🇳🇿 New Zealand — World Cup trajectory

Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament, then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.

World Cup record

Tournaments
2
2002–2026
Best finish
Group
2010
Record
0–4–2
6 matches (W–D–L)
Goals
6–12
for–against
YearStagePWDLGFGAPtsSquad valueOutlastOver/under
2010Group 3030223€13M0.0-0.04
2026Group 30124101€34M0.0

2010 squad — Group

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Mark PastonGK 33 Wellington Phoenix 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
2 Ben SigmundDF 29 Wellington Phoenix 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
3 Tony LochheadDF 28 Wellington Phoenix 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
4 Winston ReidDF 21 Midtjylland 00 0 0 00 €1.2M
5 Ivan VicelichDF 33 Auckland City 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
6 Ryan NelsenDF 32 Blackburn Rovers 1435 3 12,444 00 €3.5M
7 Simon ElliottMF 36 Unattached 120 0 1,001 00 €0.2M
8 Tim BrownMF 29 Wellington Phoenix 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
9 Shane SmeltzFW 28 Gold Coast United 00 0 0 00 €0.8M
10 Chris KillenFW 28 Middlesbrough 00 0 0 50 €1.0M
11 Leo BertosMF 28 Wellington Phoenix 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
12 Glen MossGK 27 Melbourne Victory 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
13 Andy BarronMF 29 Team Wellington 00 0 0 00 €0.1M
14 Rory FallonFW 28 Plymouth Argyle 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
15 Michael McGlincheyMF 23 Motherwell [ 8 ] 00 0 0 00 €0.4M
16 Aaron ClaphamMF 23 Canterbury United 00 0 0 00 €0.1M
17 Dave MulliganMF 28 Wellington Phoenix 00 0 0 00 €0.1M
18 Andrew BoyensDF 26 New York Red Bulls 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
19 Tommy SmithDF 20 Ipswich Town 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
20 Chris WoodFW 18 West Bromwich Albion 20 0 16 00 €0.6M
21 Jeremy ChristieMF 27 FC Tampa Bay 00 0 0 00 €0.2M
22 Jeremy BrockieMF 22 Newcastle Jets 00 0 0 00 €0.1M
23 James BannatyneGK 34 Team Wellington 00 0 0 00 €0.1M
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship1769,681
Eredivisie14810,729
Scottish Premiership602,593
A-League36829,498
MLS34929,060
Danish Superliga836,410
All competitions (46)
CompetitionAppsMin
A-League36829,498
MLS34929,060
GB325318,089
Championship1769,681
ENSD1659,986
NZL116313,857
Premier League15713,461
Eredivisie14810,729
GB4845,677
Danish Superliga836,410
EFD2614,139
Scottish Premiership602,593
CGB453,050
CNAT452,683
FA Cup392,730
POUS342,767
OCL262,335
NZLP191,706
AUSF151,370
UI12913
USFD11723
GBFL10808
SC29626
UEQ8686
CCL6600
TDV6540
UEFA Champions League5137
MLSP5435
SCP5322
UD2L5450
WLC15435
DKP4389
KLUB4308
UEFA Cup4238
UEFA Europa League330
NLP3275
POG33269
NL2294
SFA2120
AFCL190
CLQ129
GBRN190
PONL14
RO1190
SC311
SSC164
Squad traits
Mean height
185 cm
22/23 measured
Defender height
189 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
17%
prospect share
Goal dependency
100%
Ryan Nelsen of squad league goals
Value dependency
26%
Ryan Nelsen of squad value
Precocity
16′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Chris Wood (16′).

