34'
New Zealand · Yellow card · Callum McCowatt
New Zealand
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Momentum
Timeline and live trends
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New Zealand vs Egypt. Toggle one metric at a time to inspect the live shape of the match.
Possession tide
Final read NZL pinned back - 44% of the ball
ControlsPossession · NZL line7 event filters
line
KO
15'
30'
HT
60'
75'
90'
15'
⚽New Zealand · Goal · Finn Surman
Assist: Tim Payne
17'
Egypt · Yellow card · Mohanad Lasheen
20'
New Zealand · Yellow card · Sarpreet Singh
41'
Egypt · Ramy Rabia on for Hamdi Fathi
Egypt
45+1'
Match · Added time · +4'
Match
58'
⚽Egypt · Goal · Mostafa Ziko
Egypt · Assist: Mohamed Hany
66'
New Zealand · Ben Old on for Callum McCowatt
67'
⚽Egypt · Goal · Mohamed Salah
Assist: Mostafa Ziko
76'
New Zealand · Jesse Randall on for Liberato Cacace
76'
New Zealand · Ryan Thomas on for Sarpreet Singh
76'
Egypt · Trézéguet on for Omar Marmoush
76'
Egypt · Hamza Abdelkarim on for Mostafa Ziko
82'
⚽Egypt · Goal · Trézéguet
Assist: Mohamed Salah
84'
Egypt · Hossam Abdelmaguid on for Mohamed Salah
84'
Egypt · Zizo on for Emam Ashour
85'
New Zealand · Francis de Vries on for Elijah Just
85'
New Zealand · Tyler Bindon on for Tim Payne
90+1'
Match · Added time · +7'
90+9'
Egypt · Mohamed Abdelmonem on for Hossam Abdelmaguid
20 of 136 events · one shared match clock · smoothed visual interpolationline = NZL share, mirror of EGY
Tactical board - same structure across lineup states
Lineup pending
Lineup
ManagerDarren BazeleyManagerHossam Hassan
NZL
EGY
Pitch positions pending
Match lens
Story1 / 2
P1 · The head-to-head story
rating + rivalry note
The head-to-head story
Egypt enters this matchup with a clear Elo rating advantage and a historical edge in their direct meetings. While Egypt looks to exploit tactical isolation in the final third, New Zealand's superior recent form suggests they could remain competitive if they successfully manage the game's tempo into the final stages.
Favourite read · tournament history · rivalry
Who's the favourite?
NZLChallenger
1578EGYFavourite
1711How far each has gone
Tournament history · deepest stage reached per tournament
GroupRound of 16TBD
The rivalry · last 3
1 draw
2 EGY
NZL 0 wins1 drawEGY 2 wins
+-Recent meetings3 matches
2024FIFA SeriesNZL 0-1 EGYEGY
1999FriendlyNZL 0-1 EGYEGY
1999FriendlyNZL 1-1 EGYdraw
P2 · What kind of game
2 axes incomplete
threat gap
What kind of game?
Egypt enters the match with a more established attacking threat and defensive resistance profile. While data gaps for New Zealand limit a full tactical comparison, Egypt's higher xG-for and defensive resistance suggest they may dictate the game's tempo. Further analysis is constrained by incomplete possession and set-piece metrics for New Zealand.
Style match-up · bigger shape means more of that trait
NZLEGY
| Axis | NZL | EGY |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | missing | 50.0% |
| Defending | 4.3 resistance | 5.0 resistance |
| Set pieces | missing | 22.4% |
| Threat | 0.94 xG/match | 1.27 xG/match |