The Indian and New Zealand football teams will play each other in two international friendies over the next four days in Auckland and Christchurch.

The Indian football team will play New Zealand for only the third time in history when the two teams clash against each other in first of two international friendlies in the November international break on Thursday (November 12) at Auckland's Go Medai Stadium. Later, the two teams will again play each other on Sunday (November 15) at the One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch.

This will mean that the Blue Tigers will play five games in a row agianst teams that played in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In the previous September-October International break, India hosted Panama, Brazil, and Uruguay. They drew the first game 1-1 in Bengaluru before losing to the South American giants 4-0 and 6-1 in Kolkata.

Interestingly, two Indian teams are in action simultaneously at the minute with a second-string team playing the SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) Championships in Bengalesh under Naushad Moosa. The nine-time champions have won both their group stage games against Pakistan and Maldives and reached the final.

New Zealand lead the head-to-head against India with one draw (0-0 in 1981 Merdeka Tournament) and one win (2-1 in 2018 AIFF Intercontinental Cup in Mumbai).

First Match on Thursday (November 12) at 11:30 AM IST

Second Match on Sunday (November 15) at 8:30 AM IST

The two India vs New Zealand matches will be live streamed on the DAZN app in India. There will be no live telecast.

New Zealand: Lachlan Bayliss, Tyler Bindon, Francis de Vries, Callan Elliot, Matt Garbett, Liam Gillion, Henry Gray, Callum McCowatt, James McGarry, Owen Parker-Price, Alex Paulsen, Nando Pijnaker, Corban Piper, Jesse Randall, Logan Rogerson, Alex Rufer, Matthew Sheridan, Finn Surman, Bill Tuiloma, Nathan Walker, Chris Wood, Michael Woud.

India: Hrithik Tiwari, Som Kumar, Vishal Kaith, Abhishek Singh Tekcham, Akash Mishra, Bijoy Varghese, Jay Gupta, Mehtab Singh, Pramveer, Ricky Meetei Haobam, Roshan Singh Naorem, Anirudh Thapa, Ashique Kuruniyan, Jithin MS, Lalremtluanga Fanai, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Tomba Singh Haobam, David Lalhlansanga, Edmund Lalrindika, Liston Colaco, Manvir Singh, Muhammad Suhail, Ryan Williams.