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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 1.23
Japan
Closest cohort across honors profile and longevity
Honors 6.50 · distance 1.28
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).

YearNameTournamentRound reached
2026New ZealandWCFIFA World Cup 2026Group Stage
2024New ZealandOFCOFC Nations Cup 2024 Champion
2017New ZealandInterFIFA Confederations Cup 2017Appearance
2016New ZealandOFCOFC Nations Cup 2016 Champion
2012New ZealandOFCOFC Nations Cup 2012Semifinal
2010New ZealandWCFIFA World Cup 2010Appearance
2009New ZealandInterFIFA Confederations Cup 2009Appearance
2008New ZealandOFCOFC Nations Cup 2008 Final
2004New ZealandOFCOFC Nations Cup 2004Appearance
2003New ZealandInterFIFA Confederations Cup 2003Appearance
2002New ZealandOFCOFC Nations Cup 2002 Champion
2000New ZealandOFCOFC Nations Cup 2000 Final
1999New ZealandInterFIFA Confederations Cup 1999Appearance
1998New ZealandOFCOFC Nations Cup 1998 Champion
1996New ZealandOFCOFC Nations Cup 1996Semifinal
1982New ZealandWCFIFA World Cup 1982Appearance
1980New ZealandOFCOFC Nations Cup 1980Appearance
1973New ZealandOFCOFC Nations Cup 1973 Champion

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.

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016OFC Nations CupPapua New Guinea0-0 (PKs 4) Won
2016OFC Nations CupVanuatu3-0 Won
2002Oceania Nations CupAustralia1-0 Won
2000Oceania Nations CupAustralia0-2 Lost
1998Oceania Nations CupAustralia1-0 Won
1973Oceania Nations CupTahiti2-0 Won