New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup The New Zealand national football team has participated in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns between 1970 and 2014, qualifying for two ; the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Contents 1 World Cup competition record 1.1 1982 FIFA World Cup 1.1. 1 Matches 1.2 2010 FIFA World Cup 1.2. 1 Matches 2 Statistics 2.1 Goal scorers 2.2 Discipline 3 Qualification history 3.1 1970 FIFA World Cup 3.2 1974 FIFA World Cup 3.3 1978 FIFA World Cup 3.4 1982 FIFA World Cup 3.5 1986 FIFA World Cup 3.6 1990 FIFA World Cup 3.7 1994 FIFA World Cup 3.8 1998 FIFA World Cup 3.9 2002 FIFA World Cup 3.10 2006 FIFA World Cup 3.11 2010 FIFA World Cup 3.12 2014 FIFA World Cup 3.13 2018 FIFA World Cup 4 See also 5 References 6 External links World Cup competition record FIFA World Cup record Qualification record Year Round Position Pld GF GA GD Pts Pld GF GA GD 1930 -- 1966 Did not enter Not applicable 1970 Did not qualify 0 0 0 6 -- 6 6 0 5 12 -- 7 1978 14 + 10 1982 Group Stage 23rd 0 0 12 -- 10 0 15 9 5 44 10 + 34 1986 Did not qualify 6 13 7 + 6 6 13 8 + 5 6 15 5 + 10 1998 6 0 13 6 + 7 2002 6 0 20 7 + 13 2006 5 0 17 5 + 12 Group Stage 22nd 0 0 0 8 6 15 5 + 10 2014 Did not qualify 11 8 24 13 + 11 2018 13 8 24 6 + 18 2022 To be determined To be played Total Group Stage 2 / 21 6 0 14 -- 10 94 52 18 24 217 94 + 123 1982 FIFA World Cup 1982 FIFA World Cup Squad Coach : John Adshead No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club 1GK Richard Wilson ( 1956 - 05 - 08 ) May 8, 1956 ( aged 26 ) Preston Lions 2DF Glenn Dods ( 1957 - 07 - 07 ) July 7, 1957 ( aged 24 ) Adelaide City 2DF Ricki Herbert ( 1961 - 04 - 10 ) April 10, 1961 ( aged 21 ) Mount Wellington 3MF Brian Turner ( 1949 - 07 - 31 ) July 31, 1949 ( aged 32 ) Gisborne City 5 2DF Dave Bright ( 1949 - 11 - 29 ) November 29, 1949 ( aged 32 ) Manurewa AFC 6 2DF Bobby Almond ( 1951 - 04 - 16 ) April 16, 1951 ( aged 31 ) Invercargill Thistle 7 4FW Wynton Rufer ( 1962 - 12 - 29 ) December 29, 1962 ( aged 19 ) Miramar Rangers 8 3MF Duncan Cole ( 1958 - 07 - 12 ) July 12, 1958 ( aged 23 ) North Shore United 9 4FW Steve Wooddin ( 1955 - 01 - 16 ) January 16, 1955 ( aged 27 ) South Melbourne FC 10 3MF Steve Sumner ( 1955 - 04 - 02 ) April 2, 1955 ( aged 27 ) West Adelaide SC 11 3MF Sam Malcolmson ( 1948 - 04 - 02 ) April 2, 1948 ( aged 34 ) East Coast Bays 12 3MF Keith Mackay ( 1956 - 12 - 08 ) December 8, 1956 ( aged 25 ) Gisborne City 13 3MF Kenny Cresswell ( 1958 - 06 - 04 ) June 4, 1958 ( aged 24 ) Gisborne City 14 2DF Adrian Elrick ( 1949 - 09 - 29 ) September 29, 1949 ( aged 32 ) North Shore United 15 2DF John Hill ( 1950 - 01 - 07 ) January 7, 1950 ( aged 32 ) Gisborne City 16 2DF Glen Adam ( 1959 - 05 - 22 ) May 22, 1959 ( aged 23 ) Mount Wellington 17 3MF Allan Boath ( 1958 - 02 - 14 ) February 14, 1958 ( aged 24 ) West Adelaide SC 18 3MF Peter Simonsen ( 1959 - 04 - 17 ) April 17, 1959 ( aged 23 ) Manurewa AFC 19 3MF Billy McClure ( 1958 - 01 - 04 ) January 4, 1958 ( aged 24 ) Mount Wellington 20 4FW Grant Turner ( 1958 - 10 - 07 ) October 7, 1958 ( aged 23 ) Gisborne City 21 1GK Barry Pickering ( 1956 - 12 - 12 ) December 12, 1956 ( aged 25 ) Miramar Rangers 22 1GK Frank van Hattum ( 1958 - 11 - 17 ) November 17, 1958 ( aged 23 ) Manurewa AFC Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Brazil 0 0 10 + 8 6 Soviet Union 6 + 2 Scotland 8 8 0 New Zealand 0 0 12 - 10 0 Matches Scotland v New Zealand 15 June 1982 Scotland 5 -- 2 New Zealand show Málaga, Spain 21 : 15 CEST Scotland Starting XI 01 Alan Rough 02 Danny McGrain 03 Frank Gray 04 Graeme Souness 05 Alan Hansen 07 Gordon Strachan 84 ' 08 Kenny Dalglish 09 Alan Brazil 53 ' 10 John Wark 11 John Robertson 17 Allan Evans Substitutes : 18 Steve Archibald 53 ' 14 David Narey 84 ' Manager : Jock Stein Referee David Socha Assistant Referees : Thomson Chan Yousef El - Ghoul K. Dalglish 18 ' J. Wark 30 ', 33 ' J. Robertson 73 ' S. Archibald 79 ' ( 3 -- 0 ) Report 54 ' S. Sumner 65 ' S. Wooddin Stadium : Estadio La Rosaleda Attendance : 36,000 New Zealand Starting XI 22 GK Frank van Hattum 06 DF Bobby Almond 67 ' 07 FW Wynton Rufer 09 FW Steve Wooddin 10 MF Steve Sumner 11 MF Sam Malcolmson 78 ' 12 MF Keith MacKay 13 MF Kenny Cresswell 14 DF Adrian Elrick 15 DF John Hill 17 MF Allan Boath Substitutes : 03 DF Ricki Herbert 67 ' 08 MF Duncan Cole 78 ' Manager : John Adshead Soviet Union v New Zealand 19 June 1982 Soviet Union 3 -- 0 New Zealand show Málaga, Spain 21 : 00 CEST Soviet Union Starting XI 01 GK Rinat Dasayev 02 DF Tengiz Sulakvelidze 03 DF Aleksandr Chivadze 05 DF Sergei Baltacha 06 DF Anatoliy Demyanenko 07 FW Ramaz Shengelia 08 MF Volodymyr Bessonov 09 MF Yuri Gavrilov 67 ' 11 FW Oleg Blokhin 12 MF Andriy Bal 13 MF Vitaly Daraselia 45 ' Substitutes : 10 MF Khoren Hovhannisyan 45 ' 16 FW Sergey Rodionov 67 ' Manager : Konstantin Beskov Referee Yousef El - Ghoul Assistant Referees : Emilio Soriano Aladren Clive White Y. Gavrilov 24 ' O. Blokhin 48 ' S. Baltacha 68 ' ( 1 -- 0 ) Report Stadium : Estadio La Rosaleda Attendance : 19,000 New Zealand Starting XI 22 GK Frank van Hattum 02 DF Glenn Dods 03 DF Ricki Herbert 07 FW