receiving much media and public attention. The rivalry extends to club football, with New Zealand's only fully professional team, the Wellington Phoenix, playing in the Australian A-League. Team image New Zealand's traditional home colours are white with a black trim, while its away kits are usually reversed, featuring black with a white trim. This reversal of the colour scheme by New Zealand's football team is due to the fact that black was traditionally reserved for referees by FIFA. During the qualification for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, the team appeared for the first time in an all white uniform against Taiwan in 1981. This led a commentator to dub them the "All Whites", a play on the traditional name "All Blacks" used for the national rugby team. The name stuck, and was popularised in the song "Marching off to Spain" with its chant refrain "Kiwis! All Whites!". More recently, the nickname has been scrutinised by New Zealand Football due to its unintended racial overtones. Supporters The main supporters group of the New Zealand national team are known as the 'White Noise'. White Noise was formed in November 2007 with the supporters group of the Wellington Phoenix, 'Yellow Fever', rebranding themselves when the national sides play. Kit Kit suppliers Results and fixtures The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. 2022 2023 Coaching staff Players For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see New Zealand national team players. Current squad The following 26 players were called up for the two friendly matches against Australia on 22 and 25 of September. Caps and goals updated as of 25 September 2022 after the game against Australia. Recent call-ups The following players have been called up within the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection. INJ INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary squad / standby RET Retired from the national team SUS Serving suspension WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue. Records Players in bold are still active with New Zealand. Most capped players Top goalscorers Most clean sheets Competitive record For the all-time record of the national team against opposing nations, see the team's all-time record page. As at 25 September 2022 FIFA World Cup OFC Nations Cup FIFA Confederations Cup Summer Olympics Minor tournaments FIFA Rankings