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New Zealand vs Egypt Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Group Stage, Match 2
FT1–3
Monday 22 June 2026  ·  01:00 UTC  ·  BC Place, Vancouver

Match Report

Match Events ?
15'F. Surman (T. Payne)New Zealand
17'🟨M. Lasheen Egypt
20'🟨S. Singh New Zealand
34'🟨C. McCowatt New Zealand
58'M. Ziko (M. Hany)Egypt
67'M. Salah (M. Ziko)Egypt
82'Trezeguet (M. Salah)Egypt
Match Statistics ?
New Zealand
Egypt
44%
Possession
56%
5
Shots on Target
7
11
Total Shots
19
4
Corners
3
14
Fouls
8
1.12
xG
1.96
Player Ratings ?
New Zealand
7.5Finn SurmanD
7.3Elijah JustM
7.2Marko StamenićM
Egypt
8.7Mohamed SalahM
8.2Mostafa ShobeirG
8.0Mostafa ZikoM
Starting Lineups ?
New Zealand · 4-2-3-1
1GMax Crocombe
2DTim Payne
16DFinn Surman
5DMichael Boxall
13DLiberato Cacace
6MJoe Bell
8MMarko Stamenić
20MCallum McCowatt
10MSarpreet Singh
11MElijah Just
9FChris Wood
Egypt · 4-2-3-1
23GMostafa Shobeir
3DMohamed Hany
2DYasser Ibrahim
14DHamdy Fathy
13DAhmed Fatouh
19MMarwan Attia
17MMohanad Lasheen
11MMostafa Ziko
10MMohamed Salah
8MEmam Ashour
22FOmar Marmoush

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: Egypt
Expected: Egypt by 1–2 goals
Confidence: High
New Zealand 11%Draw 21%Egypt 68%
xG: 0.59Expected goalsxG: 1.86

New Zealand vs Egypt looks like a Egypt-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. Egypt has the stronger overall edge according to our model, with Egypt by 1–2 goals. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Clear Edge
Egypt stronger
New Zealand: 1282 (#47)  ·  Egypt: 1491 (#27)
H2H Record ?
0–1–2
Egypt leads
Avg 1.3 goals/game · 3 meetings
New Zealand
Egypt
#4
Position ?
#2
1
Points ?
5
0W 1D 2L
Record ?
1W 2D 0L
4
Goals For ?
5
10
Goals Against ?
3
-6
Goal Diff
+2
#85
FIFA Rank ?
#29
0.0%
Win Prob ?
0.1%
L L D
Form ?
L W D W D

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 3 Meetings (All Competitions)
0New Zealand
1Draw
2Egypt
22 Mar 2024FIFA SeriesEgypt1–0New Zealand
15 Jul 1999FriendlyEgypt1–0NNew Zealand
10 Jul 1999FriendlyEgypt1–1NNew Zealand
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
High-scoring tournament form — New Zealand averaging 4.7 goals/game, Egypt averaging 2.7. Combined 3.7 goals/game points to Over 2.5.
Both teams scoring regularly — New Zealand and Egypt both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
🛡Tight H2H history — last 3 meetings averaged just 1.3 goals.
🎯Clear model favourite: Egypt at 68% win probability.

Injuries & Absences

New Zealand — Injuries
No injuries reported.
Egypt — Injuries
Hossam Abdelmaguid
Hossam Abdelmaguid
Injury
Hamdi Fathy
Hamdi Fathy
Injury
Mohanad Lasheen
Mohanad Lasheen
Injury
Mohamed Abdelmonem
Mohamed Abdelmonem
Injury
Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
Injury
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