{"id":415153,"date":"2026-05-06T21:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/415153\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T21:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:21:09","slug":"date-set-for-naming-of-new-zealand-squad-to-go-to-fifa-mens-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/415153\/","title":{"rendered":"Date set for naming of New Zealand squad to go to FIFA Men&#8217;s World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 26-player All Whites squad for this year\u2019s FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup will be named on Thursday May 14, New Zealand Football have confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The squad announcement will be made at 11am at Auckland\u2019s Eden Park.<\/p>\n<p>In late May, the squad will gather in Florida to play warm-up games against Haiti and England.<\/p>\n<p>The All Whites will then move to their training base in San Diego, California, to prepare for their first group match, against Iran on June 16, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoffootballnz.com\/2026\/03\/03\/all-whites-to-set-up-training-base-in-san-diego-for-fifa-mens-world-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: All Whites to set up training base in San Diego for FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup<\/a> &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Fixtures<\/p>\n<p>World Cup warm-ups<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FOF-Weekday-Wednesday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Game to be played on Wednesday June 3, 2026 (NZT)<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand v Haiti<br \/>Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, kick-off time 12pm (NZT)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778102468_673_FOF-Weekday-Sunday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Game to be played on Sunday June 7, 2026 (NZT)<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand v England<br \/>Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida, kick-off time 8am (NZT)<\/p>\n<p>FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FOF-Weekday-Tuesday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"53\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Game to be played on Tuesday June 16, 2026 (NZT)<\/p>\n<p>Iran v New Zealand<br \/>SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, Los Angeles, 1pm (NZT)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FOF-weekday-Monday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"53\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Game to be played on Monday June 22, 2026 (NZT)<\/p>\n<p>Egypt v New Zealand<br \/>BC Place, Vancouver, 1pm (NZT)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778102469_469_FOF-Weekday-Saturday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"53\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Game to be played on Saturday June 27, 2026 (NZT)<\/p>\n<p>Belgium v New Zealand<br \/>BC Place, Vancouver, 3pm (NZT)<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup draw<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalhub.fifa.com\/m\/1be9ce37eb98fcc5\/original\/FWC26-Match-Schedule_English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">DOWNLOAD: Here\u2019s the match schedule for the 2026 FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup as a PDF<\/a>\u00a0&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoffootballnz.com\/2025\/12\/06\/all-whites-drawn-to-play-belgium-egypt-and-iran-at-fifa-mens-world-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: All Whites drawn to play Belgium, Egypt and Iran at FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup<\/a>\u00a0&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>This story was first published on May 7, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-family: inherit; 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