New Zealand vs Egypt Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
⚽ Group Stage, Match 2
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 ?
Starting Lineups ?
New Zealand · 4-2-3-1
1G
2D
16D
5D
13D
6M
8M
20M
10M
11M
9F
Egypt · 4-2-3-1
23G
3D
2D
14D
13D
19M
17M
11M
10M
8M
22F
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)
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
Injury
Hamdi Fathy
Injury
Mohanad Lasheen
Injury
Mohamed Abdelmonem
Injury
Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
Injury