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Iran Vs New Zealand – World Cup 2026

#16 · Group G · Tue, Jun 16, 2026

Iran
Iran flag
2–2
FT
New Zealand flag
New Zealand

Match Events

Kick-off
7'
⚽E. JustAC. Wood0-1
1-1R. Rezaeian⚽
32'
HT · 1-1
↓A. Yousefi↑M. Ghaedi🔄
46'
↓S. Moghanlou↑A. Alipour🔄
53'
54'
⚽E. JustAC. Wood1-2
2-2M. MohebiAR. Rezaeian⚽
64'
↓S. Ghoddos↑E. Hajsafi🔄
65'
68'
🔄↓C. McCowatt↑R. Thomas
68'
🔄↓L. Cacace↑B. Old
78'
🔄↓T. Payne↑C. Elliot
↓M. Taremi↑A. Hosseinzadeh🔄
80'
Ehsan Hajsafi
89'
90+2'
🔄↓S. Singh↑J. Randall
90+2'
🔄↓M. Stamenic↑T. Bindon
FT · 2-2
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Match Stats

49%Possession51%
Shooting
17Total Shots14
4Shots on Target8
1.50Expected Goals (xG)1.24
Passing
77%Pass Accuracy84%
11Key Passes10
Discipline
10Fouls8
1Yellow Cards0
Defense
17Tackles13
4Corners1
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Lineups

IRN
IRN
1A. Beiranvand🧤
23R. Rezaeian⚽32'A64'
4S. Khalilzadeh
19A. Nemati
5M. Mohammadi
8M. Mohebi⚽64'
14S. Ghoddos↓65'
6S. Ezatolahi
17A. Yousefi↓46'
20S. Moghanlou↓53'
9M. Taremi©↓80'
Substitutes
22H. Hosseini🧤
12P. Niazmand🧤
3E. Hajsafi↑65'🟡
13H. Kanaani
16M. Torabi
24D. Eckert
10M. Ghaedi↑46'
18A. Hosseinzadeh↑80'
2S. Hardani
26A. Razzaghinia
21M. Ghorbani
7A. Jahanbakhsh
11A. Alipour↑53'
15R. Cheshmi
25D. Iri
NZL
NZL
1M. Crocombe🧤
2T. Payne↓78'
16F. Surman
5M. Boxall
13L. Cacace↓68'
6J. Bell
8M. Stamenic↓90+2'
20C. McCowatt↓68'
10S. Singh↓90+2'
11E. Just⚽7'⚽54'
9C. Wood©A7'A54'
Substitutes
22M. Woud🧤
12A. Paulsen🧤
26T. Smith
23R. Thomas↑68'
18B. Waine
19B. Old↑68'
21J. Randall↑90+2'
25L. Bayliss
17K. Barbarouses
14A. Rufer
3F. De Vries
24C. Elliot↑78'
15N. Pijnaker
4T. Bindon↑90+2'
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Player Ratings

Top 5
PlayerRTGGASOTKPTKL
Ramin RezaeianIRN
9.311133
Elijah JustNZL
9.02-211
Mohammad MohebiIRN
7.71-111
Finn SurmanNZL
7.3---11
Shahriar MoghanlouIRN
7.2----2

Match Details

Date
Tue, June 16, 2026
Kick-Off
6:30 AM · IST
Venue
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood →
Referee
César Ramos Palazuelos, Mexico · 🇺🇸
Watch
Watch Highlights →

Group G Standings

After this match
TeamPWDLGDPts
Belgium
Belgium
3120+45
Egypt
Egypt
3120+25
Iran
Iran
303003
New Zealand
New Zealand
3012-61
View Full Standings →

Head To Head (Last 5)

IRN 1 · 0D · NZL 0
IRN
Iran1
0 Draws
0New Zealand
NZL
IRN 100%Draw 0%NZL 0%

Recent Form (Last 5)

IRN
IRN
WDWWD
3W · 2D · 0L
NZL
NZL
DLWDL
1W · 2D · 2L

Venue Map

WC 2026

SoFi Stadium

Los Angeles Stadium

Inglewood, CA, USA
70,240 capacity
Local kick-off: 6:00 PM PDT
SoFi Stadium Guide →Maps

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