Captain Chris Wood will start up front for New Zealand in Wednesday’s international friendly against Norway in Oslo.
Wood will make his 88th appearance for the All Whites, equalling Ivan Vicelich’s record for the most number of caps in the men’s national team.
The match will be broadcast live at 5am (NZT) on Wednesday October 15, 2025.
The game will be streamed live and free on the FIFA+ platform (see link below) and on TVNZ.
Norway are ranked #31 in the FIFA men’s world rankings while New Zealand are #83.
Line-ups
1. Ørjan Nyland
2. Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
21. Andreas Hanche-Olsen
4. Eivind Helland
5. David Møller Wolfe
22. Oscar Bobb
6. Patrick Berg
18. Thelo Aasgaard
19. Aron Dønnum
11. Jørgen Strand Larsen
10. Andreas Schjelderup
Substitutes
12. Mathias Dyngeland (gk)
13. Egil Selvik (gk)
3. Kristoffer Ajer
7. Aune Heggebø
8. Sander Berge
15. Sebastian Sebulonsen
16. Sverre Nypan
17. Torbjørn Heggem
20. Antonio Nusa
23. Kristian Arnstad
Head coach: Stäle Solbakken
12. Alex Paulsen
2. Tim Payne
3. Francis de Vries
5. Michael Boxall
7. Matt Garbett
8. Marko Stamenić
9. Chris Wood (captain)
10. Sarpreet Singh
14. Finn Surman
19. Ben Old
23. Ryan Thomas
Substitutes
4. Tyler Bindon
17. Andre de Jong
13. Lukas Kelly-Heald
20. Callum McCowatt
16. Owen Parker-Price
24. Tommy Smith
15. George Stanger
21. Bill Tuiloma
18. Ben Waine
1. Max Crocombe (gk)
22. Nick Tzanév (gk)
Head coach: Darren Bazeley
Officials
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
Assistant referee 1: Valentin Avram (Romania)
Assistant referee 2: Alexandru Cerei (Romania)
4th referee: Florin Andrei (Romania)
VAR: Sebastian Colţescu (Romania)
Assistant VAR: Iulian Dima (Romania)
Fixture
Game to be played on Wednesday October 15, 2025 (NZT)
Norway v New Zealand
Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway, 5am (NZT)
This story was first published on October 15, 2025.