Wynton Rufer 08 MF Duncan Cole 09 FW Steve Wooddin 10 MF Steve Sumner 12 MF Keith MacKay 13 MF Kenny Cresswell 14 DF Adrian Elrick 17 MF Allan Boath Manager : John Adshead Brazil v New Zealand 23 June 1982 Brazil 4 -- 0 New Zealand show Seville, Spain 21 : 15 CEST Brazil Starting XI 01 GK Valdir Peres 02 DF José Leandro Ferreira 03 DF José Oscar Bernardi 75 ' 04 DF Luiz Carlos Ferreira 05 MF Toninho Cerezo 06 DF Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior 08 MF Sócrates 09 FW Serginho Chulapa 75 ' 10 MF Zico 11 MF Éder Aleixo de Assis 15 MF Falcão Substitutes : 07 MF Paulo Isidoro 75 ' 16 DF Edino Nazareth Filho 75 ' Manager : Telê Santana Referee Damir Matovinović Assistant Referees : Abraham Klein Charles Corver Zico 28 ', 31 ' Falcão 64 ' Serginho 70 ' ( 2 -- 0 ) Report Stadium : Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance : 43,000 New Zealand Starting XI 22 GK Frank van Hattum 02 DF Glenn Dods 03 DF Ricki Herbert 07 FW Wynton Rufer 77 ' 08 MF Duncan Cole 09 FW Steve Wooddin 10 MF Steve Sumner 12 MF Keith MacKay 13 MF Kenny Cresswell 77 ' 14 DF Adrian Elrick 17 MF Allan Boath Substitutes : 04 DF Brian Turner 77 ' 08 MF Duncan Cole 77 ' Manager : John Adshead 2010 FIFA World Cup 2010 FIFA World Cup Squad Coach : Ricki Herbert No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club 1GK Mark Paston ( 1976 - 12 - 13 ) 13 December 1976 ( aged 33 ) 23 Wellington Phoenix 2DF Ben Sigmund ( 1981 - 02 - 03 ) 3 February 1981 ( aged 29 ) 14 Wellington Phoenix 2DF Tony Lochhead ( 1982 - 01 - 12 ) 12 January 1982 ( aged 28 ) 30 Wellington Phoenix 2DF Winston Reid ( 1988 - 07 - 03 ) 3 July 1988 ( aged 21 ) Midtjylland 5 2DF Ivan Vicelich ( 1976 - 09 - 03 ) 3 September 1976 ( aged 33 ) 66 Auckland City 6 2DF Ryan Nelsen ( c ) ( 1977 - 10 - 18 ) 18 October 1977 ( aged 32 ) 41 Blackburn Rovers 7 3MF Simon Elliott ( 1974 - 06 - 10 ) 10 June 1974 ( aged 36 ) 63 Unattached 8 3MF Tim Brown ( 1981 - 03 - 06 ) 6 March 1981 ( aged 29 ) 25 Wellington Phoenix 9 4FW Shane Smeltz ( 1981 - 09 - 29 ) 29 September 1981 ( aged 28 ) 30 Gold Coast United 10 4FW Chris Killen ( 1981 - 10 - 08 ) 8 October 1981 ( aged 28 ) 31 Middlesbrough 11 3MF Leo Bertos ( 1981 - 12 - 20 ) 20 December 1981 ( aged 28 ) 34 Wellington Phoenix 12 1GK Glen Moss ( 1983 - 01 - 19 ) 19 January 1983 ( aged 27 ) 15 Melbourne Victory 13 3MF Andy Barron ( 1980 - 12 - 24 ) 24 December 1980 ( aged 29 ) 11 Team Wellington 14 4FW Rory Fallon ( 1982 - 03 - 20 ) 20 March 1982 ( aged 28 ) 7 Plymouth Argyle 15 3MF Michael McGlinchey ( 1987 - 01 - 07 ) 7 January 1987 ( aged 23 ) 5 Motherwell 16 3MF Aaron Clapham ( 1987 - 01 - 01 ) 1 January 1987 ( aged 23 ) 0 Canterbury United 17 3MF David Mulligan ( 1982 - 03 - 24 ) 24 March 1982 ( aged 28 ) 25 Unattached 18 2DF Andrew Boyens ( 1983 - 09 - 18 ) 18 September 1983 ( aged 26 ) 15 New York Red Bulls 19 2DF Tommy Smith ( 1990 - 03 - 31 ) 31 March 1990 ( aged 20 ) Ipswich Town 20 4FW Chris Wood ( 1991 - 12 - 07 ) 7 December 1991 ( aged 18 ) 9 West Bromwich Albion 21 3MF Jeremy Christie ( 1983 - 05 - 22 ) 22 May 1983 ( aged 27 ) 22 Tampa Bay 22 3MF Jeremy Brockie ( 1987 - 10 - 07 ) 7 October 1987 ( aged 22 ) 18 Newcastle Jets 23 1GK James Bannatyne ( 1975 - 06 - 30 ) 30 June 1975 ( aged 34 ) Team Wellington Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Paraguay 0 + 2 5 Slovakia 5 − 1 New Zealand 0 0 0 Italy 0 5 − 1 Matches New Zealand v Slovakia 15 June 2010 New Zealand 1 -- 1 Slovakia show Rustenburg, South Africa 13 : 30 SAST New Zealand Starting XI GK 01 Mark Paston LM 03 Tony Lochhead 42 ' RB 04 Winston Reid 90 + 3 ' CB 05 Ivan Vicelich 78 ' CB 06 Ryan Nelsen ( c ) CM 07 Simon Elliott CF 09 Shane Smeltz LW 10 Chris Killen 72 ' RM 11 Leo Bertos RW 14 Rory Fallon LB 19 Tommy Smith Substitutes : FW 20 Chris Wood 72 ' MF 21 Jeremy Christie 78 ' Manager : Ricki Herbert Referee Jerome Damon Assistant Referees : Celestin Ntagungira Enock Molefe Fourth Official : Ravshan Irmatov Fifth Official : Rafael Ilyasov T. Lochhead 42 ' W. Reid 90 + 3 ' 90 + 3 ' New Zealand ( 0 -- 0 ) Report Man of the Match : Róbert Vittek 50 ' R. Vittek 55 ' Z. Štrba Slovakia Stadium : Royal Bafokeng Stadium Attendance : 23,871 Slovakia Starting XI GK 01 Ján Mucha CB 03 Martin Škrtel LB 04 Marek Čech RB 05 Radoslav Zabavník DM 06 Zdeno Štrba 55 ' RM 07 Vladimír Weiss 90 + 1 ' CM 09 Stanislav Šesták 81 ' CF 11 Róbert Vittek 84 ' CB 16 Ján Ďurica LM 17 Marek Hamšík ( c ) CF 18 Erik Jendrišek Substitutes : FW 13 Filip Hološko 81 ' MF 15 Miroslav Stoch 84 ' MF 19 Juraj Kucka 90 + 1 ' Manager : Vladimír Weiss Italy v New Zealand 20 June 2010 Italy 1 -- 1 New Zealand show Nelspruit, South Africa 16 : 00 SAST Italy Starting XI GK 12 Federico Marchetti LB 03 Domenico Criscito CB 04 Giorgio Chiellini CB 05 Fabio Cannavaro ( c ) DM 06 Daniele De Rossi RW 07 Simone Pepe 46 ' LW 09 Vincenzo Iaquinta CF 11 Alberto Gilardino 46 ' CM 15 Claudio Marchisio 61 ' RB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta DM 22 Riccardo Montolivo Substitutes : FW 10 Antonio Di Natale 46 ' MF 16 Mauro Camoranesi 46 ' FW 20 Giampaolo Pazzini 61 ' Manager : Marcello Lippi Referee Carlos Batres Assistant Referees : Leonel Leal Carlos Pastrana Fourth Official : Koman Coulibaly Fifth Official : Redouane Achik V. Iaquinta 29 ' ( pen. ) Italy ( 1 -- 1 ) Report Man of the Match : Daniele De Rossi 7 ' S. Smeltz 14 ' R. Fallon 28 ' T. Smith 87 ' R. Nelsen New Zealand Stadium : Mbombela Stadium Attendance : 38,229 New Zealand Starting XI GK 01 Mark Paston LM 03 Tony Lochhead RB 04 Winston Reid CB 05 Ivan Vicelich 81 ' CB 06 Ryan Nelsen ( c ) 87 ' CM 07 Simon Elliott CF 09 Shane Smeltz LW 10 Chris Killen 90 + 3 ' RM 11 Leo Bertos RW 14 Rory Fallon 14 ' 63 ' LB 19 Tommy Smith 28 ' Substitutes : MF 13 Andrew Barron 90 + 3 ' FW 20 Chris Wood 63 ' MF 21 Jeremy Christie 81 ' Manager : Ricki Herbert Paraguay v New Zealand 24 June 2010 Paraguay 0 -- 0 New Zealand show Polokwane, South Africa 16 : 00 SAST Paraguay Starting XI GK 01 Justo Villar RB 04 Denis Caniza ( c ) CB 05 Julio Cáceres CB 14 Paulo da Silva LB 03 Claudio Morel DM 15 Víctor Cáceres 10 ' CM 16 Cristian Riveros CM 13 Enrique Vera SS 09 Roque Santa Cruz 41 ' SS 18 Nelson Haedo Valdez 67 ' CF 07 Óscar Cardozo 66 ' Substitutes : FW 10 Édgar Benítez 67 ' FW 19 Lucas Barrios 66 ' Manager : Gerardo Martino Referee Yuichi Nishimura Assistant Referees : Toru Sagara Jeong Hae - Sang Fourth Official : Koman Coulibaly Fifth Official : Inacio Manuel Candido V. Cáceres 10 ' R. Santa Cruz 41 ' Paraguay ( 0 -- 0 ) Report Man of the Match : Roque Santa Cruz 56 ' R. Nelsen New Zealand Stadium : Peter Mokaba Stadium Attendance : 34,850 New Zealand Starting XI GK 01 Mark Paston LM 03 Tony Lochhead RB 04 Winston Reid DM 05 Ivan Vicelich CB 06 Ryan Nelsen ( c ) 56 ' DM 07 Simon Elliott SS 09 Shane Smeltz SS 10 Chris Killen 79 ' RW 11 Leo Bertos CF 14 Rory Fallon 69 ' LB 19 Tommy Smith Substitutes : FW 20 Chris Wood 69 ' MF 22 Jeremy Brockie 79 ' Manager : Ricki Herbert Statistics Goal scorers Date Player Opposition World Cup 15 June 1982 Steve Sumner Scotland 1982 15 June 1982 Steve Wooddin Scotland 1982 15 June 2010 Winston Reid Slovakia 20 June 2010 Shane Smeltz Italy Discipline Date Player Opposition World Cup 15 June 2010 Tony Lochhead Slovakia 15 June 2010 Winston Reid Slovakia 20 June 2010 Rory Fallon Italy 20 June 2010 Tommy Smith Italy 20 June 2010 Ryan Nelsen Italy 24 June 2010 Ryan Nelsen Paraguay Qualification History 1970 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Seven teams were involved in the AFC / OFC qualification process ; Australia, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, North Korea, South Korea and Rhodesia, however, North Korea withdrew before any matches were played as they refused to play Israel. Due to North Korea 's withdrawal, New Zealand, along with Israel and Rhodesia, received byes and advanced directly to the second round. The remaining three teams played against each other twice in South Korea, with the group winner advancing to the Second Round. In round 2, the remaining four teams were divided into two groups of two teams, each playing the other twice. New Zealand was grouped with Israel, and lost 4 - 0 and 2 - 0 respectively. Israel progressed to the final round and qualified for the 1970 FIFA World Cup after defeating Australia in the final round. Matches Israel v New Zealand 28 September 1969 Israel 4 -- 0 New Zealand show Tel Aviv, Israel ( 0 -- 0 ) Israel v New Zealand 1 October 1969 Israel 2 -- 0 New Zealand show Tel Aviv, Israel ( 2 -- 0 ) 1974 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification The AFC and OFC regions were divided into two zones ; Zone A, consisting of seven teams from East Asia, and Zone B, consisting of eight teams from West Asia and Oceania. The eight teams of Zone B were divided into two groups of four, with each team playing the other twice. New Zealand were grouped with Australia, Indonesia, and Iraq and managed three draws and three losses, thus failing to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. After topping the group and winning the Zone B final, Australia defeated South Korea 1 - 0 to qualify for their first ever World Cup appearance. Group 2 ( Zone B) Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Australia 6 0 15 6 + 9 9 Iraq 6 11 6 + 5 8 Indonesia 6 6 13 − 7 New Zealand 6 0 5 12 − 7 Matches New Zealand v Australia 4 March 1973 New Zealand 1 -- 1 Australia show Auckland, New Zealand B. Turner ( 0 -- 0 ) Indonesia v New Zealand 11 March 1973 Indonesia 1 -- 1 New Zealand show Sydney, Australia ( 1 -- 0 ) A. Vest Iraq v New Zealand 13 March 1973 Iraq 2 -- 0 New Zealand show Sydney, Australia ( 2 -- 0 ) Australia v New Zealand 16 March 1973 Australia 3 -- 3 New Zealand show Sydney, Australia ( 3 -- 1 ) ( 2 ) D. Tindall A. Vest Indonesia v New Zealand 18 March 1973 Indonesia 1 -- 0 New Zealand show Melbourne, Australia ( 1 -- 0 ) Iraq v New Zealand 24 March 1973 Iraq 4 -- 0 New Zealand show Sydney, Australia ( 3 -- 0 ) 1978 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Qualification for the Asian and Oceanian zones consisted of 21 teams competing in two rounds. Round 1 saw the teams divided into five groups, each with its own format. New Zealand was drawn into Group 5 and played Chinese Taipei and Australia on a home - and - away basis, eventually finishing second, thus failing to qualify for round 2, and