New Zealand
New Zealand reach their third tournament and first since 2010, when the All Whites famously drew all three group games and exited unbeaten — still the only team in tournament history to do so. Darren Bazeley, the English coach who took over in 2023, leads a squad balanced between European-based veterans and emerging A-League talent. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) provides the focal point in attack; Marko Stamenić (Olympiacos) and Liberato Cacace (Empoli) offer Premier League and Serie A pedigree. The squad lacks elite depth, but Oceania has its expanded place and the All Whites grasped it. Group G with Belgium, Egypt and Iran is the toughest possible draw — every match is essentially a free hit, with even a single point a meaningful achievement.
Upcoming matches
Group G standings
| # | Teams | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |