Sunday , 16 August 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 Curaçao 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' It’s Showtime! The match between New Zealand and Egypt is underway.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' New Zealand is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' New Zealand is taking the lead after the goal scored by Finn Surman on 15.
  • 17' Mohanad Lashin was booked on 17.
  • 20' Sarpreet Singh is having his name booked by the referee on 20.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' New Zealand currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 34' That is a card for New Zealand. Callum McCowatt will be fuming at that decision.
  • 39' The 34-year-old Mohamed Salah has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 41' Another substitution for Egypt to replace Hamdy Fathy by Rami Rabia on 41 minute.
  • 46' With 2 assists to his name this season, Mohamed Hany is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New Zealand.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. New Zealand in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Egypt's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 58' GOAL! Mostafa Ziko scores on 58.
  • 63' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 63 minutes.
  • 66' Time for substitution for New Zealand. Callum McCowatt is replaced by Ben Old.
  • 67' Mohamed Salah adds to his 1 season tally! Egypt lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 72' Chris Wood has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 76' Another change for New Zealand made on 76 minute. Sarpreet Singh leaves to be changed by Ryan Thomas.
  • 81' A quiet spell here at BC Place. New Zealand seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 82' Trezeguet doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 84' Egypt manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hossam Abdelmaguid is hanging Mohamed Salah on the field on 84 minute.
  • 85' Another change for New Zealand made on 85 minute. Tim Payne leaves to be changed by Tyler Bindon.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Egypt to claim maximum points.

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.