2026 squad — Group

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Max CrocombeGK 32 Millwall 00 0 0 00 €1.0M
2 Tim PayneDF 32 Wellington Phoenix 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
3 Francis de VriesDF 31 Auckland FC 00 0 0 00 €0.6M
4 Tyler BindonDF 21 Sheffield United 00 0 0 00 €3.5M
5 Michael BoxallDF 37 Minnesota United FC 00 0 0 00 €0.1M
6 Joe BellMF 27 Viking 00 0 0 00 €3.5M
7 Logan RogersonFW 28 Auckland FC 00 0 0 00 €0.4M
8 Marko StamenićMF 24 Swansea City 00 0 0 71 €3.0M
9 Chris Wood 2ndFW 34 Nottingham Forest 27892 11 18,774 00 €5.0M
10 Sarpreet SinghMF 27 Wellington Phoenix 20 0 72 00 €0.5M
11 Elijah JustMF 26 Motherwell 00 0 0 00 €2.5M
12 Alex PaulsenGK 23 Lechia Gdańsk 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
13 Liberato CacaceDF 25 Wrexham 862 5 5,186 00 €2.5M
14 Alex RuferMF 29 Wellington Phoenix 00 0 0 00 €0.6M
15 Nando PijnakerDF 27 Auckland FC 00 0 0 00 €0.4M
16 Finn SurmanDF 22 Portland Timbers 00 0 0 00 €1.8M
17 Kosta BarbarousesFW 36 Western Sydney Wanderers 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
18 Ben WaineFW 24 Port Vale 00 0 0 00 €0.4M
19 Ben OldMF 23 Saint-Étienne 130 0 523 00 €1.8M
20 Callum McCowattMF 27 Silkeborg 00 0 0 00 €2.5M
21 Jesse RandallFW 23 Auckland FC 00 0 0 00 €0.9M
22 Michael WoudGK 27 Auckland FC 00 0 0 00 €0.4M
23 Ryan ThomasMF 31 PEC Zwolle 00 0 0 00 €0.7M
24 Callan ElliotDF 26 Auckland FC 00 0 0 00 €0.5M
25 Lachlan BaylissMF 23 Newcastle Jets 00 0 0 00 €0.6M
26 Tommy Smith 2ndDF 36 Braintree Town 00 0 0 00 €0.1M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Chris Wood
peak €18M (2018-05) → €5M at kickoff · −72%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship59943,920
Eredivisie21214,940
Scottish Premiership302,294
Belgian Pro League503,907
A-League1485105,543
MLS37332,810
Danish Superliga1065,635
All competitions (134)
CompetitionAppsMin
A-League1485105,543
Championship59943,920
NZL153541,323
MLS37332,810
Premier League27818,774
GB327419,909
Eredivisie21214,940
GB415313,315
DK21328,434
Eliteserien13010,472
Danish Superliga1065,635
CNAT938,057
FFAC877,165
Serie A865,186
AUSF856,467
IR1776,453
NCL1715,928
NL2685,589
2. Bundesliga653,842
CGB563,915
FA Cup563,861
SE3S564,957
SFA1534,715
FI1523,637
Belgian Pro League503,907
USL463,402
DK2P452,933
L3402,827
AFCL373,048
SER1372,282
NNL1332,774
NLN6312,788
DKAR302,083
DKP301,545
Ligue 2301,879
NZNL302,334
Scottish Premiership302,294
GB21292,222
SE2282,110
DKMR271,605
Ekstraklasa242,160
GBFL231,997
NLP221,550
A2SW211,848
UEFA Europa League21786
Super League Greece21941
MLSP211,917
DKDL201,476
GB18201,800
A2191,114
PO2191,055
POUS181,567
ECLQ171,297
DK2R151,188
NLBE141,241
NZLP141,189
ELQ13787
Ligue 113523
RU213544
OCL12796
Allsvenskan11914
SE3N11990
GBQ110659
NOPO10854
DK3O9206
GRP9483
FIL8574
USMX8574
CH187366
CIT7553
UEFA Champions League7570
DKRE7488
F1CC7588
NEDC7674
NLBV7630
OBLG7498
ARM16195
DK3V6387
GBR6445
JEMP6572
SCP6410
TELK6600
USSP6540
F1CL5436
KLUB5480
NCD15475
SCPM5409
SERP5434
SR1C5290
18GB4315
DFB4251
FIS4276
IRPO4390
POCC4304
CLQ316
FAYC3168
FI2381
MLSR3270
NLC3159
POCO3360
POGR3157
POPU3300
SEC3185
ACLQ2126
C2272
CAFC2180
CAN2180
CCL2180
F1CE2180
FRC2180
JAPC2180
Bundesliga272
NZP12210
PONL2163
SFA2102
SFAL2210
AFCC130
ARPO159
C3HF190
CCB190
DKPL190
DKRQ190
FRR1190
JAP2190
NLBA138
NLSC162
NNLP190
NZPO190
OFCP190
P232190
PON2190
POPO128
PT23190
RLN4163
Squad traits
Mean height
183 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
185 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
15%
prospect share
Goal dependency
98%
Chris Wood of squad league goals
Value dependency
15%
Chris Wood of squad value
Precocity
24′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Chris Wood (24′), Sarpreet Singh (8′).