Tim Payne
New Zealand
Age
32
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Tim Payne
Tim Payne is in Darren Bazeley's New Zealand 26 for the 2026 World Cup, where he features at right-back. The Wellington Phoenix defender is 32 at kick-off and valued at around €350k.
He arrives with 51 senior caps and 14 Wellington Phoenix appearances this season. New Zealand's group-stage route begins in Group G alongside Belgium, Egypt and Iran, after they qualified by winning the OFC third-round play-off in March 2025.
He arrives with 51 senior caps and 14 Wellington Phoenix appearances this season. New Zealand's group-stage route begins in Group G alongside Belgium, Egypt and Iran, after they qualified by winning the OFC third-round play-off in March 2025.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
0
Minutes played
0
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
0
Clearances
0
Blocks
0
Playing Style
A right-back, Payne defends the right flank for New Zealand, with 51 senior caps behind him. He is right-footed and stands 1.79 m. He has logged 868 club minutes for Wellington Phoenix this season, going into the group stage in Darren Bazeley's squad at 32.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Tim Payne's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 51 senior caps and 3 goals for New Zealand. Darren Bazeley has named him in the 26, and he is part of the group-stage squad for the 2026 finals. He stays among New Zealand's right-back options on the final list.
National Team
New Zealand
Tier 5
£4m
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Goal Rush Impact
Payne's work for New Zealand is at the back, a right-back holding the wide defensive role, with 14 Wellington Phoenix appearances this season. On the Goal Rush card New Zealand are a Tier 5 side at £4m, one of the lower bands within the game's £200m card budget.
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Payne at the 2026 World Cup
Payne is a confirmed Right-Back in Darren Bazeley's 26-man New Zealand squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the New Zealand side opening their Group G campaign in June.
Picking New Zealand in Goal Rush
New Zealand land at Tier 5, £4m on the card. Darren Bazeley's side open Group G against Iran in mid-June, and Payne is among the right-backs in the confirmed 26.
Tim Payne World Cup 2026 FAQs
New Zealand are a Tier 5 side at £4m, one of the lower-band teams on the Goal Rush card. Payne is in Darren Bazeley's confirmed 26 as a right-back, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Payne is a right-back for New Zealand. He plays his club football for Wellington Phoenix and is part of Darren Bazeley's national-team squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in New Zealand's final 26.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Darren Bazeley's 26-man New Zealand squad after New Zealand won the OFC third-round play-off to reach the finals.
Payne plays his club football for Wellington Phoenix. He is named among New Zealand's right-backs in Darren Bazeley's final 26, with New Zealand opening their Group G campaign against Iran in mid-June.
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