Last updated : 02/09/2023 09:12:42
Introduction
New Zealand All Whites are a Grassroots soccer team made up of 23 team members.
The team is from Wellington, New Zealand, New Zealand and play in the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers Group B.
New Zealand All Whites started using TeamStats in August 2016.
Team Details
Location
Wellington New Zealand New Zealand
League
Team Type
Men , Adult , 11 a side , Grassroots
New Zealand All Whites
The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national team of New Zealand and is controlled by the New Zealand Football Association (NZFA). The team competes in the FIFA World Cup and the OFC Nations Cup.
2018 World Cup Qualifiers
The New Zealand All Whites competed in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. They were drawn in Group B of the OFC qualifying stage, along with Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands.
- The All Whites finished top of the group, with 16 points from six matches.
- They advanced to the OFC Nations Cup playoff, where they faced Peru.
- The All Whites lost the playoff 2-0 on aggregate, and failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
The All Whites' best performance in the World Cup qualifiers was in 2010, when they reached the final round of qualifying. They lost to Mexico in the playoff round.
Sources
- New Zealand national football team (Wikipedia)
- New Zealand Football Association (NZFA)
- FIFA World Cup qualifiers - Oceania (FIFA)
The 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers were the first to be held under the new qualification format, which involved two rounds of qualifying. The first round was played in a single round-robin format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the second round.
The second round was played in a home-and-away playoff format, with the winners of each playoff advancing to the FIFA World Cup.
