Wednesday , 30 September 2026

New Zealand vs Egypt, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
New Zealand
1 – 3
Full Time
Egypt
Mon 22 Jun 2026 · 01:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'
Finn Surman 15' 1–0
1–1 58' Mostafa Ziko
1–2 67' Mohamed Salah
1–3 82' Trezeguet
Y 17' Mohanad Lashin
Sarpreet Singh 20' Y
Callum McCowatt 34' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New Zealand vs Egypt — Worldcup at BC Place.

Match Details

  • Referee Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
  • Assistant 1 Mohamed Al Hammadi (UA Emirates)
  • Assistant 2 Taleb Al Marri (Qatar)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
New Zealand 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Egypt
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-22 New Zealand 1–3 Egypt

Recent Form

New Zealand
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Egypt H 1–3 L
16 Jun Iran A 2–2 D
Egypt
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun New Zealand A 3–1 W
15 Jun Belgium A 1–1 D
25 Jun Saudi Arabia A 1–2 L
19 Jun Russia A 1–3 L
15 Jun Uruguay H 0–1 L
19 Aug VfL Wolfsburg H 0–5 L

Season Stats

New Zealand Egypt
#28 Position #26
1 Points 5
3 Played 3
0 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
4 Scored 5
10 Conceded 3
-6 GD +2
0.33 PPG 1.67
0% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
New Zealand this season
0% Clean Sheets
Egypt this season

New Zealand are 28th (1 pts). Egypt are 26th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New Zealand
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/3
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Egypt
0-15
3/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New Zealand
Elijah Just 3 G
Egypt
Mostafa Ziko 2 G 1 A
Emam Ashour 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Egypt gets underway.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Callum McCowatt, a New Zealand , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Finn Surman doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 17' Egypt receives a card for a hard tackle on 17.
  • 20' Sarpreet Singh was booked on 20.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Egypt is showing some good football. However, Egypt are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 34' Callum McCowatt is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
  • 39' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 41' A tactical swap from Egypt — Rami Rabia on, Hamdy Fathy off on 41 minutes.
  • 46' New Zealand are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Egypt backline.
  • 51' Joe Bell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New Zealand and Egypt are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 58' Mostafa Ziko has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 58 minutes.
  • 63' Hossam Abdelmaguid is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Egypt tonight.
  • 66' The whistle greets Callum McCowatt as he departs to be replaced by Ben Old.
  • 67' A stunning finish from Mohamed Salah — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 72' It looks surprising Egypt does not make any changes. Sarpreet Singh has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 76' A change in the New Zealand ranks — Sarpreet Singh exits the field as Ryan Thomas enters on 76.
  • 81' New Zealand are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Egypt's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 82' Trezeguet doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 84' Mohamed Salah makes way for Hossam Abdelmaguid at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Egypt.
  • 85' Tim Payne makes way for Tyler Bindon at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from New Zealand.
  • 90' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

New Zealand Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Bazeley

Egypt Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hossam Hassan

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.13 New Zealand xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.12 Egypt xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New Zealand19% Draw19% Egypt62%
Actual: Egypt win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 4.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

New Zealand or Draw
38%
Draw or Egypt
81%
New Zealand or Egypt
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New Zealand11% Draw31% Egypt58%
Actual: New Zealand win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 3
7.2%
0 – 2
7.2%
1 – 4
6.2%
1 – 1
5.8%
0 – 4
5.5%
2 – 3
4.5%
0 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 5
3.9%
2 – 4
3.5%

Asian Handicap — New Zealand

Handicap New Zealand covers Push Egypt covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 7% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 25% — 75%
+1 25% 18% 57%
+1.5 43% — 57%
+2 43% 20% 37%
+2.5 63% — 37%

Clean Sheet

New Zealand keeps clean sheet
5% ✓
Egypt keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.