New Zealand had been scheduled to play Oman and Bahrain in March 2020 however, the matches were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Further matches against Belgium in October 2020 and England in November 2020 were also cancelled due to player availability as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[2][3]
B: Match was abandoned at halftime after Qatar winger, Yusuf Abdurisag, was alleged to have racially abused New Zealand centre-back, Michael Boxall.[53]