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Iran vs New Zealand, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Iran
  • 32': Ramin Rezaeian
  • 64': Mohammad Mohebbi
FT
2 - 2
New Zealand
  • 7': Elijah Just
  • 54': Elijah Just

Iran and New Zealand play out thrilling 2-2 draw

Ramin Rezaeian and Mohammad Mohebbi scored for Iran, with Eli Just grabbing a brace for New Zealand.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Arya Yousefi (IR Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Foul by Joe Bell (New Zealand).
  • 6': Attempt saved. Arya Yousefi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Max Crocombe (New Zealand). Assisted by Saman Ghoddos.
  • 7': Goal! IR Iran 0, New Zealand 1. Elijah Just (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Wood.
  • 11': Michael Boxall (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Shahriyar Moghanloo (IR Iran).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elijah Just.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Marko Stamenic (New Zealand) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Arya Yousefi.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Callum McCowatt (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Chris Wood (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Shahriyar Moghanloo (IR Iran).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran). Assisted by Finn Surman.
  • 20': Foul by Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand).
  • 20': Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ali Nemati following a fast break.
  • 25': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran). Assisted by Sarpreet Singh.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Saman Ghoddos (IR Iran) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohammad Mohebbi.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Shahriyar Moghanloo (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Goal! IR Iran 1, New Zealand 1. Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Shahriyar Moghanloo (IR Iran).
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Shahriyar Moghanloo (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran).
  • 44': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Callum McCowatt (New Zealand) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran). Assisted by Chris Wood.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Shahriyar Moghanloo (IR Iran) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Arya Yousefi.
  • 45'+4': Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Elijah Just (New Zealand).
  • 45'+5': Offside, IR Iran. Ali Nemati is caught offside.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, IR Iran 1, New Zealand 1.
  • 45': Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Ghayedi replaces Arya Yousefi.
  • 45': Second Half begins IR Iran 1, New Zealand 1.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Max Crocombe.
  • 48': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Tim Payne.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Ghayedi (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Nemati with a headed pass.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Shahriyar Moghanloo (IR Iran) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian.
  • 53': Substitution, IR Iran. Ali Alipour replaces Shahriyar Moghanloo.
  • 54': Foul by Ali Alipour (IR Iran).
  • 54': Finn Surman (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Goal! IR Iran 1, New Zealand 2. Elijah Just (New Zealand) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Wood following a fast break.
  • 57': Offside, IR Iran. Saman Ghoddos is caught offside.
  • 59': Mehdi Ghayedi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Tim Payne (New Zealand).
  • 61': Foul by Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran).
  • 61': Callum McCowatt (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran). Assisted by Chris Wood.
  • 64': Goal! IR Iran 2, New Zealand 2. Mohammad Mohebbi (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross.
  • 65': Substitution, IR Iran. Ehsan Hajisafi replaces Saman Ghoddos.
  • 67': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Michael Boxall.
  • 67': Max Crocombe (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Ali Nemati (IR Iran).
  • 68': Substitution, New Zealand. Ryan Thomas replaces Callum McCowatt.
  • 68': Substitution, New Zealand. Ben Old replaces Liberato Cacace.
  • 68': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Mohammad Mohebbi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Ghayedi.
  • 73': Elijah Just (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran).
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
  • 76': Foul by Mehdi Ghayedi (IR Iran).
  • 76': Tim Payne (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, New Zealand. Callan Elliot replaces Tim Payne.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian with a cross.
  • 80': Substitution, IR Iran. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh replaces Mehdi Taremi.
  • 81': Ryan Thomas (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran).
  • 81': Attempt missed. Finn Surman (New Zealand) header from very close range is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 84': Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Ryan Thomas (New Zealand).
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Ali Alipour (IR Iran) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 86': Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
  • 87': Attempt saved. Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Max Crocombe (New Zealand). Assisted by Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh.
  • 88': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Callan Elliot.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Ali Nemati (IR Iran) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 89': Elijah Just (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran).
  • 89': Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, New Zealand. Jesse Randall replaces Sarpreet Singh.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, New Zealand. Tyler Bindon replaces Marko Stamenic.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (New Zealand) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran). Assisted by Jesse Randall with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Corner, IR Iran. Conceded by Callan Elliot.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Ryan Thomas (New Zealand).
  • 90'+5': Ali Alipour (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Mehdi Ghayedi (IR Iran).
  • 90'+5': Tyler Bindon (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, IR Iran 2, New Zealand 2.
  • 0': Match ends, IR Iran 2, New Zealand 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 6
51.7 Possession 48.3
14 SHOTS 17
8 ON GOAL 4
0.6 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
377 Accurate Passes 312
447 Passes 406
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 6
12 Crosses 19
0.1 Cross % 0.3
41 Long Balls 63
21 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 10
14 Tackles 17
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
14 Interceptions 13
24 Effective Clearances 27
24 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: SoFi Stadium
Location: Inglewood, California, USA
Attendance: 70,108

FIFA World Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 New Zealand 1 0 1
2 Iran 1 0 1
3 Belgium 1 0 1
4 Egypt 1 0 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

IRN Iran (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
19 Ali Nemati
4 Shoja Khalilzadeh
5 Milad Mohammadi
23 Ramin Rezaeian
6 Saeid Ezatolahi
14 Saman Ghoddos
17 Arya Yousefi
8 Mohammad Mohebbi
9 Mehdi Taremi
20 Shahriyar Moghanloo
Iran Substitutes:
Mehdi Ghayedi, Ali Alipour, Hossein Hosseini, Roozbeh Cheshmi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Amirmohammad Razzaghinia, Saleh Hardani, Ehsan Hajsafi, Payam Niazmand, Dennis Dargahi, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Mehdi Torabi, Hossein Kanani, Danial Iri, Mohammad Ghorbani.

NZL New Zealand (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Max Crocombe (GK)
5 Michael Boxall
16 Finn Surman
13 Liberato Cacace
2 Tim Payne
10 Sarpreet Singh
8 Marko Stamenic
6 Joe Bell
9 Chris Wood
11 Elijah Just
20 Callum McCowatt
New Zealand Substitutes:
Alex Paulsen, Ben Old, Jesse Randall, Callan Elliot, Francis de Vries, Ben Waine, Michael Woud, Tyler Bindon, Kosta Barbarouses, Tommy Smith, Lachlan Bayliss, Nando Pijnaker, Ryan Thomas, Alex Rufer.

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