the last time new zealand went to the world cup was 2017.
the last time new zealand went to the world cup was 2017.
when was the last time new zealand went to the world cup?
2017
after defeating china pr in the play-off for the second afc/ofc spot, new zealand qualified for their first ever fifa world cup, losing all three matches to scotland (5-2), the soviet union (3-0) and brazil (4-0).









































section::::qualification history.:2010 fifa world cup.









































after beating bahrain in the playoffs, new zealand went on to the finals. they drew three matches in their group against slovakia (1-1), italy (1-1) and paraguay (0-0) but failed to progress. they were the only undefeated side at the 2010 world cup finals due to spain's defeat to switzerland.









































section::::qualification history.:2014 fifa world cup.
new zealand at the fifa world cup
following the 2013 tournament, it was decided that the world cup would be scheduled to take place every four years, 2017 rugby league world cup taking place in australia, new zealand and for the first time in papua new guinea. while australia would claim the title once again and for an eleventh time, the tournament was considered highly successful in terms of competitiveness. the tournament would see tonga beat new zealand in the group stages with a score of 28-22 to top the group, the first time a team from outside the top 3 had beaten a top 3 nation in over two decades. new zealand went on to play fiji in the quarter-finals and lost once again with a score of just 4-2, knocking new zealand out in the quarter-finals, the first time a tier 1 nation had exited the tournament at this early stage. tonga played england in the semi-finals and while conceding 20 unanswered points, they would score 3 tries in just the last seven minutes to pull the score back to 20-18, eventually losing by this close margin. the final was contested between australia and england at lang park, brisbane and australia won by just 6-0, the lowest score in world cup final history.
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