NB NZ Football, in their wisdom, opted to change the names by which their national age-grade teams were identified in the late 2000s, an action which, from a historic perspective, causes no end of confusion.
The Junior All Whites title, previously the handle of the U-17s, was switched to the U-20s, with the U-17s becoming the Young All Whites ... not hard to see where confusion would arise, eh? (As for why there needed to be a title change anyway ... if it ain't broke, don't fix it!!)
For the purposes of this site, these title changes have been ignored - it is considered more appropriate to maintain continuity from a historic perspective than to rewrite it just to accommodate mere cosmetics!
To assist with the identification of the teams which have played in FIFA tournament finals, the age-grade has been noted under the title by which the team concerned has been historically known.
Also, the colour schemes for the individuals below:
White - maiden squad appearance at a FIFA tournament finals
Blue - second squad appearance
Green - third squad appearance
Red - fourth squad appearance
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