Friendly

Poland 2–0 New Zealand

Wednesday 16 Oct 2002 · Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland

Poland2–0New Zealand

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Ratajczyk Kukielka

52′1–0Krzysztof Ratajczyk Poland
87′2–0Mariusz Kukielka Poland

Cards

27′ Aaran Lines New Zealand

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Poland: 1704 → 1717
New Zealand: 1750 → 1737

Expected score for Poland: 57.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 3, 1999–2025.

Poland wins: 2
Draws: 1
New Zealand wins: 0

Form either side

Poland

Before

0–4 v Portugal 10 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
3–1 v United States 14 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Belgium 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly
2–0 v San Marino 7 Sep 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
0–1 v Latvia 12 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002

After

0–2 v Denmark 20 Nov 2002 · Friendly
0–0 v Croatia 12 Feb 2003 · Friendly
3–0 v North Macedonia 14 Feb 2003 · Friendly
0–0 v Hungary 29 Mar 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
5–0 v San Marino 2 Apr 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003

New Zealand

Before

9–1 v Papua New Guinea 7 Jul 2002 · Oceania Nations Cup 2002
6–1 v Solomon Islands 9 Jul 2002 · Oceania Nations Cup 2002
3–0 v Vanuatu 12 Jul 2002 · Oceania Nations Cup 2002
1–0 v Australia 14 Jul 2002 · Oceania Nations Cup 2002
2–3 v Estonia 13 Oct 2002 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Scotland 27 May 2003 · Friendly
1–2 v United States 8 Jun 2003 · Friendly
0–3 v Japan 18 Jun 2003 · Confederations Cup 2003
1–3 v Colombia 20 Jun 2003 · Confederations Cup 2003
0–5 v France 22 Jun 2003 · Confederations Cup 2003

Every Poland v New Zealand match3

From Poland's side.


9 Oct 2025	New Zealand	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
16 Oct 2002	New Zealand	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
19 Jun 1999	New Zealand	0–0 (won on pens)	Neutral	Four Nations' Cup 1999	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: none · Cards: ESPN