1973]], [[Oceania Nations Cup 1998|1998]], and [[Oceania Nations Cup 2002|2002]]. The white strip was originally based on the colour of [[England national football team|England]]'s strip and name is in contrast with the [[rugby union]] team, the [[All Blacks]].
== Development ==
Despite its large player numbers, New Zealand football 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. However, [[Wellington Phoenix FC]] competes in the [[Australian]] [[A-League]]. The best known current players are [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] defender [[Ryan Nelsen]] and [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] striker [[Chris Killen]]. Several young players have shown promise in breaking through into the senior side, most notably former [[Fulham FC]] and now [[Tampere United]] midfielder [[Chris James (footballer)|Chris James]] along with strikers [[Jeremy Brockie]] and [[Wellington Phoenix]]'s [[Shane Smeltz]].
[[Image:Australia vs New Zealand.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Australia national football team|Australia]] vs [[New Zealand national soccer team|New Zealand]] friendly match at [[Craven Cottage]], [[London]] 9th June [[2005]]]]
==World Cup record==
*[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] to [[Football World Cup 1966|1966]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[Football World Cup 1970|1970]] to [[Football World Cup 1978|1978]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Football World Cup 1982|1982]] - Round 1
*[[Football World Cup 1986|1986]] to [[Football World Cup 2006|2006]] - ''Did not qualify''
==Oceania Nations Cup record==
*[[Oceania Nations Cup 1973|1973]] - '''Champions'''
*[[Oceania Nations Cup 1980|1980]] - Round 1
*[[Oceania Nations Cup 1996|1996]] - Semifinals
*[[Oceania Nations Cup 1998|1998]] - '''Champions'''
*[[Oceania Nations Cup 2000|2000]] - Second place
*[[Oceania Nations Cup 2002|2002]] - '''Champions'''
*[[Oceania Nations Cup 2004|2004]] - Third place
*[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|2008]] - qualified
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==Current squad==
The following players were named as part of the extended squad on [[June 24]], [[2008]].<ref>http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/1868685</ref>
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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Glen Moss]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|1|19|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[Wellington Phoenix]]|clubnat=New Zealand}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Mark Paston]]|age={{birth date and age|1976|12|13|df=y}}|caps=17|goals=0|club=[[Wellington Phoenix]]|clubnat=New Zealand}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=GK|name=[[Jacob Spoonley]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|3|3|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Miramar Rangers]]|clubnat=New Zealand}}
|-----
! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" |
|----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD"
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Andrew Boyens]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|9|18|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Red Bull New York]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Tony Lochhead]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|1|12|df=y}}|caps=16|goals=0|club=[[Wellington Phoenix]]|clubnat=New Zealand}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[David Mulligan]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|3|24|df=y}}|caps=17|goals=3|club=Unattached|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Steven Old]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|2|17|df=y}}|caps=17|goals=0|club=[[Macarthur Rams]]|clubnat=Australia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=DF|name=[[James Pritchett (soccer)|James Pritchett]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|7|1|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Auckland City FC]]|clubnat=New Zealand}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Ben Sigmund]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|2|3|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Wellington Phoenix]]|clubnat=New Zealand}}
|-----
! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" |
|----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD"
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=MF|name=[[Leo Bertos]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|12|20|df=y}}|caps=21|goals=0|club=[[Wellington Phoenix]]|clubnat=New Zealand}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Christian Bouckenooghe]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|2|7|df=y}}|caps=38|goals=3|club=[[K.V. Red Star Waasland]]|clubnat=Belgium}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Tim Brown (soccer player)|Tim Brown]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|3|6|df=y}}|caps=14|goals=0|club=[[Wellington Phoenix]]|clubnat=New Zealand}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=[[Jeff Campbell]]|age={{birth date and age|1979|8|25|df=y}}|caps=19|goals=3|club=[[East Coast Bays AFC]]|clubnat=New Zealand}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=MF|name=[[Jeremy Christie]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|5|22|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=[[Wellington Phoenix]]|clubnat=New Zealand}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Simon Elliott]] |age=[[10 June]] [[1974]]|caps=54|goals=8|club=Unattached|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=[[Chris James (footballer)|Chris James]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|7|4|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=1|club=[[Tampere United]]|clubnat=Finland}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=[[Duncan Oughton]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|6|14|df=y}}|caps=21|goals=2|club=[[Columbus Crew]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Allan Pearce]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|4|7|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Waitakere United]]|clubnat=New Zealand}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[Ivan Vicelich]]|age={{birth date and age|1976|9|3|df=y}}|caps=63|goals=7|club=[[RKC Waalwijk]]|clubnat=Netherlands}}
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{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=[[Daniel Ellensohn]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|8|9|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Western Suburbs]]|clubnat=New Zealand}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Chris Killen]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|10|8|df=y}}|caps=27|goals=15|club=[[Celtic F.C.]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Shane Smeltz]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|9|29|df=y}}|caps=19|goals=7|club=[[Wellington Phoenix]]|clubnat=New Zealand}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Jarrod Smith]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|6|20|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Toronto FC]]|clubnat=Canada}}
{{nat fs g end}}
''Caps and goals accurate as of [[24 June]] [[2008]].''
==Notable players==
{|
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*[[Phil Abraham]]
*[[Ken Armstrong]]
*[[Leo Bertos]]
*[[Christian Bouckenooghe]]
*[[Jeremy Brockie]]
*[[Tim Brown (footballer)|Tim Brown]]
*[[Vaughan Coveny]]
*[[Raf de Gregorio]]
*[[Simon Elliott]]
*[[Ceri Evans]]
*[[Adrian Elrick]]
|
*[[Danny Hay]]
*[[Noah Hickey]]
*[[Bill Hume]]
*[[Chris Jackson (soccer)|Chris Jackson]]
*[[Chris James (footballer)|Chris James]]
*[[Chris Killen]]
*[[Tony Lochhead]]
*[[Glen Moss]]
*[[David Mulligan]]
*[[Ryan Nelsen]]
*[[Steven Old]]
|
*[[Duncan Oughton]]
*[[Mark Paston]]
*[[Wynton Rufer]]
*[[Steve Sumner]]
*[[Brian Turner (footballer)|Brian Turner]]
*[[Ivan Vicelich]]
*[[Colin Walker (footballer born 1958)|Colin Walker]]
*[[Billy Walsh (Irish footballer)|Billy Walsh]]
*[[Steve Wooddin]]
*[[Chris Zoricich]]
|}
==Notes and references==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/ NZ Football]
*[http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=nzl/index.html FIFA page on New Zealand]
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{{succession box
| before = Inaugural Champions
| title = [[OFC Nations Cup|Oceanian Champions]]
| years = [[1973 OFC Nations Cup|1973]] (First title)
| after = [[1980 OFC Nations Cup|1980]] {{fb-rt|Australia}}
}}
{{succession box
| before = [[1996 OFC Nations Cup|1996]] {{fb-rt|Australia}}
| title = [[OFC Nations Cup|Oceanian Champions]]
| years = [[1998 OFC Nations Cup|1998]] (Second title)
| after = [[2000 OFC Nations Cup|2000]] {{fb-rt|Australia}}
}}
{{succession box
| before = [[2000 OFC Nations Cup|2000]] {{fb-rt|Australia}}
| title = [[OFC Nations Cup|Oceanian Champions]]
| years = [[2002 OFC Nations Cup|2002]] (Third title)
| after = [[2004 OFC Nations Cup|2004]] {{fb-rt|Australia}}
}}
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