Baraj: 0-0 si 1-0, cu Bahrain.

Anul înfiinţării federaţiei: 1891, Culori: alb, Poreclă: All Whites (albii)
Clasament FIFA: 78, Cea mai bună clasare FIFA: 47 (august 2002), Cea mai slabă clasare FIFA: 156 (septembrie 2007)
Primul meci internaţional: Noua Zeelandă – Australia 3-1 (Dunedin, Noua Zeelandă; 17 iunie 1922)
Cea mai mare
victorie: Noua Zeelandă – Fiji 13-0 (Auckland, Noua zeelandă; 16 august 1981)
Cea mai grea înfrângere: Noua Zeelandă – Australia 0-10 (Wellington, Noua Zeelandă; 11 iulie 1936)
Palmares: Cupa Mondială: 1 apariţie – primul tur: 1982
Campionatul Oceaniei: 8 apariţii – câştigătoare: (1973, 1998, 2002 şi 2008)
Cupa Confederaţiilor: 3 apariţii – primul tur: ( 1999, 2003şi 2009)
Antrenor: Ricki Herbert (Noua Zeelandă) – 49 de ani, în funcţie din 25 februarie 2005.
| Număr | Post | Nume | Data naşterii | Club |
| 1 | portar | Mark Paston | 13.12.1976 (33) | Wellington Phoenix |
| 2 | fundaş | Ben Sigmund | 03.02.1981 (29) | Wellington Phoenix |
| 3 | fundaş | Tony Lochhead | 12.01.1982 (28) | Wellington Phoenix |
| 4 | fundaş | Winston Reid | 03.07.1988 (21) | Midtjylland |
| 5 | fundaş | Ivan Vicelich | 03.09.1976 (33) | Auckland City |
| 6 | fundaş | Ryan Nelsen | 18.10.1977 (32) | Blackburn Rovers |
| 7 | mijlocaş | Simon Elliott | 10.06.1974 (36) | fără contract |
| 8 | mijlocaş | Tim Brown | 06.03.1981 (29) | Wellington Phoenix |
| 9 | atacant | Shane Smeltz | 29.09.1981 (28) | Gold Coast United |
| 10 | atacant | Chris Killen | 08.10.1981 (28) | Middlesbrough |
| 11 | mijlocaş | Leo Bertos | 20.12.1981 (28) | Wellington Phoenix |
| 12 | portar | Glen Moss | 19.01.1983 (27) | Melbourne Victory |
| 13 | mijlocaş | Andy Barron | 24.12.1980 (29) | Team Wellington |
| 14 | atacant | Rory Fallon | 20.03.1982 (28) | Plymouth Argyle |
| 15 | mijlocaş | Michael McGlinchey | 07.01.1987 (23) | Motherwell |
| 16 | mijlocaş | Aaron Clapham | 01.01.1987 (23) | Canterbury United |
| 17 | mijlocaş | David Mulligan | 24.03.1982 (28) | fără contract |
| 18 | fundaş | Andrew Boyens | 18.09.1983 (26) | New York Red Bulls |
| 19 | fundaş | Tommy Smith | 31.03.1990 (20) | Ipswich Town |
| 20 | atacant | Chris Wood | 07.12.1991 (18) | West Bromwich |
| 21 | mijlocaş | Jeremy Christie | 22.05.1983 (27) | Tampa Bay |
| 22 | mijlocaş | Jeremy Brockie | 07.10.1987 (22) | Newcastle Jets |
| 23 | portar | James Bannatyne | 30.06.1975 (34) | Team Wellington |
Vedeta echipei – Ryan Nelsen
Ryan Nelsen (32 de ani) este cel mai cunoscut jucător al naţionalei din Noua Zeelandă. După patru ani petrecuţi în campionatul american de fotbal (MLS), Nelsen a ajuns în 2005 în Premier League, la Blackburn, fiind unul dintre cei mai apreciaţi fundaşi din prima ligă engleză.

Buturuga mică…
Noua Zeelandă este cea mai excentrică apariţie a unei naţiuni la Campionatul Mondial din Africa de Sud. Obişnuiţi mai mult cu rugby-ul, suporterii neo zeelandezi speră într-o minune. Calificată în premieră la un turneu final, Noua Zeelandă are o grupă grea, cu Italia, Paraguay şi Slovenia, iar o eventuală calificare din prima faza a competiţiei ar fi o performanţă remarcabilă.
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