New Zealand - Egypt: 2026 World Cup group stage matches begin
June 22, 2026 · TaegeukGoal
The second match of Group G of the 2026 World Cup takes place today in Vancouver, Canada, between New Zealand and Egypt.
Today, June 22nd, the second match of Group G of the 2026 World Cup will be played between New Zealand and Egypt. The match will be held at BC Place in Vancouver, Canada, and the referee will be Omar Ali of the United Arab Emirates. The match is scheduled to start at 4 a.m. Moscow time. ‘Champion’ plans to conduct an online text broadcast for this match.
List of participating players New Zealand: Crawcombe, Payne, Boxel, Kekachey, Sherman, Bell, Stanmich, Singh, Just, McCourt, Wood. Egypt: Shobeir, Ibrahim, Hani, Abu-el-Fatouh, Ashur, Zico, Fatih, Rashin, Atiyah, Salah, Marmoosh.
In the first match of Group G, New Zealand drew 2-2 with Iran, and Egypt drew 1-1 with Belgium. In the third and final match, New Zealand will face Belgium and Egypt will face Iran (both on June 27). The group stage will be held from June 11 to 27, and all teams will play three games in one round. The top two teams and eight of the third teams from each group advance to the knockout stage.