Group · Match 15FIFA World Cup 2026
Iran
Manager: Amir Ghalenoei
FT2 – 2
New Zealand
Manager: Darren Bazeley
32' R. Rezaeian64' M. Mohebi
7' E. Just54' E. Just
Los Angeles Stadium · Tuesday, 16 June 2026 · 02:00 · FT · Game ended in draw.
Iran4-4-2
Confirmed lineupNew Zealand4-2-3-1
17.4
A. Beiranvand
46.1
S. Khalilzadeh
56.2
M. Mohammadi
66.9
S. Ezatolahi
87.4
M. Mohebi
⚽
97.0↓80'
M. Taremi
147.0↓65'
S. Ghoddos
176.8↓46'
A. Yousefi
196.7
A. Nemati
206.7↓53'
S. Moghanlou
23★8.6
R. Rezaeian
⚽
16.4
M. Crocombe
26.5↓78'
T. Payne
56.6
M. Boxall
66.9
J. Bell
86.8↓90'
M. Stamenić
97.9
C. Wood
106.6↓90'
S. Singh
118.3
E. Just
⚽⚽
136.5↓68'
L. Cacace
167.6
F. Surman
207.0↓68'
C. McCowatt
Substitutions
46' ▲ Mehdi Ghayedi ▼ Arya Yousefi
53' ▲ Ali Alipour ▼ Shahriar Moghanlou
65' ▲ Ehsan Hajsafi ▼ Saman Ghoddos
80' ▲ Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh ▼ Mehdi Taremi
68' ▲ Ben Old ▼ Liberato Cacace
68' ▲ Ryan Thomas ▼ Callum McCowatt
78' ▲ Callan Elliot ▼ Tim Payne
90+2' ▲ Tyler Bindon ▼ Marko Stamenić
90+2' ▲ Jesse Randall ▼ Sarpreet Singh
Match stats
Team totals
Iran v New Zealand · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
IranNew Zealand
47.6%52.4%
Possession
00
Shots
00
Shots on target
00
Corners
00
Fouls
10
Cards
Full-time
Match report
Iran and New Zealand Share Points in Hard-Fought 2-2 Draw
Iran and New Zealand ended their World Cup opening duel with a 2-2 draw at Los Angeles Stadium.
New Zealand scored the first goal when Elijah Just got on the scoresheet after seven minutes making it 1-0 with an assist by Chris Wood.
Iran equalised to make it 1-1 when Ramin Rezaeian converted after a feed from Shahriar Moghanlou in the 32nd minute.
In the 54th minute Elijah Just gave New Zealand the lead with an assist by Chris Wood.
With 64 minutes on the clock Iran's Mohammad Mohebi found the net following a Ramin Rezaeian assist to equalise.
Iran's next World Cup games are against Belgium on 21 June and Egypt on 27 June. New Zealand play Egypt on 22 June and Belgium on 27 June.
Match stats
Advanced
Iran v New Zealand · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
1.521.40
Expected goals (xG)
1.521.35
xG on target
22
Big chances created
Match stats
Player Ratings
31 players · ★ man of the match
Source
MATCH DATA
Iran
New Zealand
Dugout
Coaches in focus
Ghalenoei v Bazeley · head coaches
Record
Last 12 months with club, all competitions. Penalty shootouts count at the score after extra time.
Nations oddsTournament · Group
Iran
3 markets
vs
New Zealand
3 markets
1001Oddschecker (best price)
Tournament Winner
2501Oddschecker (best price)
8.00Oddschecker (best price)
Group Winner
26.00Oddschecker (best price)
1.57Oddschecker (best price)
Qualify Top 2
2.80Oddschecker (best price)
Qualifying statsCampaign · Overall
Iran vs New Zealand
16 qualifiers · 5 qualifiers
IranNew Zealand
2.2Goals for5.8
0.8Goals ag.0.2
38%BTTS %20%
56%Over 2.5 %100%
56%Clean sheet80%
19%Failed to score0%
Referee
C. Ramos Palazuelos
Profile on Cards tab
Recent Results · Qualifying Games
Win Draw Loss
Iran
- 3-0HKorea DPR10 Jun
- 0-1AQatar5 Jun
- 2-2HUzbekistan25 Mar
- 2-0HUnited Arab Emirates20 Mar
- 3-2AKyrgyz Republic19 Nov
- 3-2AKorea DPR14 Nov
- 4-1HQatar15 Oct
- 0-0AUzbekistan10 Oct
- 1-0AUnited Arab Emirates10 Sept
- 1-0HKyrgyz Republic5 Sept
New Zealand
- 3-0ANew Caledonia24 Mar
- 7-0HFiji21 Mar
- 8-0ASamoa18 Nov
- 8-1HVanuatu15 Nov
- 3-0HTahiti11 Oct
Market streaksLast 10 · hit / miss
BTTS YesBoth teams to score
League avg53%
Iran
overall
4/10
New Zealand
overall
1/5
Over 2.5 goalsTotal goals 3+
League avg57%
Iran
overall
5/10
New Zealand
overall
5/5
Over 1.5 goalsTotal goals 2+
Iran
overall
6/10
New Zealand
overall
5/5
Group GView group
| Team | PL | W | D | L | +/− | GD | PTS | Next | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-2 | +4 | 5 | |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | -6 | 1 |
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