Iran 2–2 New Zealand
Iran
2–2HT 1–1
New Zealand
Iran played New Zealand in the World Cup on 16 June 2026 at SoFi Stadium. The match finished 2–2.
Goals and cards
- 7'E. Just (assist by C. Wood)
- 32'R. Rezaeian
- 54'E. Just (assist by C. Wood)
- 64'M. Mohebi (assist by R. Rezaeian)
- 89'Ehsan Hajsafi — Yellow card
Line-ups
Iran 4-4-2
- A. Beiranvand
- R. Rezaeian
- S. Khalilzadeh
- A. Nemati
- M. Mohammadi
- M. Mohebi
- S. Ghoddos
- S. Ezatolahi
- A. Yousefi
- S. Moghanlou
- M. Taremi
- SUBSTITUTES
- H. Hosseini
- P. Niazmand
- E. Hajsafi
- H. Kanaani
- M. Torabi
- D. Eckert
- M. Ghaedi
- A. Hosseinzadeh
- S. Hardani
- A. Razzaghinia
- M. Ghorbani
- A. Jahanbakhsh
- A. Alipour
- R. Cheshmi
- D. Eiri
- COACHES: Amir Ghalenoei
New Zealand
- M. Crocombe
- T. Payne
- F. Surman
- M. Boxall
- L. Cacace
- J. Bell
- M. Stamenic
- C. McCowatt
- S. Singh
- E. Just
- C. Wood
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Woud
- A. Paulsen
- T. Smith
- R. Thomas
- B. Waine
- B. Old
- J. Randall
- L. Bayliss
- K. Barbarouses
- A. Rufer
- F. De Vries
- C. Elliot
- N. Pijnaker
- T. Bindon
Match statistics
| Iran | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 8 |
| 8 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 17 | Total shots | 14 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 10 | Shots inside box | 10 |
| 7 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 4 | Corners | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 49% | Possession | 51% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 409 | Total passes | 446 |
| 314 | Accurate passes | 376 |
| 77% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
| 1.50 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.24 |
| -0.28 | goals_prevented | -0.28 |