consequently, the 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 5 Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Australia 0 9 + 6 7 New Zealand 14 + 10 5 Chinese Taipei 0 0 17 − 16 0 Matches New Zealand v Chinese Taipei 19 March 1977 New Zealand 6 -- 0 Chinese Taipei show Auckland, New Zealand K. Nelson ( 3 ) C. Campbell D. Taylor K. Weymouth ( 4 -- 0 ) Chinese Taipei v New Zealand 23 March 1977 Chinese Taipei 0 -- 6 New Zealand show Auckland, New Zealand ( 0 -- 2 ) ( 3 ) S. Sumner ( 2 ) K. Nelson Own goal Australia v New Zealand 27 March 1977 Australia 3 -- 1 New Zealand show Sydney, Australia ( 0 -- 1 ) K. Nelson New Zealand v Australia 30 March 1977 New Zealand 1 -- 1 Australia show Auckland, New Zealand K. Nelson ( 1 -- 1 ) 1982 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification The 1982 FIFA World Cup campaign is considered to be one of the most memorable sporting achievements in New Zealand 's history, and helped to galvanise the country after the controversial 1981 Springbok Tour had divided the nation and left the popularity of Rugby Union at an all - time low. The New Zealand squad, made up mostly of amateurs, set several World Cup records on their road to Spain by playing the most matches to qualify ( 15 in total ), travelling further than any other team in a single qualifying campaign ( 88,000 km ), recording the largest margin of victory in a qualifying match ( 13 - 0 against Fiji ( since surpassed by Australia 's 22 - 0 rout of Tonga in 2002, and then their 31 - 0 demolition of American Samoa two days later ) ) and the longest period without conceding a goal set by goalkeeper Richard Wilson ( 921 minutes ; a record which still stands today ). The 1982 campaign was also the first time that New Zealand wore an all white strip which gave rise to their nickname `` All Whites ''. New Zealand 's previous strip featured a white shirt with black shorts, based on the English strip, and it was n't until their third match against Taiwan that the all white strip was introduced. Round 1 The 1982 World Cup was the first edition to have 24 spots available ( up from 16 ) and two spots were allocated to the Asian and Oceanian regions. A total of 21 AFC and OFC teams entered the competition, however, Iran withdrew before playing any matches. The remaining 20 teams were divided into four groups, each with their own formats. New Zealand were drawn into Group 1 along with Australia, Chinese Taipei, Fiji, and Indonesia, where each team would play the other on a home - and - away basis. The winners of each of the four groups -- New Zealand, China PR, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia -- progressed to Round 2. Team Pld GF GA GD Pts New Zealand 8 6 0 31 + 28 14 Australia 8 22 9 + 13 10 Indonesia 8 5 14 -- 9 6 Chinese Taipei 8 5 8 -- 3 5 Fiji 8 6 35 -- 29 5 Matches New Zealand v Australia 25 April 1981 New Zealand 3 -- 3 Australia show Auckland, New Zealand ( 2 -- 3 ) Stadium : Mt Smart Stadium Fiji v New Zealand 3 May 1981 Fiji 0 -- 4 New Zealand show Suva, Fiji ( 0 -- 3 ) Chinese Taipei v New Zealand 7 May 1981 Chinese Taipei 0 -- 0 New Zealand show Taipei, Taiwan ( 0 -- 0 ) Indonesia v New Zealand 11 May 1981 Indonesia 0 -- 2 New Zealand show Jakarta, Indonesia ( 0 -- 1 ) Australia v New Zealand 16 May 1981 Australia 0 -- 2 New Zealand show Sydney, Australia ( 0 -- 1 ) New Zealand v Indonesia 23 May 1981 New Zealand 5 -- 0 Indonesia show Auckland, New Zealand ( 2 -- 0 ) Stadium : Mt Smart Stadium New Zealand v Chinese Taipei 30 May 1981 New Zealand 2 -- 0 Chinese Taipei show Auckland, New Zealand ( 1 -- 0 ) Stadium : Mt Smart Stadium New Zealand v Fiji 16 August 1981 New Zealand 13 -- 0 Fiji show Auckland, New Zealand ( 7 -- 0 ) Stadium : Mt Smart Stadium Round 2 Round 2 consisted of the top team from each group in Round 1. Each team played each other on a home and away basis in Round 2, with the top two teams qualifying for the World Cup in Spain. After five matches, New Zealand found themselves in third place, three points and five goals behind China PR. For New Zealand to qualify, they had to beat Saudi Arabia by six goals to finish ahead of China PR on goal difference. Despite scoring five in the first half, New Zealand were unable to add to their tally and the match finished 5 - 0, thus putting New Zealand level on points and goal difference with China PR, and forcing a play - off. Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Kuwait 6 8 6 + 2 9 New Zealand 6 11 6 + 5 7 China PR 6 9 + 5 7 Saudi Arabia 6 0 5 16 -- 12 Matches China PR v New Zealand 24 September 1981 China PR 0 -- 0 New Zealand show Beijing, China ( 0 -- 0 ) New Zealand v China PR 3 October 1981 New Zealand 1 -- 0 China PR show Auckland, New Zealand ( 1 -- 0 ) Stadium : Mt Smart Stadium New Zealand v Kuwait 10 October 1981 New Zealand 1 -- 2 Kuwait show Auckland, New Zealand ( 1 -- 0 ) Stadium : Mt Smart Stadium New Zealand v Saudi Arabia 28 November 1981 New Zealand 2 -- 2 Saudi Arabia show Auckland, New Zealand ( 2 -- 1 ) Stadium : Mt Smart Stadium Kuwait v New Zealand 14 December 1981 Kuwait 2 -- 2 New Zealand show Kuwait City, Kuwait ( 1 -- 0 ) Saudi Arabia v New Zealand 19 December 1981 Saudi Arabia 0 -- 5 New Zealand show Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ( 0 -- 5 ) Round 2 play - off China PR v New Zealand 10 January 1982 China PR 1 -- 2 New Zealand show Singapore ( 0 -- 1 ) After defeating China PR in the play - off for the second AFC / OFC spot, New Zealand qualified for their first ever FIFA World Cup, losing all three matches to Scotland ( 5 - 2 ), The Soviet Union ( 3 - 0 ) and Brazil ( 4 - 0 ). 