Australia vs New Zealand — International Friendlies: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 32′New Zealand, yellow card:Francis De VriesFoul
- Half-time
- 46′Australia, substitution:off
- 46′Australia, substitution:off
- 63′New Zealand, substitution:
- 63′New Zealand, substitution:Tim Payne
- 64′New Zealand, substitution:
- 70′New Zealand, substitution:off
- 70′New Zealand, substitution:offFrancis De Vries
- 74′Australia, substitution:off
- 74′Australia, substitution:off
- 74′Australia, substitution:off
- 75′New Zealand, substitution:off
- 85′Australia, substitution:off
- 87′Australia, goal:1–0assist
- Full-time1 – 0
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Australia vs New Zealand — the facts
Australia beat New Zealand 1–0 (half-time 0–0).
Australia met New Zealand in the International Friendlies (Friendlies 1). Kick-off was Friday, 5 September 2025, 09:45 UTC at GIO Stadium Canberra. Referee: Don Robertson.
Team pages: Australia · New Zealand · International Friendlies
Key moments
- 87' Goal: Max Balard (assist: Mohamed Touré) — 1–0
Starting line-ups
Australia (5-4-1)
New Zealand (4-3-3)
- 1 Max Crocombe
- 3 Francis De Vries
- 4 Tyler Bindon
- 5 Michael Boxall
- 2 Tim Payne
- 10 Sarpreet Singh
- 6 Joe Bell
- 23 Ryan Thomas
- 11 Elijah Just
- 9 Chris Wood
- 20 Callum McCowatt
About this match
On this page: the Australia vs New Zealand final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this International Friendlies fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Australia and New Zealand team pages or the International Friendlies page.

