The Kangaroos and Kiwis will square off for the Rugby League World Cup on Sunday evening in Brisbane.
You can follow all the action in Zero Tackle's live blog, with scores, updates and commentary. Kick-off at Suncorp Stadium is scheduled for 7:35pm (AEDT) - 6:35pm (local time).
Australia, looking for yet another trophy in rugby league's global tournament, went through the group stage undefeated before hammering Samoa last Sunday in the semi-final.
New Zealand, on the other hand, lost the tournament opener to Australia but could have claimed to be the better team, before going past the Cook Islands and Fiji, and then beating Tonga comprehensively in their Newcastle semi-final last week.
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7:04pm (AEDT)
In other news away from the World Cup, the NRL have confirmed Magic Round fixtures will be announced at 8:45am tomorrow morning. The full draw is anticipated at the end of this week.
7:03pm (AEDT)
Big crowd expected in at Suncorp Stadium for what is the final game of the year.
6:58pm (AEDT)
What does make the game somehwat hard to read is the fact neither team have had a really stern challenge since the opener. Australia were pushed hard by Fiji of course, and both Samoa and Tonga put up respectable opposition last weekend, but neither actually got that close to causing an upset.
6:50pm (AEDT)
Well, when these teams met earlier in the tournament, New Zealand were arguably the better team, but fell short owing to some Reece Walsh and Jack Bostock brilliance.
You suspect Australia will need to play a lot better tonight to be a chance.
6:42pm (AEDT)
The final teams are in for this evening too. Patrick Carrigan is benched for Australia, with Keaon Koloamatangi to start at prop. Latrell Mitchell is replaced on the bench by James Tedesco as well. For New Zealand, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad replaces Keano Kini on the bench.
6:38pm (AEDT)
Earlier, the Jillaroos won yet another women's World Cup - their fourth in a row - where they defeated New Zealand 34 points to 10 in the final.
6:35pm (AEDT)
It's a warm afternoon and evening in Brisbane, with the temperature currently reading 27 degrees. It is overcast and quite humid, but the temperature is due to drop a little after kick-off.
6:30pm (AEDT)
Hello, good evening and welcome to Zero Tackle's live coverage of the 2026 Rugby League World Cup final in Brisbane. Australia to go for yet another trophy, and New Zealand pushing for their first since 2008.
Australia have won the last three, beating New Zealand in the 2013 final, while New Zealand's last win came at this venue in 2008 against the Kangaroos.
