New Zealand vs India
World • Friendlies - Group Stage • 2026 • Group Stage
New Zealand12 November 2026
India
Match information
- Country
- World
- Competition
- Friendlies - Group Stage
- Season
- 2026
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Date
- 12 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Go Media Stadium
Clubs
New Zealand
- Founded
- 1891
- Country
- New Zealand
- Stadium
- Sky Stadium
- City
- Wellington
- Capacity
- 37 034
- Surface
- grass
India
- Founded
- 1937
- Country
- India
- Stadium
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
- City
- New Delhi
- Capacity
- 78 000
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
New ZealandDLLDW
IndiaLDDLL
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- New Zealand
- Darren Shaun Bazeley
- India
- Ahmed Jamil Khalid
Missing players
New Zealand
- 13Liberato Cacace - injured
- 7Matthew Garbett - injured
- 23Ryan Thomas - injured
Squad - New Zealand
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 |  Max Crocombe | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 12 |  Alex Paulsen | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 |  Michael Woud | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 |  Tim Payne | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.13 |
| 3 |  Francis De Vries | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 4 |  Tyler Bindon | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 |
| 5 |  Michael Boxall | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 13 |  Liberato Cacace injured | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 |
| 15 |  Nando Pijnaker | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 |  Finn Surman | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 19 |  Ben Old | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 |
| 24 |  Callan Elliot | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 26 | Tommy Smith | 36 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 6 |  Joe Bell | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 |
| 7 |  Matthew Garbett injured | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 |  Marko Stamenic | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.96 |
| 10 |  Sarpreet Singh | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.36 |
| 14 |  Alex Rufer | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 |  Callum McCowatt | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.40 |
| 23 |  Ryan Thomas injured | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 |
| 25 |  Lachlan Bayliss | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 7 |  Logan Rogerson | 28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 |  Chris Wood | 34 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.46 |
| 11 |  Henry Just Elijah | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7.83 |
| 17 | Kosta Barbarouses | 36 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 |  Ben Waine | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 |  Jesse Randall | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 |
Squad - India
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 |  Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.65 |
| 1 | Prabhsukhan Singh Gill | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 |  Albino Gomes | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 |  Hrithik Tiwari | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
 Som Kumar | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 |  Rahul Bheke | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 |
| 3 |  Roshan Singh Naorem | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Valpuia | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 |  Anwar Ali | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.20 |
| 5 |  Sandesh Jhingan | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 |  Akash Mishra | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 |  Mehtab Singh | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 |
| 12 |  Tekcham Singh | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 |  Bijoy Varghese | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 |  Jay Gupta | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Pramveer Ranbir | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | Nikhil Poojari | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |
 Nikhil Barla | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pramveer Singh | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 7 |  Anirudh Thapa | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 8 |  Apuia | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Lalengmawia | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Louis Nickson Macarton | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 |  Singh Jeakson | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 18 |  Sahal Samad | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.20 |
| 24 | Ricky Shabong | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| PN Noufal | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 7 |  Lallianzuala Chhangte | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| 9 | Manvir Singh | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 |  Manvir Singh | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 10 | Irfan Yadwad | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 |  Ryan Williams | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 |  Rahim Ali | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| 14 |  Farukh Choudhary | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 |  Vikram Partap Singh | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 17 | K Sanan Mohammed | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 |  Edmund Lalrindika | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.60 |
| 22 |  Ashique Kuruniyan | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
 Parthib Gogoi | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Head-to-head
No previous meetings of these clubs in the data.
Form: last 10 matches
| New Zealand | India | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 2-2-6 | 2-2-6 |
| Scored (per match) | 13 (1.3) | 12 (1.2) |
| Conceded (per match) | 22 (2.2) | 21 (2.1) |
| Clean sheets | 1 / 10 | 0 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 5 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 7 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
Recent form - New Zealand
- W27 September 2026 • Friendlies • China 0 : 3 New Zealand (Half-time 0 : 2)
- D24 September 2026 • Friendlies • Palestine 2 : 2 New Zealand (Half-time 2 : 2)
- L27 June 2026 • World Cup • New Zealand 1 : 5 Belgium (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L22 June 2026 • World Cup • New Zealand 1 : 3 Egypt (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D16 June 2026 • World Cup • Iran 2 : 2 New Zealand (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L6 June 2026 • Friendlies • England 1 : 0 New Zealand (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L3 June 2026 • Friendlies • Haiti 4 : 0 New Zealand (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W30 March 2026 • Fifa Series - Group Stage • New Zealand 4 : 1 Chile (Half-time 2 : 0)
- L27 March 2026 • Fifa Series - Group Stage • New Zealand 0 : 2 Finland (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L19 November 2025 • Friendlies • Ecuador 2 : 0 New Zealand (Half-time 0 : 0)
Recent form - India
- L6 October 2026 • Friendlies • India 1 : 6 Uruguay (Half-time 1 : 2)
- L3 October 2026 • Friendlies • India 0 : 4 Brazil (Half-time 0 : 2)
- D25 September 2026 • Friendlies • India 1 : 1 Panama (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D9 June 2026 • Friendlies • Tajikistan 1 : 1 India (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L5 June 2026 • Friendlies • Tajikistan 3 : 1 India (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L30 May 2026 • Friendlies • India 0 : 1 Zimbabwe (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L27 May 2026 • Friendlies • Jamaica 2 : 0 India (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W31 March 2026 • Asian Cup Qualification • India 2 : 1 Hong Kong (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L18 November 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Bangladesh 1 : 0 India (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W13 November 2025 • Friendlies • India 6 : 1 Bhutan