New Zealand vs Egypt Predictions - Egypt to secure World Cup victory against New Zealand

John Eastwood

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Last updated: 19 Jun 2026

John Eastwood 19 Jun 2026

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Egypt are unbeaten in 4 of their last 5 matches; New Zealand have just 1 win in 10.
Egypt are tipped to win, having previously beaten New Zealand in 2024.
Both teams expected to maintain similar line-ups from their opening games.

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New Zealand vs Egypt Predictions

New Zealand began their campaign with an impressive 2-2 draw against Iran while Egypt drew 1-1 against Belgium. This is a crucial game for both sides in their quest to qualify for the next round. We expect Egypt to edge it.

New Zealand are winless in nine of their last 10 matches in all competitions.
New Zealand have lost seven of their last 10 matches in all competitions.
Egypt are unbeaten in five of their last six matches in all competitions.
Egypt won the only previous meeting between both teams.

Head to Head

Egypt beat New Zealand 1-0 in 2024 - the only time these two nations have met.

New Zealand Form

New Zealand were held to a 2-2 draw by Iran in their opening Group G fixture. They led twice thanks to a brace from Elijah Just, but were pegged back both times.

Manager Darren Bazeley will take a few positives from the performance as his team looked lively in attack. The link-up between Just and Chris Wood also looked promising, with both men combining for the goals.

However, the result maintains a recent poor run for New Zealand, who have won just one of their last 10 matches in all competitions. The All Whites have also suffered seven defeats in this run.

Egypt Form

Egypt come into this clash off the back of a 1-1 draw with Belgium in their opening fixture. They struck early in the contest through Emam Ashour but could not see out the win.

While manager Hossam Hassan will be disappointed not to have held on for the win, he will take plenty of positives from the performance. The Pharaohs looked lively in attack and created a number of scoring opportunities while also maintaining their discipline at the back.

The draw with Belgium means Egypt are now unbeaten in four of their last five matches in all competitions. With the North Africans looking to kick on from there, the task will be to get Mohamed Salah firing in attack and also improving their end product in attack.

New Zealand vs Egypt News and Predicted Line-ups

New Zealand (4-2-3-1): Max Crocombe; Tim Payne, Finn Surman, Michael Boxall, Liberato Cacace; Joe Bell, Marko Stamenic; Callum McCowatt, Sarpreet Singh, Elijah Just; Chris Wood.

Given the positives from the opening game, New Zealand are unlikely to make too many changes to the team. Wood and Just should feature in attack once again, while Boxall and Surman should continue in central defence.

Egypt (4-2-3-1): Mostafa Shobeir; Mohamed Hany, Yasser Ibrahim, Hamdy Fathy, Ahmed Fatouh; Marwan Attia, Mohanad Lasheen, Mostafa Ziko, Mohamed Salah, Emam Ashour, Omar Marmoush.

Egypt are likely to continue with a similar team to the one that started the opening fixture, with Salah set to continue in his new role behind Marmoush. Ibrahim and Fathy are also expected to maintain their partnership at centre-back.

Verdict

New Zealand v Egypt

Egypt’s overall form has been solid lately, and the draw against Group G favourites Belgium will give them confidence.

They should get the upper hand over New Zealand, who have lost seven of their last 10 matches.

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Graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 2008 with a BA in English Literature before completing MA in Journalism. Began his career as a sports journalist in London before moving to the Middle East to work as a sports editor for national media companies in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Favourite Sports: Tennis, Boxing, Golf.