New Zealand men's national under-20 football team
| Nickname | Youth All Whites | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | New Zealand Football | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach | Chris Greenacre | ||
| Captain | Finn Surman | ||
| Most caps | Ian Hogg (16) | ||
| Top scorer | Oliver Colloty (11) | ||
| FIFA code | NZL | ||
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| First international | |||
| New Zealand 4–2 New Caledonia (Papeete, French Polynesia; 8 December 1974) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| New Zealand 16–0 Western Samoa (Suva, Fiji; 5 September 1988) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| New Zealand 0–6 Australia (Ba, Fiji; 8 September 1990) United States 6–0 New Zealand (Incheon, South Korea; 1 June 2017) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2007) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023) | ||
| OFC U-19 Men's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 23 (first in 1974) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1980, 1992, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024) | ||
| AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1992) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1992) | ||
The New Zealand men's national under-20 football team, more commonly known as the Youth All Whites, is controlled by New Zealand Football and represents New Zealand in international Under 20 or youth football competitions. The 25,000 capacity North Harbour Stadium is used for home games of the Junior All Whites.
Competition record
OFC U-19 Championship
The OFC U-19 Men's Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| OFC U-20 Championship / OFC U-19 Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1974 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
| 1978 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1980 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1982 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | |
| 1985 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | |
| 1986 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1988 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | |
| 1990 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1992 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1994 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | |
| 1997 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1998 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | |
| 2001 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2002 | Group stage | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2007 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2013 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2016 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2026 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 9 titles | 23/24 | 101 | 73 | 9 | 19 | 332 | 79 | |
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1977 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1979 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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| 2007 | Group stage | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Squad |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2011 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad |
| 2013 | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Squad | |
| 2015 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | Squad |
| 2017 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | Squad | |
| 2019 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Squad | |
| 2023 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | Squad | |
| 2025 | Group stage | 19th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Squad |
| 2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Round of 16 | 8/25 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 51 | — |
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
| 2 July Group C | Portugal | 2–0 | New Zealand | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 14:15 EDT | Gama 45', 61' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: National Soccer Stadium Attendance: 19,526 Referee: Hernando Buitrago |
| 5 July Group C | New Zealand | 0–1 | Gambia | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 17:00 EDT | Report | 22' Jallow | Stadium: National Soccer Stadium Attendance: 11,869 Referee: Joel Aguilar |
| 8 July Group C | New Zealand | 1–2 | Mexico | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 15:15 EDT | Pelter 89' | Report | 24' Bermúdez 78' Mares |
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 29,972 Referee: Mohamed Benouza |
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
| 30 July Group B | Cameroon | 1–1 | New Zealand | Cali, Colombia |
| 17:00 UTC−05:00 | Mbondi 33' | Report | 40' (o.g.) Tchaha | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Attendance: 35,262 Referee: William Collum |
| 2 August Group B | Uruguay | 1–1 | New Zealand | Cali, Colombia |
| 17:00 UTC−05:00 | Luna 74' | Report | 57' Bevin | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Attendance: 28,884 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır |
| 5 August Group B | Portugal | 1–0 | New Zealand | Cali, Colombia |
| 17:00 UTC−05:00 | Rui 31' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Attendance: 31,395 Referee: Kim Dong-Jin |
2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup
| 23 June Group F | New Zealand | 0–3 | Uzbekistan | Bursa, Turkey |
| 17:00 UTC+03:00 | Report | 14' Makhstaliev 53' Sergeev 67' Turapov |
Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadium Referee: Antonio Arias |
| 26 June Group F | New Zealand | 0–2 | Uruguay | Bursa, Turkey |
| 18:00 UTC+03:00 | Report | 4' De Arrascaeta 75' Nicolás López |
Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadium Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 29 June Group F | Croatia | 2–1 | New Zealand | Bursa, Turkey |
| 18:00 UTC+03:00 | Perica 11' Rebić 75' |
Report | 84' (pen.) Fenton | Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadium Referee: Sandro Ricci |
2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
| 30 May Group A | New Zealand | 0–0 | Ukraine | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
| 13:00 | Report | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) |
| 2 June Group A | New Zealand | 0–4 | United States | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
| 19:00 | Report | Jamieson 6' Hyndman 33' Arriola 58' Rubin 83' |
Attendance: 15,678 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
| 5 June Group A | Myanmar | 1–5 | New Zealand | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington |
| 19:00 | Aung Thu 28' | Report | Billingsley 40' Patterson 47' Stevens 78' Brotherton 81' Lewis 89' |
Attendance: 15,527 Referee: John Pitti (Panama) |
| 11 June Round of 16 | Portugal | 2–1 | New Zealand | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |
| 19:30 | Guzzo 24' Martins 87' |
Report | Holthusen 64' | Attendance: 10,492 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) |
2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
| 22 May Group E | Vietnam | 0–0 | New Zealand | Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan |
| 20:00 | Report | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon) |
| 25 May Group E | New Zealand | 3–1 | Honduras | Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan |
| 20:00 | Bevan 1', 56' (pen.) Ashworth 23' |
Report | Álvarez 50' | Attendance: 6,074 Referee: Diego Haro (Peru) |
| 28 May Group E | New Zealand | 0–2 | France | Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon |
| 15:00 | Report | Saint-Maximin 22', 37' | Attendance: 4,280 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) |
| 1 June Round of 16 | United States | 6–0 | New Zealand | Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon |
| 20:00 | Sargent 32' Ebobisse 64' Lennon 65' Glad 76' Trusty 84' Kunga 90+3' |
Report | Attendance: 5,667 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
| 24 May 2019 Group C | Honduras | 0–5 | New Zealand | Lublin, Poland |
