New Zealand vs Egypt Preview

Monday’s early-hours Group G fixture at BC Place sees New Zealand take on Egypt, with both sides looking to build on opening draws in a tightly bunched group where all four teams sit level on points with each other. New Zealand currently top the group on goal difference, but a difficult recent run of form will give Egypt confidence heading into this contest.

New Zealand’s tournament opener produced a thrilling 2-2 draw away to Iran on 16th June, a result that puts them top of the group on goals scored. Prior to that, they lost 1-0 at home to England in a warm-up friendly. Before that, a heavy 4-0 home defeat to Haiti. Earlier in this run they beat Chile 4-1 at home, and in their oldest result here they lost 0-2 at home to Finland. The All Whites have shown they can find the net against strong opposition, but defensive consistency remains a clear concern heading into this match.

Egypt also drew their opener, sharing a point in a 1-1 draw away to Belgium on 15th June. Prior to that, they lost 2-1 away to Brazil in a pre-tournament friendly. Before that, they beat Russia 1-0 at home. Earlier in this run they drew 0-0 away to Spain, and in their oldest result here they thrashed Saudi Arabia 4-0 away. The Pharaohs have shown genuine quality in this run, including a credible result against Brazil, and arrive with confidence in their own ability to compete at this level.

The sole previous meeting between these sides saw Egypt win 1-0 at home to New Zealand in March 2024, the only fixture on record between the two nations.

All four sides in Group G remain level on one point after the opening round, with New Zealand’s superior goal difference giving them a marginal edge. A win for either side here would move them to four points and put them in firm control of their own destiny heading into the final round of fixtures against Belgium and Iran respectively.

In the UK, this match is live on ITV 1 and available to stream via ITVX. In the United States, viewers can watch on Fox Sports 1 or fuboTV. New Zealand fans can follow the action on TVNZ 1 or TVNZ+, while Egyptian viewers can tune in on beIN SPORTS CONNECT or Time Sports.

Lineups & Injuries

New Zealand (4-2-3-1) Crocombe, Payne, Boxall, Surman, Cacace, Stamenic, Bell, Just, Singh, McCowatt, Wood

Egypt (4-2-3-1) Shobeir, Hany, Ibrahim, Fathi, Marmoush, Ashour, Ateya, Lasheen, Ziko, El Fotouh, Salah

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Group G Table

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	New Zealand	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
2	Iran	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
3	Belgium	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
4	Egypt	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1

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New Zealand Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Iran	2-2	New Zealand	World Cup	16.06.26
❌	England	1-0	New Zealand	Friendly	06.06.26
❌	Haiti	4-0	New Zealand	Friendly	03.06.26
✅	New Zealand	4-1	Chile	Friendly Series	30.03.26
❌	New Zealand	0-2	Finland	Friendly Series	27.03.26

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Egypt Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Belgium	1-1	Egypt	World Cup	15.06.26
❌	Brazil	2-1	Egypt	Friendly	06.06.26
✅	Egypt	1-0	Russia	Friendly	28.05.26
🤝	Spain	0-0	Egypt	Friendly	31.03.26
✅	Saudi Arabia	0-4	Egypt	Friendly	27.03.26

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Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Egypt	1-0	New Zealand	Friendly	22.03.24

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	ITV 1 UK, ITVX, BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland	ITV 1 UK, RTE 2, ITVX, RTE Player
USA	Fox Sports 1, fuboTV, Telemundo
New Zealand	TVNZ 1, TVNZ+
Egypt	beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Time Sports
France	beIN Sports 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT
Germany	SRF zwei, MagentaTV
Australia	SBS, SBS On Demand
Canada	TSN1, TSN+, RDS
Italy	DAZN Italia