1986 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification New Zealand v Australia 21 September 1985 New Zealand 0 -- 0 Australia show Auckland, New Zealand ( 0 -- 0 ) New Zealand v Chinese Taipei 5 October 1985 New Zealand 5 -- 1 Chinese Taipei show Auckland, New Zealand ( 3 -- 1 ) Chinese Taipei v New Zealand 12 October 1985 Chinese Taipei 0 -- 5 New Zealand show Christchurch, New Zealand ( 0 -- 2 ) New Zealand v Israel 26 October 1985 New Zealand 3 -- 1 Israel show Auckland, New Zealand ( 2 -- 1 ) Australia v New Zealand 3 November 1985 Australia 2 -- 0 New Zealand show Sydney, Australia ( 1 -- 0 ) Israel v New Zealand 10 November 1985 Israel 3 -- 0 New Zealand show Tel Aviv, Israel ( 0 -- 0 ) 1990 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification New Zealand v Chinese Taipei 11 December 1988 New Zealand 4 -- 0 Chinese Taipei show Wellington, New Zealand ( 2 -- 0 ) New Zealand v Chinese Taipei 15 December 1988 New Zealand 4 -- 1 Chinese Taipei show Auckland, New Zealand ( 3 -- 0 ) Israel v New Zealand 5 March 1989 Israel 1 -- 0 New Zealand show Tel Aviv, Israel ( 1 -- 0 ) Australia v New Zealand 12 March 1989 Australia 4 -- 1 New Zealand show Sydney, Australia ( 2 -- 0 ) New Zealand v Australia 2 April 1989 New Zealand 2 -- 0 Australia show Auckland, New Zealand ( 1 -- 0 ) New Zealand v Israel 9 April 1989 New Zealand 2 -- 2 Israel show Auckland, New Zealand ( 2 -- 2 ) 1994 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification New Zealand v Fiji 7 June 1992 New Zealand 3 -- 0 Fiji show Auckland, New Zealand ( 2 -- 0 ) Vanuatu v New Zealand 27 June 1992 Vanuatu 1 -- 4 New Zealand show Port Vila, Vanuatu ( 1 -- 2 ) New Zealand v Vanuatu 1 July 1992 New Zealand 8 -- 0 Vanuatu show Auckland, New Zealand ( 3 -- 0 ) Fiji v New Zealand 19 September 1992 Fiji 0 -- 0 New Zealand show Nadi, Fiji ( 0 -- 0 ) New Zealand v Australia 30 May 1993 New Zealand 0 -- 1 Australia show Auckland, New Zealand ( 0 -- 0 ) Australia v New Zealand 6 June 1993 Australia 3 -- 0 New Zealand show Melbourne, Australia ( 2 -- 0 ) 1998 FIFA World Cup Main article : 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Papua New Guinea v New Zealand 31 May 1997 Papua New Guinea 1 -- 0 New Zealand show Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea ( 0 -- 0 ) Fiji v New Zealand 7 June 1997 Fiji 0 -- 1 New Zealand show Ba, Fiji ( 0 -- 0 ) New Zealand v Papua New Guinea 11 June 1997 New Zealand 7 -- 0 Papua New Guinea show Auckland, New Zealand ( 5 -- 0 ) New Zealand v Fiji 18 June 1997 New Zealand 5 -- 0 Fiji show Auckland, New Zealand ( 1 -- 0 ) New Zealand v Australia 28 June 1997 New Zealand 0 -- 3 Australia show Auckland, New Zealand ( 0 -- 2 ) Australia v New Zealand 6 July 1997 Australia 2 -- 0 New Zealand show Sydney, Australia ( 1 -- 0 ) 2002 FIFA World Cup Main article : 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification New Zealand v Tahiti 6 June 2001 New Zealand 5 -- 0 Tahiti show Auckland, New Zealand V. Coveny 41 ', 56 ', 71 ' A. Lines 53 ' J. Perry 88 ' ( 1 -- 0 ) Report Stadium : North Harbour Stadium Attendance : 2,052 Referee : Leslie Irvine New Zealand v Cook Islands 8 June 2001 New Zealand 2 -- 0 Cook Islands show Auckland, New Zealand N. Hickey 66 ', 68 ' ( 0 -- 0 ) Report Stadium : North Harbour Stadium Attendance : 500 Referee : Brett Hugo New Zealand v Solomon Islands 11 June 2001 New Zealand 5 -- 1 Solomon Islands show Auckland, New Zealand V. Coveny 27 ', 50 ' C. Jackson 32 ', 55 ' P. Urlovic 67 ' ( 2 -- 0 ) Report 85 ' B. Suri Stadium : North Harbour Stadium Attendance : 2,500 Referee : Intaz Shah New Zealand v Vanuatu 13 June 2001 New Zealand 7 -- 0 Vanuatu show Auckland, New Zealand V. Coveny 2 ', 7 ', 29 ' C. Jackson 24 ' A. Lines 27 ' M. Burton 61 ' I. Vicelich 67 ' ( 5 -- 0 ) Report Stadium : North Harbour Stadium Attendance : 1,500 Referee : Leslie Irvine New Zealand v Australia 20 June 2001 New Zealand 0 -- 2 Australia show Wellington, New Zealand ( 0 -- 1 ) Report 5 ', 80 ' B. Emerton Stadium : Westpac Stadium Attendance : 19,500 Referee : Masayoshi Okada Australia v New Zealand 24 June 2001 Australia 4 -- 1 New Zealand show Sydney, Australia D. Zdrilic 6 ', 82 ' B. Emerton 40 ' J. Aloisi 56 ' ( 2 -- 1 ) Report 44 ' ( pen. ) V. Coveny Stadium : Stadium Australia Attendance : 41,976 Referee : Jong Chul Kwon 2006 FIFA World Cup Main article : 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification Australia v New Zealand 29 May 2004 Australia 1 -- 0 New Zealand show Adelaide, Australia 2004 OFC Nations Cup J. Aloisi 14 ' M. Bresciano 40 ' ( 1 -- 0 ) Report 26 ' D. Mulligan Stadium : Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance : 12,130 Referee : Claus Bo Larsen New Zealand v Solomon Islands 31 May 2004 New Zealand 3 -- 