How many fouls New Zealand win, and who is fouled most.
Updated 27 September 2026, after the last game
Liberato Cacace has been fouled the most for New Zealand in 2026, eight times in four appearances, 2.00 a game, ahead of Marko Stamenić with six and Elijah Just with five, across all competitions.
Liberato Cacace is the New Zealand player most likely to be fouled, fouled at least once in all four of their games in 2026, 100%, ahead of Ryan Thomas on 80% and Ben Old on 57%.
New Zealand have won over 10.5 fouls in one of their last 10 games, 10%, averaging 8.2 a game, with one of six away and none of four at home, across all competitions.
New Zealand win more fouls away from home, 10.1 a game in their last 10 away games against 6.6 in their last 10 at home, and went over 10.5 fouls in five of those away games.
New Zealand won 13 fouls away at China PR on 27 September, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 8.3 across their nine games, and their fewest was none away at Palestine on 24 September.
| Player | Apps | Fouls won | Per game | Games with 1+ | Games with 2+ | Games with 3+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberato Cacace | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Sarpreet Singh | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Marko Stamenić | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Ben Old | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Just | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ryan Thomas | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kosta Barbarouses | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Payne | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Bell | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Finn Surman | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Randall | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lachlan Bayliss | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boxall | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Wood | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Callan Elliot | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Waine | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Bindon | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Wilkins | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Ingham | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre de Jong | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Rufer | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Francis de Vries | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Crocombe | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Callum McCowatt | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Storm Roux | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nando Pijnaker | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipe Ukich | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Dyer | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Woud | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Garbett | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Sutton | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Stanger | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James McGarry | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Paulsen | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Tuiloma | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Parker-Price | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Rogerson | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | New Zealand | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2026 | China PR (A) | Friendly International | 0-3 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Palestine (A) | Friendly International | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Belgium (H) | World Cup | 1-5 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 1-3 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Iran (A) | World Cup | 2-2 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | England (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Haiti (A) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Chile (H) | Friendly International | 4-1 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Finland (H) | Friendly International | 0-2 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Ecuador (A) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand fouls won | Over 9.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| New Zealand fouls won | Over 10.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| New Zealand fouls won | Over 11.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| New Zealand fouls won | Over 12.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| New Zealand fouls won | Over 13.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| New Zealand fouls committed | Over 9.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| New Zealand fouls committed | Over 10.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| New Zealand fouls committed | Over 11.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| New Zealand fouls committed | Over 12.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| New Zealand fouls committed | Over 13.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total fouls | Over 18.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total fouls | Over 20.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total fouls | Over 22.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total fouls | Over 24.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total fouls | Over 26.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |