Scotland 5–2 New Zealand: 1982 World Cup match
5–2Full time
Match in one glance
ScotlandNew ZealandGoalCard
Scotland
New Zealand
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
5Scotland2New Zealand
Kenny Dalglish opened the scoring at 18′.
Team comparison
ScotlandNew Zealand
5Goals2
0Bookings0
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1JWJohn WarkScotland · 29′, 32′2goals
- 2KDKenny DalglishScotland · 18′1goal
- 3JRJohn RobertsonScotland · 73′1goal
- 4SASteve ArchibaldScotland · 79′1goal
- 5SWSteve WooddinNew Zealand · 64′1goal
- 6SSSteve SumnerNew Zealand · 54′1goal
Decisive moments
7 eventsPath through 1982
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 6
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1982-06-15
- Venue
- Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
- Result
- 5–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Scotland / New ZealandScotland
Kenny Dalglish18′
John Wark29′
John Wark32′
John Robertson73′
Steve Archibald79′
New Zealand
Steve Sumner54′
Steve Wooddin64′
Complete match timeline
ScotlandNew ZealandGoalCardSubstitution
Scotland
New Zealand
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
11 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′3 – 0K. Dalglish 18′ · J. Wark 29′ · J. Wark 32′
Second half
45′–90′2 – 2S. Sumner 54′ · S. Wooddin 64′ · J. Robertson 73′ · S. Archibald 79′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Scotland
Reported rolesAR
1Alan RoughDM
2Danny McGrainFG
3Frank GrayAH
5Alan HansenAE
17Allan EvansGS
4Graeme SounessGS
7Gordon StrachanJW
10John WarkKD
8Kenny DalglishAB
9Alan BrazilJR
11John RobertsonReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 14DNDavid Narey83′
- 18SASteve Archibald53′
Match contributions
- Kenny Dalglish⚽ 1
- John Wark⚽ 2
- John Robertson⚽ 1
- Steve Archibald⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1ARAlan RoughGoalkeeper
- 2DMDanny McGrainDefender
- 3FGFrank GrayDefender
- 4GSGraeme SounessMidfielder
- 5AHAlan HansenDefender
- 7GSGordon StrachanMidfielder
- 8KDKenny DalglishForward
- 9ABAlan BrazilForward
- 10JWJohn WarkMidfielder
- 11JRJohn RobertsonForward
- 17AEAllan EvansDefender
New Zealand
Reported rolesFv
22Frank van HattumBA
6Bobby AlmondSM
11Sam MalcolmsonAE
14Adrian ElrickJH
15John HillSS
10Steve SumnerKM
12Keith MacKayKC
13Kenny CresswellAB
17Allan BoathWR
7Wynton RuferSW
9Steve WooddinReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 3RHRicki Herbert66′
- 8DCDuncan Cole77′
Match contributions
- Steve Wooddin⚽ 1
- Steve Sumner⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 6BABobby AlmondDefender
- 7WRWynton RuferForward
- 9SWSteve WooddinForward
- 10SSSteve SumnerMidfielder
- 11SMSam MalcolmsonDefender
- 12KMKeith MacKayMidfielder
- 13KCKenny CresswellMidfielder
- 14AEAdrian ElrickDefender
- 15JHJohn HillDefender
- 17ABAllan BoathMidfielder
- 22FvFrank van HattumGoalkeeper
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
5Scotland2New Zealand
Kenny Dalglish opened the scoring at 18′.
Team comparison
ScotlandNew Zealand
5Goals2
0Bookings0
2Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1JWJohn WarkScotland · 29′, 32′2goals
- 2KDKenny DalglishScotland · 18′1goal
- 3JRJohn RobertsonScotland · 73′1goal
- 4SASteve ArchibaldScotland · 79′1goal
- 5SWSteve WooddinNew Zealand · 64′1goal
- 6SSSteve SumnerNew Zealand · 54′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
7 eventsPath through 1982
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 6
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1982-06-15
- Venue
- Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
- Result
- 5–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Scotland / New ZealandScotland
Kenny Dalglish18′
John Wark29′
John Wark32′
John Robertson73′
Steve Archibald79′
New Zealand
Steve Sumner54′
Steve Wooddin64′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.