Australia v New Zealand: men’s international football friendly – live

Updates as the Socceroos clash with the All Whites in Canberra

Kick-off time at GIO Stadium is 7.45pm AEST/9.45pm NZST

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New Zealand secured their place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup back in March, beating New Caledonia 3-0 to claim Oceania’s lone place at the newly expanded, 48-team tournament and an argument can be made that, even with a couple of notable absences tonight, Darren Bazeley will have one of the most talented Kiwi sides ever at his disposal at next year’s tournament.

The star of the show and leading the line tonight is Chris Wood, the Nottingham Forest striker – the lone Premier League player on the park tonight – who is poised to overtake Mark Viduka as Oceania’s greatest-ever goal scorer in the top-flight.