0 Solomon Islands show Adelaide, Australia 2004 OFC Nations Cup I. Vicelich 23 ' B. Fisher 36 ' D. Mulligan 57 ' D. Oughton 81 ' A. Lines 90 ' ( 1 -- 0 ) Report 20 ' S. Waita Stadium : Marden Sports Complex Attendance : 217 Referee : Eduardo Iturralde González New Zealand v Vanuatu 2 June 2004 New Zealand 2 -- 4 Vanuatu show Adelaide, Australia 2004 OFC Nations Cup V. Coveny 61 ', 75 ' I. Vicelich 65 ' R. de Gregorio 90 + 2 ' ( 0 -- 1 ) Report 2 ' M. Poida 37 ' S. Chillia 66 ' L. Bibi 67 ' G. Gete 72 ' J. Maleb 77 ' D. Chilia 88 ' Qorig Stadium : Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance : 356 Referee : Stefano Farina New Zealand v Tahiti 4 June 2004 New Zealand 10 -- 0 Tahiti show Adelaide, Australia 2004 OFC Nations Cup V. Coveny 6 ', 38 ', 45 + 1 ' B. Fisher 16 ', 22 ', 63 ' 44 ' N. Jones 72 ' D. Oughton 74 ' R. Nelsen 82 ', 87 ' ( 5 -- 0 ) Report 60 ' F. Tagawa 82 ' A. Temataua 87 ' X. Samin Stadium : Marden Sports Complex Attendance : 200 Referee : Mark Shield Fiji v New Zealand 6 June 2004 Fiji 0 -- 2 New Zealand show Adelaide, Australia 2004 OFC Nations Cup ( 0 -- 1 ) Report 8 ' C. Bunce 56 ' V. Coveny Stadium : Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance : 300 Referee : Claus Bo Larsen 2010 FIFA World Cup Main article : 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Fiji v New Zealand 17 October 2007 Fiji 0 -- 2 New Zealand show Lautoka, Fiji 2008 OFC Nations Cup ( 0 -- 1 ) Report 37 ' I. Vicelich 86 ' S. Smeltz Stadium : Churchill Park Attendance : 6,000 Referee : Jair Marrufo Vanuatu v New Zealand 17 November 2007 Vanuatu 1 -- 2 New Zealand show Port Vila, Vanuatu 2008 OFC Nations Cup J. Naprapol 32 ' ( 1 -- 0 ) Report 52 ' S. Smeltz 90 + 3 ' D. Mulligan Stadium : Korman Stadium Attendance : 8,000 Referee : Job Minan New Zealand v Vanuatu 21 November 2007 New Zealand 4 -- 1 Vanuatu show Wellington, New Zealand 2008 OFC Nations Cup D. Mulligan 14 ', 81 ' S. Smeltz 29 ' ( pen. ), 34 ' ( 3 -- 0 ) Report 50 ' F. Sakama Stadium : Westpac Stadium Attendance : 2,500 Referee : Averii Jacques New Caledonia v New Zealand 6 September 2008 New Caledonia 1 -- 3 New Zealand show Nouméa, New Caledonia 2008 OFC Nations Cup M. Hmae 55 ' ( 0 -- 1 ) Report 16 ' B. Sigmund 65 ', 75 ' S. Smeltz Stadium : Stade Numa - Daly Magenta Attendance : 2,589 Referee : Rakesh Varman New Zealand v New Caledonia 10 September 2008 New Zealand 3 -- 0 New Caledonia show Auckland, New Zealand 2008 OFC Nations Cup S. Smeltz 49 ', 76 ' J. Christie 69 ' ( 0 -- 0 ) Report Stadium : North Harbour Stadium Attendance : 8,000 Referee : Norbert Hauat Fiji v New Zealand 19 November 2008 Fiji 2 -- 0 New Zealand show Lautoka, Fiji 2008 OFC Nations Cup R. Krishna 63 ', 90 ' ( 0 -- 0 ) Report 60 ' G. Moss Stadium : Churchill Park Attendance : 4,500 Referee : Lencie Fred Bahrain v New Zealand 10 October 2009 Bahrain 0 -- 0 New Zealand show Manama, Bahrain ( 0 -- 0 ) Report 76 ' M. Paston 90 + 1 ' R. Nelsen Stadium : Bahrain National Stadium Attendance : 37,000 Referee : Viktor Kassai New Zealand v Bahrain 14 November 2009 New Zealand 1 -- 0 Bahrain show Wellington, New Zealand B. Sigmund 3 ' R. Fallon 45 ' ( 1 -- 0 ) Report 27 ' F. Aaish 90 + 3 ' J. Okwunwanne Stadium : Westpac Stadium Attendance : 35,194 Referee : Jorge Larrionda After beating Bahrain in the playoffs, New Zealand went on to the finals. They drew three matches in their group against Slovenia ( 1 - 1 ), Italy ( 1 - 1 ) and Paraguay ( 0 - 0 ) but failed to progress. They were the only undefeated side at the 2010 World Cup finals. 2014 FIFA World Cup Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification As in previous editions, the Oceania region was delegated half a spot at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. After the qualification rounds within the Oceania Football Confederation, the winner -- New Zealand -- progresses to an inter-confederation play - off with one of three other confederations that has also been delegated a half spot. On 30 July 2011, it was determined that the OFC team would play the fourth placed CONCACAF team, and the fifth placed Asian team would play the 5th placed CONMEBOL team. Round 1 The first round consisted of just four Oceania nations in one group with the winner progressing to round 2, where they would join the seven seeded OFC teams. Round 2 The second stage of Oceania qualifying also doubled as the group stage of the 2012 OFC Nations Cup. The top two teams from each group at the Nations Cup progressed to the third round of World Cup qualifying. Team Pld GF GA GD Pts New Zealand 0 + 2 7 Solomon Islands 0 + 1 5 Fiji 0 -- 1 Papua New Guinea 0 -- 2 Group matches Fiji v New Zealand 2 June 2012 Fiji 0 -- 1 New Zealand show Honiara, Solomon Islands 2013 FIFA Confed. Cup Qualifier 2012 OFC Nations Cup 12 : 00, 2 June SBT 13 : 00, 2 June NZST Alvin Singh 48 ' O. Vakatalesau 83 ' ( 0 -- 1 ) Summary Report 8 ' T. Smith 80 ' L. Bertos 82 ' R. Fallon 83 ' I. Vicelich Stadium : Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance : 12,950 Referee : Isidore Assiene - Ambassa FIFA World Rankings : 160th 130th Papua New Guinea v New Zealand 4 June 2012 Papua New Guinea 1 -- 2 New Zealand show Honiara, Solomon