New Zealand women's national football team
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The New Zealand women's national football team, which FIFA calls Aotearoa New Zealand and is looked after by New Zealand Football (NZF). The New Zealand national team has played in the FIFA Women's World Cup six times. They first played in the world cup for the first time in 1991. In 2023, New Zealand and Australia together hosted the World Cup. However, they have never gone further than the group stage in any of the tournaments.
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Nickname(s) | Football Ferns[1] | ||
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Association | New Zealand Football | ||
Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
Head coach | Jitka Klimková | ||
Captain | Ali Riley | ||
Most caps | Ria Percival (163) | ||
Top scorer | Amber Hearn (54) | ||
FIFA code | NZL | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 19 1 (7 December 2018)[2] | ||
Highest | 16 (December 2013, July 2015 – March 2016) | ||
Lowest | 26 (June – August 2023) | ||
First international | |||
New Zealand 2–0 Hong Kong (Hong Kong; 25 August 1975) | |||
Biggest win | |||
New Zealand 21–0 Samoa (Auckland, New Zealand; 9 October 1998) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
North Korea 11–0 New Zealand (Brisbane, Australia; 24 February 2004) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1991) | ||
Best result | Group stage (1991, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023) | ||
OFC Women's Nations Cup | |||
Appearances | 11 (first in 1983) | ||
Best result | Champions (1983, 1991, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2018) | ||
Summer Olympics | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2008) | ||
Best result | 8th (2012) |
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