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2024 OFC Nations Cup Champions

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Greatest games

New Zealand's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

D 1-1 v Italy
#1
Date
2010-06-20
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.211
D 2-2 v Iran
#2
Date
2026-06-15
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.052
D 0-0 v Paraguay
#3
Date
2010-06-24
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
0.967
L 2-5 v Scotland
#4
Date
1982-06-15
Stage
World Cup · First Group Stage
Game Score
0.897
D 1-1 v Slovakia
#5
Date
2010-06-15
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
0.888
L 0-4 v Brazil
#6
Date
1982-06-23
Stage
World Cup · First Group Stage
Game Score
0.879
L 0-3 v Soviet Union
#7
Date
1982-06-19
Stage
World Cup · First Group Stage
Game Score
0.858
L 1-5 v Belgium
#8
Date
2026-06-26
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
0.851
L 1-3 v Egypt
#9
Date
2026-06-21
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
0.719

Footprint

Tournament appearances
18
Trophies
5
Major trophies
5
Last appearance
2026
World Cup appearances
3
Continental appearances
11
Last final reached
2024
Last trophy
2024

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to New Zealand. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Cameroon
Repeated continental champions
Honors 12.75 · distance 0.04
Australia
Repeated continental champions
Honors 6.20 · distance 0.90
Côte d'Ivoire
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 8.25 · distance 1.24
Japan
Closest cohort across honors profile and longevity
Honors 6.50 · distance 1.27
Saudi Arabia
Closest cohort across honors profile and longevity
Honors 6.00 · distance 1.53

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2026WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2026
New Zealand
2024OFC
Champion
OFC Nations Cup 2024
New Zealand
2017Inter
Appearance
FIFA Confederations Cup 2017
New Zealand
2016OFC
Champion
OFC Nations Cup 2016
New Zealand
2012OFC
Semifinal
OFC Nations Cup 2012
New Zealand
2010WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2010
New Zealand
2009Inter
Appearance
FIFA Confederations Cup 2009
New Zealand
2008OFC
Final
OFC Nations Cup 2008
New Zealand
2004OFC
Appearance
OFC Nations Cup 2004
New Zealand
2003Inter
Appearance
FIFA Confederations Cup 2003
New Zealand
2002OFC
Champion
OFC Nations Cup 2002
New Zealand
2000OFC
Final
OFC Nations Cup 2000
New Zealand
1999Inter
Appearance
FIFA Confederations Cup 1999
New Zealand
1998OFC
Champion
OFC Nations Cup 1998
New Zealand
1996OFC
Semifinal
OFC Nations Cup 1996
New Zealand
1982WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 1982
New Zealand
1980OFC
Appearance
OFC Nations Cup 1980
New Zealand
1973OFC
Champion
OFC Nations Cup 1973
New Zealand

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

2016 Won
OFC Nations Cup
Papua New Guinea
Score
0-0 (PKs 4)
Venue
Sir John Guise Stadium, Papua New Guinea
2016 Won
OFC Nations Cup
Vanuatu
Score
3-0
Venue
VFF Freshwater Stadium, Vanuatu
2002 Won
Oceania Nations Cup
Australia
Score
1-0
Venue
Mt. Smart Stadium, New Zealand
2000 Lost
Oceania Nations Cup
Australia
Score
0-2
Venue
Stade Pater, Tahiti
1998 Won
Oceania Nations Cup
Australia
Score
1-0
Venue
Suncorp Stadium, Australia
1973 Won
Oceania Nations Cup
Tahiti
Score
2-0
Venue
Newmarket Park, New Zealand