Islands 2013 FIFA Confed. Cup Qualifier 2012 OFC Nations Cup 12 : 00, 4 June SBT 13 : 00, 4 June NZST K. Jack 59 ' N. Hans 88 ' ( pen. ) ( 0 -- 1 ) Summary Report 2 ' S. Smeltz 45 ', 88 ' T. Lochhead 53 ' C. Wood 76 ' A. Clapham Stadium : Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance : 4,700 Referee : Bruce George FIFA World Rankings : 193rd 130th New Zealand v Solomon Islands 6 June 2012 New Zealand 1 -- 1 Solomon Islands show Honiara, Solomon Islands 2013 FIFA Confed. Cup Qualifier 2012 OFC Nations Cup 15 : 00, 6 June SBT 16 : 00, 6 June NZST C. Wood 14 ' T. Smith 37 ' ( 1 -- 0 ) Summary Report 57 ' B. Totori 79 ' J. Nawo Stadium : Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance : 15,000 Referee : Norbert Hauata FIFA World Rankings : 130th 183rd Round 3 The third round saw the four remaining teams play each other on a home - and - away basis to decide who would progress to the inter-confederation play - off. New Zealand won all six of their matches to progress to the home - and - away play - offs to be held in November, 2013. Team Pld GF GA GD Pts New Zealand 6 6 0 0 17 + 15 18 New Caledonia 6 0 17 6 + 11 12 Tahiti 6 0 5 12 -- 10 Solomon Islands 6 0 5 5 21 -- 16 Group matches New Caledonia v New Zealand 7 September 2012 New Caledonia 0 -- 2 New Zealand show Nouméa, New Caledonia 18 : 00, 7 September NCT 19 : 00 7 September NZST I. Kabeu 44 ' D. Wacalie 90 + 1 ' ( 0 -- 2 ) Summary Report 12 ' 53 ' S. Smeltz 40 ' C. Wood 44 ' M. McGlinchey 73 ' W. Reid Stadium : Stade Numa - Daly Magenta Referee : Norbert Hauata FIFA World Rankings : 128th 95th New Zealand v Solomon Islands 11 September 2012 New Zealand 6 -- 1 Solomon Islands show Auckland, New Zealand 19 : 35, 11 September NZST 18 : 35, 11 September SBT S. Smeltz 12 ' K. Barbarouses 25 ' C. Killen 53 ' T. Lochhead 69 ' C. Wood 80 ' 85 ' M. Rojas 83 ' ( 2 -- 0 ) Summary Report 51 ' H. Fa'arodo Stadium : North Harbour Stadium Attendance : 7,931 Referee : Bertrand Billon FIFA World Rankings : 95th 153rd Tahiti v New Zealand 12 October 2012 Tahiti 0 -- 2 New Zealand show Papeete, Tahiti ( 0 -- 1 ) Summary 24 ' S. Smeltz 43 ' T. Payne 53 ' T. Lochhead 82 ' B. Sigmund Referee : Bruce George FIFA World Rankings : 127th 92nd New Zealand v Tahiti 16 October 2012 New Zealand 3 -- 0 Tahiti show Christchurch, New Zealand 19 : 35 NZDT M. McGlinchey 3 ', 90 + 4 ' B. Sigmund 84 ' C. Killen 55 ' 90 ' ( 1 -- 0 ) Summary 25 ' N. Vallar Stadium : AMI Stadium Referee : Gerald Oiaka FIFA World Rankings : 92nd 127th New Zealand v New Caledonia 22 March 2013 New Zealand 2 -- 1 New Caledonia show Dunedin, New Zealand 19 : 30 NZDT C. Killen 10 ' T. Smith 90 + 4 ' ( 1 -- 0 ) Summary Report 56 ' C. Lolohea Stadium : Forsyth Barr Stadium Referee : Strebre Delovski FIFA World Rankings : 88th 103rd Solomon Islands v New Zealand 26 March 2013 Solomon Islands 0 -- 2 New Zealand show Honiara, Solomon Islands 17 : 00 NZDT ( 0 -- 1 ) Summary 3 ', 88 ' T. Payne Stadium : Lawson Tama Stadium Referee : Averii Jacques FIFA World Rankings : 147th 88th OFC / CONCACAF play - off New Zealand played Mexico in the inter-confederation play - off in an attempt to qualify for Brazil. Despite Mexico 's poor form throughout their qualifying campaign, the Mexicans won both matches to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup with an aggregate of nine goals to New Zealand 's three. Mexico v New Zealand 13 November 2013 Mexico 5 -- 1 New Zealand show Mexico City, Mexico 13 November 14 : 30 CST 14 November 09 : 30 NZDT P. Aguilar 32 ' R. Jiménez 40 ' O. Peralta 48 ', 80 ' R. Márquez 84 ' Summary Report 85 ' C. James Stadium : Estadio Azteca Attendance : 99,832 Referee : Viktor Kassai FIFA World Rankings : 24th 79th New Zealand v Mexico 20 November 2013 New Zealand 2 -- 4 Mexico show Wellington, New Zealand 19 : 00 NZDT C. James 80 ' R. Fallon 82 ' Summary Report 14 ', 29 ', 33 ' O. Peralta 86 ' C. Peña Stadium : Westpac Stadium Attendance : 35,206 Referee : Felix Brych FIFA World Rankings : 79th 24th 2018 FIFA World Cup Second Round New Zealand joined the OFC qualification tournament at the 2016 OFC Nations Cup, which doubled as the Second Round of the qualification process. The top three teams of each of the two groups would proceed to the Third Round of qualification, while only the top two would advance in the OFC Nations Cup. New Zealand won all three group matches and eventually the tournament. Group B Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification New Zealand 0 0 9 + 8 9 Qualification to Nations Cup knockout stage and World Cup qualifying third round Solomon Islands 0 − 1 Fiji 0 6 − 2 Qualification to World Cup qualifying third round Vanuatu 0 8 − 5 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Qualification tiebreakers New Zealand v Fiji 28 May 2016 New Zealand 3 -- 1 Fiji show Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 16 : 00 AEST T. Tzimopoulos 16 ' R. Fallon 41 ' C. Wood 61 ' ( pen ) ( 2 - 1 ) Report ( FIFA ) 45 + 2 ' ( pen ) R. Krishna Stadium : Sir John Guise Stadium Attendance : 378 Referee : Norbert Hauata Vanuatu v New Zealand 31 May 2016 Vanuatu 0 -- 5 New Zealand show Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 16 : 00 