| 18:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Arena Lublin Attendance: 4,484 Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) |
| 27 May 2019 Group C | Norway | 0–2 | New Zealand | Łódź, Poland |
| 20:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadion Widzewa Attendance: 2,165 Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo) |
| 30 May 2019 Group C | New Zealand | 0–2 | Uruguay | Łódź, Poland |
| 18:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Widzewa Attendance: 4,385 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
| 2 June 2019 Round of 16 | Colombia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | New Zealand | Łódź, Poland |
| 20:30 CEST |
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Stadium: Stadion Widzewa Attendance: 9,283 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
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| 20 May 2023 Group A | Guatemala | 0–1 | New Zealand | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
| 15:00 | Report | Garbett 80' | Stadium: Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades Attendance: 15,100 Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa) |
| 23 May 2023 Group A | New Zealand | 2–2 | Uzbekistan | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades Attendance: 12,243 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica) |
| 26 May 2023 Group A | New Zealand | 0–5 | Argentina | San Juan, Argentina |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario Attendance: 27,836 Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar) |
| 30 May 2023 Round of 16 | United States | 4–0 | New Zealand | Mendoza, Argentina |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Attendance: 7,848 Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt) |
| 27 September 2025 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup | Chile | 2–1 | New Zealand | Santiago, Chile |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Attendance: 45,547 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 30 September 2025 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup | Egypt | 1–2 | New Zealand | Santiago, Chile |
| 17:00 | Ahmed Kabaka 5' | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Attendance: 5,991 Referee: Khalid Al-Thurais (Saudi Arabia) |
| 3 October 2025 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup | New Zealand | 0–3 | Japan | Valparaíso, Chile |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Attendance: 2,938 Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru) |
Results and fixtures
Results from previous 12 months and upcoming fixtures
2025
| 5 June 2025 Friendly | Chile | 3–1 | New Zealand | Peñalolén, Chile |
| Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Quilín |
| 8 June 2025 Friendly | Chile | 2–1 | New Zealand | Santiago, Chile |
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Stadium: Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida |
| September Friendly | New Zealand | 0–1 | South Korea | Santiago, Chile |
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| 27 September 2025 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup | Chile | 2–1 | New Zealand | Santiago, Chile |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Attendance: 45,547 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 30 September 2025 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup | Egypt | 1–2 | New Zealand | Santiago, Chile |
| 17:00 | Ahmed Kabaka 5' | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Attendance: 5,991 Referee: Khalid Al-Thurais (Saudi Arabia) |
| 3 October 2025 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup | New Zealand | 0–3 | Japan | Valparaíso, Chile |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Attendance: 2,938 Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru) |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be played 27 September – 19 October 2025.[1]
Caps and goals updated as of 30 September 2025, after the match against Egypt. Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Joe Wallis | 7 June 2005 | 1 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 13 | GK | Henry Gray | 29 March 2005 | 7 | 0 | Ipswich Town |
| 21 | GK | Josey Casa-Grande | 19 August 2005 | 0 | 0 | Dorchester Town |
| 2 | DF | Xuan Loke | 26 March 2005 | 5 | 1 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 3 | DF | Lukas Kelly-Heald (captain)) | 18 March 2005 | 10 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 4 | DF | James Bulkeley | 14 May 2005 | 6 | 1 | North Texas |
| 5 | DF | Adama Coulibaly | 10 January 2005 | 4 | 0 | Auckland FC |
| 11 | DF | Codey Phoenix | 3 February 2005 | 5 | 2 | Auckland FC |
| 14 | DF | Noah Dupont | 18 October 2007 | 0 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 15 | DF | Jayden Smith | 4 July 2007 | 2 | 0 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 6 | MF | Fergus Gillion | 19 January 2005 | 7 | 1 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 16 | MF | Ryan Watson | 14 June 2005 | 5 | 3 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 18 | MF | Finn McKenlay | 4 September 2005 | 6 | 0 | Auckland FC |
| 19 | MF | Oliver Middleton | 19 September 2005 | 2 | 0 | Auckland FC |
| 7 | FW | Luke Brooke-Smith | 6 June 2008 | 2 | 1 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 8 | FW | Troy Putt | 27 September 2006 | 2 | 0 | Minnesota United |
| 9 | FW | Keegan Kelly | 5 June 2004 | 6 | 4 | Denver Pioneers |
| 10 | FW | Nathan Walker | 30 January 2006 | 6 | 2 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 12 | FW | Luke Supyk | 4 March 2006 | 6 | 2 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 17 | FW | Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues | 3 July 2007 | 6 | 2 | Wellington Phoenix |
| 20 | FW | Stipe Ukich | 3 January 2007 | 7 | 2 | Istra 1961 |
Recent call-ups
The following players have previously been called up to the New Zealand under-20 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up
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Honours
- OFC U-19 Men's Championship:
- Winners (9): 1980, 1992, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024
- Runners-up (7): 1974, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 2001
Head-to-head record
The following table shows New Zealand's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, AFC U-20 Asian Cup and OFC U-19 Men's Championship.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Colombia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Gambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Honduras | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100.00 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0.00 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 21.43 |
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Thailand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0.00 |
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 100.00 |
| Australia | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 14.29 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 66.67 |
| Cook Islands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 100.00 |
| Fiji | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 12 | +30 | 72.22 |
| Israel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.00 |
| New Caledonia | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 9 | +33 | 90.91 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | +55 | 100.00 |
| Samoa | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | +38 | 100.00 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 60.00 |
| Tahiti | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 75.00 |
| Tonga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 100.00 |
| Vanuatu | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | +34 | 100.00 |
| Total | 101 | 73 | 9 | 19 | 332 | 79 | +253 | 72.28 |
References
- ^ "Squad Named for September's FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025". New Zealand Football. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.