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How did Chris Wood do at World Cup 2026?

Chris Wood represented New Zealand at the 2026 World Cup — they finished as group stage. New Zealand exited the 2026 World Cup at the group stage, missing out on the Round of 32. Full scoring leaders are on the Golden Boot board; the whole tournament story is in the tournament review.
NEW ZEALAND · GROUP G · NOTT'M FOREST

Chris Wood

TOP-100 · #92NEW ZEALANDPL · NOTT'M FOREST

Chris Wood carries New Zealand's World Cup hopes through Group G — model projects 5.0 pts-per-90 across the three group-stage fixtures.

ONSIDE AI · MODEL v5

PROJ PPG · MODEL
5.0
vs ALL OUTFIELDS IN TOP-100
0.07.0
HOW FAR DOES WOOD GO?
ROUND OF 16
0.0%
QUARTER-FINAL
0.0%
SEMI-FINAL
0.0%
FINAL
0.0%
CHAMPION
0.0%

Cumulative probabilities · Updated each match · 60-min refresh

PHOTO · WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

TOURNAMENT STATS · UPDATES EVERY MATCH

Live stat sheet

Matches
pre-debut
Minutes
Goals
0
Assists
0
Clean Sheets
outfield
xG
pre-debut
Proj xP/90
5.0
model
Fantasy pts
0
Onside calc

Stats refresh after every match (60s ISR + football-data 15s upstream cache). xG is approximated until shot-level data ships; clean sheets currently track GKs only.

ONSIDE MODEL · TOURNAMENT IMPACT MAP

Wood's match-by-match expected output

Per-match expected points combine the model's win probability for New Zealand, projected per-90 output, and assumed minutes share. Cells dim as the journey grows uncertain.

Knockout cells dashed to signal contingency · Click any group cell to open the prediction.

ONSIDE RADAR · WC 2026 MODEL

Chris Wood — the player profile

New Zealand #85 · Nott'm Forest · PL regular

5-AXIS PROFILE
ATTACK20PLAYMAKING25TACTICAL40PHYSICAL38DEFENDING22
Chris WoodAverage pro · 75
ONSIDE MODEL · WC 2026 PROJECTION
EXP. GOALS · TMT
0.1
across the tournament
EXP. ASSISTS · TMT
0.1
across the tournament
xG / MATCH
0.02
model expectation
xA / MATCH
0.02
model expectation
MINUTES SHARE
85%
PL regular · high start prob
POSITION
Nott'm Forest

Ratings synthesised by Onside's model from team rank + position cohort + recent fixtures. Refreshed every 60 minutes.

Chris Wood's group-stage fixtures

3 MATCHES · MODEL WIN-PROBABILITIES SHOWN

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