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New Zealand Aotearoa

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General Information for New Zealand

New Zealand Football
Founded
1891
FIFA entry
1948
Average height in 1989
1.8m
Average age in 1989
24.9
Confederation
OFC
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Jersey in 1989
Jersey in 1989

Coaches in 1989

Adshead, John (Coach)

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Adshead, John (Coach)

Day of Birth
1942-03-27
Place of Birth
Fleetwood (England)
Matches
4 (4 / 0)
Goto coach John Adshead

Players of New Zealand in 1989

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Gosling, Clint 1960-05-01 Goalkeeper Australia Sydney Olympic 4 0 0 0 0 0
Dunford, Malcolm 1963-01-10 Centre Back New Zealand Wellington United 4 0 3 0 0 0
Herbert, Ricki 1961-04-10 Defender New Zealand Mount Wellington AFC 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mason, Tommy 1960-06-19 Defender 4 0 0 0 0 0
Lund, Garry Defender New Zealand Christchurch United 3 0 0 0 0 0
Evans, Ceri 1963-10-02 Centre Back England Oxford United 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ridenton, Michael 1968-03-28 Defender New Zealand Mount Wellington AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Debenham, Nigel Defender 0 1 0 0 0 0
Gray, Rodger 1966-05-06 Defender New Zealand Mount Wellington AFC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Riley, Chris 1964-08-19 Midfielder Australia Adelaide City 3 0 0 0 0 0
Halligan, Danny 1965-02-17 Midfielder New Zealand Christchurch United 2 2 0 0 0 0
Ironside, Robert 1967-08-20 Midfielder Australia Sydney Olympic 2 0 0 0 0 0
Levy, Tony 1959-10-20 Midfielder New Zealand Mount Wellington AFC 1 3 0 0 0 0
Witteveen, Dave Midfielder 1 1 0 0 0 0
Barkley, Noel 1961-03-25 Striker New Zealand Mount Wellington AFC 4 0 0 0 0 0
McClennan, Darren 1965-10-21 Striker New Zealand Mount Wellington AFC 3 0 0 0 0 0
Wright, Billy 1962-11-04 Striker Australia West Adelaide Hellas 2 0 2 0 0 0
de Jong, Fred 1964-04-05 Striker Australia Marconi Fairfield 2 0 0 0 0 0
Rufer, Wynton 1962-12-29 Centre Forward Germany Werder Bremen 1 0 0 0 0 0

Matches of New Zealand in 1989

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1989-03-05
Israel
Israel
New Zealand
New Zealand
1:0 c
Israel vs. New Zealand
World Cup 1990 - Final Group Stage
Ramat Gan Stadium
1989-03-12
Australia
Australia
New Zealand
New Zealand
4:1 c
Australia vs. New Zealand
World Cup 1990 - Final Group Stage
Sydney Football Stadium
1989-04-02
New Zealand
New Zealand
Australia
Australia
2:0 c
New Zealand vs. Australia
World Cup 1990 - Final Group Stage
Mount Smart Stadium
1989-04-09
New Zealand
New Zealand
Israel
Israel
2:2 c
New Zealand vs. Israel
World Cup 1990 - Final Group Stage
Mount Smart Stadium
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Match Progress for New Zealand in 1989

Favorite Opponents of New Zealand

Opponent M W D L G
Australia
Australia
42 9 7 26 31
Fiji
Fiji
34 25 4 5 86
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
14 12 2 0 52
Tahiti
Tahiti
14 11 1 2 41
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
14 13 0 1 64
China
China
12 5 5 2 11
Taiwan
Taiwan
11 9 2 0 27
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
11 9 1 1 25
Malaysia
Malaysia
11 8 2 1 24
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
9 4 1 4 15
Israel
Israel
8 1 1 6 5
Oman
Oman
7 4 2 1 7
Mexico
Mexico
7 0 0 7 5
South Korea
South Korea
6 0 1 5 1
Japan
Japan
6 3 0 3 8
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
6 5 0 1 23
USA
USA
4 0 2 2 4
Bahrain
Bahrain
4 2 1 1 2
Indonesia
Indonesia
4 2 1 1 7
Chile
Chile
4 0 1 3 2
Egypt
Egypt
3 0 1 2 1
Thailand
Thailand
3 0 0 3 6
Singapore
Singapore
3 2 0 1 4
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 0 3 0
Samoa
Samoa
3 3 0 0 27
Peru
Peru
3 0 1 2 0
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 0 1 2 2
Hungary
Hungary
3 0 0 3 2
Kuwait
Kuwait
3 0 1 2 3
Poland
Poland
3 0 0 3 4
Uruguay
Uruguay
2 0 1 1 2
Jamaica
Jamaica
2 0 0 2 3
Colombia
Colombia
2 0 0 2 2
Estonia
Estonia
2 0 1 1 3
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
2 0 0 2 0
South Africa
South Africa
2 0 1 1 0
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Ireland
Ireland
2 0 1 1 2
England
England
2 0 0 2 0
Jordan
Jordan
2 1 0 1 4
Norway
Norway
2 0 1 1 1
Honduras
Honduras
2 1 1 0 2
India
India
2 1 1 0 2
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 0 0 2 0
Qatar
Qatar
2 1 0 1 3
Scotland
Scotland
2 0 1 1 3
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 0
Myanmar
Myanmar
1 0 1 0 1
DR Congo
DR Congo
1 0 1 0 1
Tanzania
Tanzania
1 0 0 1 1
Venezuela
Venezuela
1 0 0 1 0
Gambia
Gambia
1 1 0 0 2
Portugal
Portugal
1 0 0 1 0
Ghana
Ghana
1 1 0 0 2
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1 0 0 1 0
El Salvador
El Salvador
1 0 1 0 2
Sudan
Sudan
1 0 1 0 1
Canada
Canada
1 0 0 1 0
Cook Islands
Cook Islands
1 1 0 0 2
Wales
Wales
1 0 1 0 2
Lebanon
Lebanon
1 0 1 0 1
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1 0 0 1 0
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 1 0 0
Sweden
Sweden
1 0 0 1 1
Iran
Iran
1 0 0 1 0
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 0 0 1 1
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 0 1 1
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 3
Russia
Russia
1 0 0 1 0
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 0 0 1 2
Kenya
Kenya
1 0 0 1 1
Slovakia
Slovakia
1 0 1 0 1
Germany
Germany
1 0 0 1 0
Botswana
Botswana
1 0 1 0 0
Turkey
Turkey
1 0 0 1 1
Greece
Greece
1 0 0 1 0
France
France
1 0 0 1 0
Spain
Spain
1 0 0 1 0
Slovenia
Slovenia
1 0 0 1 1
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 1 0 0 1
Iraq
Iraq
1 0 1 0 0
Lithuania
Lithuania
1 0 0 1 0
Serbia
Serbia
1 1 0 0 1
Curaçao
Curaçao
1 1 0 0 2
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
329 138 57 134 551

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