About This Match
This is GRIT versus GLAMOUR! The All Whites stride in from the land of rugby, a nation that dusted off its football boots, packed its bags, and arrived absolutely THRILLED to crash this party with a brick-wall block and set-piece daggers aimed straight at the heart! Across the pitch stand Belgium's fading Golden Generation — blessed with otherworldly talent, haunted by an empty trophy cabinet, and chasing that elusive validation that has slipped through their fingers since 2018! One side has nothing to lose and everything to spoil; the other has everything to prove and a legacy on the line — and somewhere in between, FOOTBALL ITSELF gets to decide!
New Zealand
Human Rights & Country Data
New Zealand
Freedom House
Political rights and civil liberties score (higher = more free)
Reporters Without Borders
Press Freedom Index ranking (lower = more free, out of 180 countries)
UN Human Development Index
Human Development Index score (higher = more developed, 0–1 scale)
Transparency International
Perceived public sector corruption — higher is cleaner
ILGA World
Legal status of same-sex relationships
Belgium
Freedom House
Political rights and civil liberties score (higher = more free)
Reporters Without Borders
Press Freedom Index ranking (lower = more free, out of 180 countries)
UN Human Development Index
Human Development Index score (higher = more developed, 0–1 scale)
Transparency International
Perceived public sector corruption — higher is cleaner
ILGA World
Legal status of same-sex relationships