New Zealand

Group G · currently 2nd

At the 2026 World Cup, New Zealand has a 39% chance to advance from Group G and a 0.0% chance to win the title, per a 10,000-run simulation.

Group G table

Top two advance directly; third place enters the best-thirds race for 8 spots. Advance chance from 10,000 Monte Carlo sims.

Head coach: Darren Bazeley (England)Avg age: 27.8Avg height: 183 cmTotal caps: 832

#	Player	Club	Age	Caps
1	CROCOMBE Max	Millwall FC (ENG)	32	24
12	PAULSEN Alex	Lechia Gdańsk (POL)	23	8
22	WOUD Michael	Auckland FC (NZL)	27	7

#	Player

10,000 Monte Carlo simulations (public forecasting data + Elo), refreshed hourly

#	Player	Club	Age	Caps	Goals
6	BELL Joe	Viking Stavanger (NOR)	27	32	1
8	STAMENIC Marko	Swansea City AFC (WAL)	24	40	3
10	SINGH Sarpreet	Wellington Phoenix FC (NZL)	27	28	3
11	JUST Elijah	Motherwell FC (SCO)	26	44	9
14	RUFER Alex	Wellington Phoenix FC (NZL)	29	26	0
19	OLD Ben	AS Saint-Etienne (FRA)	23	24	2
20	McCOWATT Callum	Silkeborg IF (DEN)	27	33	5
23	THOMAS Ryan	PEC Zwolle (NED)	31	25	3
25	BAYLISS Lachlan	Newcastle United Jets FC (AUS)	23	4	0

#	Player	Club	Age	Caps	Goals
7	ROGERSON Logan	Auckland FC (NZL)	28	18	2
9	WOOD Chris	Nottingham Forest FC (ENG)	34	90	45
17	BARBAROUSES Kosta	WS Wanderers FC (AUS)	36	76	10
18	WAINE Ben	Port Vale FC (ENG)	25	31	9
21	RANDALL Jesse	Auckland FC (NZL)	23	11	2