New Zealand defender Tim Payne, who achieved viral fame after being singled out by a soccer influencer ahead of the World Cup, has confirmed he will play for Club Olimpia in Paraguay. Payne's following on Instagram rocketed from 4,

The introduction of 21-year-old defender Tyler Bindon in second half injury-time not only helped shore up the New Zealand back-line, but gave the World Cup its first ever mother-son duo. Tyler's mother,

Iran came from behind twice to record an entertaining 2-2 draw with New Zealand in Group G at the 2026 World Cup. Eli Just twice gave his side the lead, but the Iranians twice equalised, through Ramin Rezaeian's flick and Mohammad Mohebi's fine header.

"We're creating chances and no one means to drop them, but we've dropped a lot," Melie Kerr says after New Zealand's tally of missed chances rises to nine after two games

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is taking over North America this summer and there's still time to see the action in person when New Zealand and Egypt meet on June 21 at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.

New Zealand midfielder Matt Garbett has been ruled out of ​the World Cup after suffering a ‌hamstring injury in training ahead of his side's 2-2 draw with Iran in their ​Group G opener on Monday.

Meet César Ramos and the full FIFA officiating crew assigned to oversee the Iran vs. New Zealand World Cup clash.