AEST ( 0 - 5 ) Report ( FIFA ) 4 ', 5 ' C. Wood 10 ' M. McGlinchey 19 ' R. Fallon 45 ' K. Barbarouses Stadium : Sir John Guise Stadium Attendance : 520 Referee : Anio Amos New Zealand v Solomon Islands 4 June 2016 New Zealand 1 -- 0 Solomon Islands show Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 19 : 00 AEST L. Adams 81 ' ( 0 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) Stadium : Sir John Guise Stadium Attendance : 1,925 Referee : Norbert Hauata While the semi-finals and the final of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup were irrelevant for the World Cup qualification process, they officially count as qualification matches. New Zealand v New Caledonia 8 June 2016 New Zealand 1 -- 0 New Caledonia show Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 16 : 10 AEST C. Wood 49 ' ( 0 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) Stadium : Sir John Guise Stadium Attendance : 1,379 Referee : Kader Zitouni New Zealand v Papua New Guinea 11 June 2016 New Zealand 0 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) ( 4 -- 2 p ) Papua New Guinea show Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 16 : 00 AEST Report ( FIFA ) Stadium : Sir John Guise Stadium Attendance : 13,000 Referee : Norbert Hauata Penalties R. Fallon M. McGlinchey M. Dyer J. Brockie M. Rojas K. Upaiga T. Semmy M. Foster R. Gunemba Third Round The Third Round saw the six remaining teams drawn into two groups of three teams. New Zealand were drawn into Group A with New Caledonia and Fiji. The first - placed teams of each group, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands, would then play a two - legged final to determine a winner. Group A Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification New Zealand 0 6 0 + 6 10 Advance to OFC Final New Caledonia 5 − 1 5 Fiji 0 8 − 5 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Qualification tiebreakers New Zealand v New Caledonia 12 November 2016 New Zealand 2 -- 0 New Caledonia show Auckland, New Zealand 15 : 00 NZDT M. Rojas 42 ', 72 ' ( 1 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) Stadium : QBE Stadium Attendance : 8,131 Referee : Norbert Hauata New Caledonia v New Zealand 15 November 2016 New Caledonia 0 -- 0 New Zealand show Koné, New Caledonia 17 : 00 AEDT Report ( FIFA ) Stadium : Stade Yoshida Attendance : 2,000 Referee : George Time Fiji v New Zealand 25 March 2017 Fiji 0 -- 2 New Zealand show Lautoka, Fiji 13 : 00 NZST ( 0 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) 48 ' ( pen ) C. Wood 55 ' M. Rojas Stadium : Churchill Park Attendance : 7,000 Referee : Norbert Hauata New Zealand v Fiji 28 March 2017 New Zealand 2 -- 0 Fiji show Wellington, New Zealand 19 : 35 NZDT R. Thomas 27 ', 68 ' ( 1 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) Stadium : Westpac Stadium Attendance : 10,133 Referee : Kader Zitouni Third Round Final Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg New Zealand 8 -- 3 Solomon Islands 6 -- 1 2 -- 2 New Zealand v Solomon Islands 1 September 2017 New Zealand 6 -- 1 Solomon Islands show Auckland, New Zealand 19 : 35 NZST C. Wood 18 ', 36 ', 90 + 3 ' K. Barbarouses 39 ' R. Thomas 56 ' M. McGlinchey 81 ' ( 3 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) 53 ' ( pen. ) H. Fa'arodo Stadium : North Harbour Stadium Attendance : 10,230 Referee : Norbert Hauata Solomon Islands v New Zealand 5 September 2017 Solomon Islands 2 -- 2 New Zealand show Honiara, Solomon Islands 14 : 00 AEDT M. Lea'alafa 28 ' ( pen. ) H. Fa'arodo 78 ' ( pen. ) ( 1 - 2 ) Report ( FIFA ) 14 ' M. Bevan 21 ' ( o.g. ) H. Aengari Stadium : Lawson Tama Stadium Attendance : 10,200 Referee : Abdulrahman Al - Jassim Inter-confederation play - off Main article : 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification ( OFC -- CONMEBOL play - off ) The inter-confederation play - off saw New Zealand face Peru, who placed fifth in the CONMEBOL qualification tournament. Peru won 2 - 0 on agrregate and advanced to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg New Zealand 0 -- 2 Peru 0 -- 0 0 -- 2 New Zealand v Peru 11 November 2017 New Zealand 0 -- 0 Peru show Wellington, New Zealand 16 : 15 NZDT Report Stadium : Westpac Stadium Attendance : 37,034 Referee : Mark Geiger Peru v New Zealand 15 November 2017 Peru 2 -- 0 New Zealand show Lima, Peru 21 : 15 PET J. Farfán 27 ' C. Ramos 65 ' ( 1 - 0 ) Report Stadium : Estadio Nacional Attendance : 39,125 Referee : Clément Turpin See also New Zealand national football team New Zealand national football team results 1922 -- 69 New Zealand national football team results New Zealand at the FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand at the OFC Nations Cup References Jump up ^ `` NZF pay tribute to honoured Adshead ''. New Zealand Football. Retrieved 27 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` 15 big things about New Zealand football ''. Bleacher Report. Retrieved 27 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` The long road to Spain ''. New Zealand History Online. Retrieved 27 June 2013. 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Question: when was the last time new zealand was in the world cup
Answer: 2010