India vs New Zealand football LIVE score: IND 0-1 NZL; First half kicks off, NZ takes the lead after own goal
IND vs NZL: Catch LIVE UPDATES of the the India vs New Zealand international friendly match played in Auckland.
Updated : Nov 12, 2026 11:13 IST
Anirudh Thapa has been named captain of the Indian team. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak
Anirudh Thapa has been named captain of the Indian team. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak
Welcome to Sportstar’s live score and updates of the India vs New Zealand international friendly match played in Auckland.
MATCH OVERVIEW
Venue: Go Media Stadium, Auckland
Kick-off time: 11:40 a.m. IST
India XI: Vishal Kaith (gk); Abhishek Tekcham, Pramveer, Bijoy Varghese, Akash Mishra; Anirudh Thapa, Lalremtluanga Fanai; Jithin MS, Ryan Williams, Liston Colaco; Manvir Singh
New Zealand XI: Alex Paulsen; Callan Elliot, Francis de Vries, Nando Pijnaker, Bill Tuiloma; Logan Rogerson, Lachlan Bayliss, Matt Garbett, Alex Rufer, Jesse Randall; Chris Wood
November 12, 2026 11:13
New kick off time
The latest development is that the kick off has been pushed by 10 minutes to 11.40 am IST (7.10 pm local time)
November 12, 2026 11:02
Inexperience vs Relatively experienced
India’s combined caps in the starting XI for this fixture is 221 with the new-look defence being the most inexperienced with 63 senior caps between them. Left-back Akash Mishra, 24, is the most capped out of the back line with 37 appearances.
New Zealand, while boasting a new-look squad, has a combined 333 senior caps accumulated in the starting XI. Only goalkeeper Paulsen has appearances in single digits.
November 12, 2026 10:52
NZ starting XI - Chris Wood starts
New Zealand XI: Alex Paulsen; Callan Elliot, Francis de Vries, Nando Pijnaker, Bill Tuiloma; Logan Rogerson, Lachlan Bayliss, Matt Garbett, Alex Rufer, Jesse Randall; Chris Wood
November 12, 2026 10:42
India starting XI out - Thapa named captain
India XI: Vishal Kaith (gk); Abhishek Tekcham, Pramveer, Bijoy Varghese, Akash Mishra; Anirudh Thapa, Lalremtluanga Fanai; Jithin MS, Ryan Williams, Liston Colaco; Manvir Singh
Looks like a 4-2-3-1 or a 4-4-2 with Ryan Williams joining Manvir Singh up front.
Vishal Kaith will be the starting goalkeeper, while Lalremtluanga Fanai gets his second senior cap in a big game against NZ as the central midfielder next to Anirudh Thapa, who will captain the side.
Fanai’s debut came in the World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh in November last year, where he came on for a 4 minute cameo.
November 12, 2026 10:38
Know your opponent: NZ
The New Zealand squad doesn’t boast its European regulars; 15 of the 22 players picked are playing in the A-League.
But there are a few familiar faces among them. Chris Wood, who hasn’t scored a goal since April, will captain the side. Only 11 from this group featured in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
This is also head coach Darren Bazeley’s last matches in charge after New Zealand football decided not to renew his contract.
November 12, 2026 10:34
Team news... isn't here yet
It’s less than 1 hour to kick off and we have no signs of the starting XIs yet.
November 12, 2026 10:23
A new-look India squad
Goalkeepers: Hrithik Tiwari, Som Kumar, Vishal Kaith. Defenders: Abhishek Singh Tekcham, Akash Mishra, Bijoy Varghese, Jay Gupta, Mehtab Singh, Pramveer, Ricky Meetei Haobam, Roshan Singh Naorem. Midfielders: Anirudh Thapa, Ashique Kuruniyan, Jithin MS, Lalremtluanga Fanai, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Tomba Singh Haobam. Forwards: David Lalhlansanga, Edmund Lalrindika, Liston Colaco, Manvir Singh, Muhammad Suhail, Ryan Williams.
Khalid Jamil has made a few big calls for the NZ tour; Skipper and senior goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu has been dropped after his poor form both for club and country. Influential cente-back Anwar Ali is missing out due to injury, while Sahal Abdul Samad is also out with a knock.
Lalremtluanga Fanai, Som Kumar, Muhammad Suhail, Tomba Singh Haobam and Ricky Meetei Haobam are among the relative new faces to find a look in with their impressive performances for their respective clubs.
November 12, 2026 10:11
What's the schedule like for India
After today, the Blue Tigers will travel to Christchurch in the South Island on November 13, ahead of their second friendly against the All Whites at the One New Zealand Stadium on Sunday, November 15 at 16:10 local time (08:40 IST).
November 12, 2026 10:03
Some interesting tidbits
India’s previous meeting with New Zealand came at the 2018 Intercontinental Cup in Mumbai, where the host went down 1-2. India, however, went on to win the tournament. The upcoming fixtures will mark only the second occasion on which the two national teams face each other in this century. The first encounter was back in the 1981 Merdeka Tournament in Malaysia, which ended in a 0-0 draw.
November 12, 2026 10:01
Hello, Indian football national team is back!
Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE blog of the India vs New Zealand international friendly in Auckland.
This will be the first of the two friendlies between the two sides in this international window to mark 100 years of connection between the two nations through sport.
Khalid Jamil has named a much-changed squad for the friendlies from the last window, where India played Panama, Brazil and Uruguay.
Published on Nov 12, 2026
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