News about New Zealand's national men's football team
It’s difficult to imagine in this modern era of professional rugby and with today’s football internationals playing all over the world … But there was a time when New Zealand’s biggest rugby and football stars could share the pitch, have … Read More
Six matches stand in the way of the All Whites as they try to become the third team to represent New Zealand at a FIFA World Cup finals. They need to win a qualifying tournament so they can represent the … Read More
The All Whites’ latest international win – a 2-0 victory against The Gambia – has provided supporters with plenty of reasons to feel positive about the national side’s progress. Here’s five good reasons to be happy: Reason 1: The winning … Read More
All Whites fans have at least two ways to watch their national side shoot for three full international wins in a row when they play The Gambia on Wednesday November 17 (NZT). Live broadcast (subscription required) Sky Sports subscribers can … Read More
Striker Chris Wood gets another chance to close in on the mantle of New Zealand’s most prolific goalscorer when the All Whites play two games in Dubai during the November international window. NZ Football have confirmed two matches for the … Read More
World governing body FIFA have revealed the key dates that will set up the pathway required for New Zealand to reach next year’s World Cup finals in Qatar. Providing the All Whites qualify as the Oceania Confederation champions, they will … Read More
The All Whites’ next opponents, The Gambia, are targeting international friendlies to continue their rise in FIFA’s world rankings. By winning four of their last six matches since March, the African nation have moved from 172nd to 148th in FIFA’s … Read More
All Whites coach Danny Hay hopes to secure two more matches for his side in November’s international window so the players can build on their two wins in Bahrain. The November friendlies would help prepare the All Whites for the … Read More
Pundits and commentators have reacted well to the All Whites’ 2-1 win against Curaçao, the national team’s first international in almost 700 days. New Zealand took control of the game at Arad’s Al Muharraq Stadium in Bahrain with first-half goals from Bill … Read More
All Whites striker Chris Wood has named his fantasy 5-a-side team — the line-up he would choose to take on all-comers. Of course, he’s named himself up front but he says putting goals away would be easy with four great … Read More
Former All Whites captain Ryan Nelsen is among a group of top footballers and coaches helping FIFA plan for the global future of men’s football. Nelsen (43) has joined FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger for a two-day … Read More
If you want some football fun, here’s a teaser to test the knowledge of anyone with a passion for the All Whites AND the English Premier League. Your challenge? Select an all-time New Zealand XI using players who have played … Read More
Here’s how we put together a Fantasy All Whites – 11 players who represented New Zealand, all of whom played for clubs taking part in the 2021-22 English Premier League. We did it almost without duplicating the clubs – we … Read More
Thirty years ago this week, a star-studded England squad toured New Zealand to help Kiwis celebrate a century of football in Aotearoa. The centenary celebrations included a double-header of internationals between the All Whites and England. On June 3, 1991, … Read More
All White Chris Wood continues to praise as his hot streak of goalscoring form continued with his 50th goal for Burnley. Wood’s latest goal was a spectacular strike from the edge of the box against Fulham, a goal that confirmed … Read More
All Whites coach Danny Hay gave Friends of Football members and their guests an entertaining and informative evening at a function held at Auckland’s Western Springs clubrooms. It’s the second time the national coach has been the guest of Friends … Read More
All Whites striker Chris Wood has become the first New Zealander to score a hat-trick in the English Premier League. The 29-year-old striker scored three first-half goals for Burnley in their 4-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers in their game on … Read More
Former All Whites and Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert has celebrated his 60th birthday in style – driving a harness racing filly around a racetrack at full tilt. Herbert reached his milestone birthday on Saturday April 10, the same day … Read More