New Zealand vs Egypt, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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New Zealand vs Egypt — Worldcup at BC Place.
- New Zealand 3 games · 1 pts (2026/26)
- Egypt 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
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)
H2H (1 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
New Zealand this season
New Zealand this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Egypt this season
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
1/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds BC Place will turn into a battlefield for New Zealand and Egypt.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Egypt that had 6 games and scored 8 goals.
- 10' Michael Boxall needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' What a strike from Finn Surman! The score is 1-0.
- 17' Egypt player sees a card in front of him.
- 20' Sarpreet Singh is having his name booked by the referee on 20.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. New Zealand is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Callum McCowatt on 34.
- 39' Egypt seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 41' Time for substitution for Egypt. Hamdy Fathy is replaced by Rami Rabia.
- 46' Egypt is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 51' The travelling Egypt supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 58' What a strike from Mostafa Ziko! The score is 1-1.
- 63' Marko Stamenic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 66' The supporters are chanting for Ben Old. He replaces Callum McCowatt on 66 minute.
- 67' Goal! Mohamed Salah scores his 213 goal in 409 matches.
- 72' New Zealand started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
- 76' Another change for New Zealand made on 76 minute. Sarpreet Singh leaves to be changed by Ryan Thomas.
- 81' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Egypt needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 82' What a strike from Trezeguet! The score is 1-3.
- 84' Another substitution for Egypt to replace Mohamed Salah by Hossam Abdelmaguid on 84 minute.
- 85' New Zealand manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tyler Bindon is hanging Tim Payne on the field on 85 minute.
- 90' It’s high time Hossam Hassan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- With this win, Egypt is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
New Zealand Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1
- 5
-
13
Liberato Cacace ↓ Jesse Randall 76'
-
2
Tim Payne ↓ Tyler Bindon 85'
- 16
- 6
-
20
Callum McCowatt ↓ Ben Old 66'
-
10
Sarpreet Singh ↓ Ryan Thomas 76'
- 8
-
11
Elijah Just ↓ Francis De Vries 85'
- 9
Bench
- 12
- 22
-
4
Tyler Bindon ↑ 85'
-
3
Francis De Vries ↑ 85'
- 24
- 15
- 26
-
19
Ben Old ↑ 66'
- 14
-
23
Ryan Thomas ↑ 76'
- 17
- 25
-
21
Jesse Randall ↑ 76'
- 7
- 18
Coach
Darren Bazeley
Egypt Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 23
- 13
- 3
- 2
-
8
Emam Ashour ↓ Zizo 84'
- 19
-
14
Hamdy Fathy ↓ Rami Rabia 41'
- 17
-
11
Mostafa Ziko ↓ Hamza Abdelkarim 76'
-
22
Omar Marmoush ↓ Trezeguet 76'
- 10
Bench
- 26
- 1
- 16
-
4
Hossam Abdelmaguid ↑ 84'
- 6
- 24
- 15
-
5
Rami Rabia ↑ 41'
- 18
- 21
-
7
Trezeguet ↑ 76'
-
25
Zizo ↑ 84'
-
9
Hamza Abdelkarim ↑ 76'
- 20
- 12
Coach
Hossam Hassan
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Trezeguet | 1 |
| Mostafa Ziko | 1 |
| Finn Surman | 1 |
| Mohamed Salah | 1 |
Head to Head
New Zealand Form
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
✓ CorrectActual: Egypt win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✗ WrongActual: 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.