Iran 2–2 New Zealand
World Cup · Group Stage - 1 · 16 June 2026 · SoFi Stadium, Inglewood.
Status: full time. Half time 1–1. Referee: César Ramos Palazuelos, Mexico.
Match forecast
Win probability implied by the betting market: Iran 53%, draw 27%, New Zealand 20%. Pre-match odds (10Bet): 1.77 / 3.55 / 4.75.
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Goals
- 7' E. Just (New Zealand) — assist C. Wood
- 32' R. Rezaeian (Iran)
- 54' E. Just (New Zealand) — assist C. Wood
- 64' M. Mohebi (Iran) — assist R. Rezaeian
Cards
- 89' E. Hajsafi (Iran) — Yellow Card
Match stats
| Stat | Iran | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 48% | 52% |
| Total shots | 17 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 8 |
| Shots off target | 8 | 4 |
| Shots blocked | 5 | 2 |
| Corners | 4 | 1 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Fouls | 10 | 8 |
| Saves | 6 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Iran lineup (4-4-2)
Coach: Amir Ghalenoei.
- Ramin Rezaeian — Defender, 1 goal
- Mohammad Mohebi — Attack, 1 goal
- Alireza Beiranvand — Goalkeeper
- Mehdi Ghayedi — Attack
- A. Nemati — Defender
- Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh — Attack
- Ali Alipour — Attack
- Saeid Ezatolahi — Midfield
- Ali Nemati — Defender
- Shahriar Moghanlou — Attack
- Mehdi Taremi — Attack
- Saman Ghoddos — Midfield
- Milad Mohammadi — Defender
- Aria Yousefi — Defender
- M. Ghaedi
- Shoja Khalilzadeh — Defender
- Ehsan Hajsafi — Defender
- Dennis Eckert Ayensa — Attack
- Mahdi Torabi — Midfielder
- Amirmohammad Razzaghinia — Midfielder
- Roozbeh Cheshmi — Midfielder
- Saleh Hardani — Defender
- Hossein Hosseini — Goalkeeper
- Hossein Kanaani — Defender
- Payam Niazmand — Goalkeeper
- Alireza Jahanbakhsh — Attack
- Mohammad Ghorbani — Midfielder
- D. Eiri — Defender
New Zealand lineup (4-2-3-1)
- Elijah Just — Attack, 2 goals
- Chris Wood — Attack
- Finn Surman — Defender
- Michael Boxall — Defender
- Liberato Cacace — Defender
- Benjamin Old — Midfielder
- Callum McCowatt — Midfield
- Marko Stamenić — Midfield
- Sarpreet Singh — Midfield
- Max Crocombe — Goalkeeper
- Callan Elliot — Defender
- Tim Payne — Defender
- Joe Bell — Midfield
- Ryan Thomas — Midfield
- Jesse Randall — Attack
- Tyler Bindon — Defender
- Tommy Smith — Defender
- Alex Paulsen — Goalkeeper
- Michael Woud — Goalkeeper
- Nando Pijnaker — Defender
- Alex Rufer — Midfield
- Ben Waine — Attack
- Kosta Barbarouses — Attack
- Francis de Vries — Defender
- Lachlan Bayliss — Midfield
Iran — recent form
- Iran 2–0 Mali · 2026-06-04
- Iran 3–1 Gambia · 2026-05-29
- Costa Rica 0–5 Iran · 2026-03-31
- Iran 1–2 Nigeria · 2026-03-27
- Uzbekistan 0–0 Iran · 2025-11-18
- Iran 0–0 Cape Verde Islands · 2025-11-13
- Iran 2–0 Tanzania · 2025-10-14
- Russia 2–1 Iran · 2025-10-10
New Zealand — recent form
- England 1–0 New Zealand · 2026-06-06
- Haiti 4–0 New Zealand · 2026-06-03
- New Zealand 4–1 Chile · 2026-03-30
- New Zealand 0–2 Finland · 2026-03-27
- Ecuador 2–0 New Zealand · 2025-11-19
- Colombia 2–1 New Zealand · 2025-11-16
- Norway 1–1 New Zealand · 2025-10-14
- Poland 1–0 New Zealand · 2025-10-09
League standing
| Team | # | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
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