Midfielder Marko Stamenić will captain New Zealand in their friendly international against Ecuador in New Jersey.
Head coach Darren Bazeley has opted to start the game at Sports Illustrated Stadium with the youthful centre back pairing of Tyler Bindon and Finn Surman, while Ben Waine and Ben Old have been named in the forward line.
Main photo: Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New Jersey.
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Ecuador
1 Hernán Galindez
4 Joel Ordóñez
6 Willian Pacho
3 Piero Hincapié
16 Leonardo Campana
20 Nilson Angulo
15 Pedro Vite
21 Alan Franco
9 John Yeboah
16 Leonardo Campana
19 Gonzalo Plata
Substitutes
12 Moises Ramirez
22 Cristhian Loor
2 Felix Torres
5 Cristian Ramirez
17 Angelo Preciado
24 Yaimar Medinia
26 Leonardo Realpe
8 Jordy Alcivar
10 Kendry Paez
13 Denil Castillo
25 Patrik Mercado
7 Jeremy Arévalo
11 Kevin Rodriquez
14 Alan Minda
18 John Marcado
Head coach: Sebastián Beccacece
New Zealand
1. Max Crocombe
3. Francis de Vries
4. Tyler Bindon
8. Marko Stamenic (captain)
10. Sarpreet Singh
11. Eli Just
14. Finn Surman
16. Alex Rufer
18. Ben Waine
19. Ben Old
21. Bill Tuiloma
Substitutes
22. Kees Sims (Gk)
12. Nik Tzanev (Gkj
17 Kosta Barbarouses
6. Joe Bell
5. Michael Boxall
9. Andre de Jong
7. Matt Garbett
13. James McGarry
23. Owen Parker-Price
20, Jesse Randall
2. Storm Roux
99. Tommy Smith
15. George Stanger
Head coach: Darren Bazeley
How they rank
Ecuador are ranked #23, while the All Whites are currently ranked #85.
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The game will be available live and free on FIFA+ as well as TVNZ, official broadcaster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Fixture
Game to be played on Wednesday November 19, 2025 (NZT)
Ecuador v New Zealand
Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New Jersey, 2pm (NZT)
This story was first published on November 19, 2025.
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