FIFA World Cup

FT Monday, June 15, 2026
New Zealand LWLLD 2
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Iran LWWWD 2
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NZL112
IRN112
SoFi Stadium · 70,108 att. · FS1

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
6
51.5
Possession
48.5
14
SHOTS
17
8
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
376
Accurate Passes
314
446
Passes
409
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
6
12
Crosses
19
0.1
Cross %
0.3
40
Long Balls
61
21
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
10
13
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
11
26
Effective Clearances
27
26
Clearances
27

Highlights

00:45 Inside Iran's tense World Cup opener Watch on ESPN 01:38 Moreno: Iran, New Zealand 'not good enough' to advance in WC Watch on ESPN

Lineups

IRN · 4-4-2

  1. 1Alireza BeiranvandG
  2. 19Ali NematiCD-L
  3. 4Shoja KhalilzadehCD-R
  4. 5Milad MohammadiLB
  5. 23Ramin RezaeianRB
  6. 6Saeid EzatolahiCM-L
  7. 14Saman GhoddosCM-R
  8. 17Arya YousefiLM
  9. 8Mohammad MohebbiRM
  10. 9Mehdi TaremiCF-L
  11. 20Shahriyar MoghanlooCF-R

NZL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Max CrocombeG
  2. 5Michael BoxallCD-L
  3. 16Finn SurmanCD-R
  4. 13Liberato CacaceLB
  5. 2Tim PayneRB
  6. 10Sarpreet SinghAM
  7. 8Marko StamenicLM
  8. 6Joe BellRM
  9. 9Chris WoodF
  10. 11Elijah JustAM-L
  11. 20Callum McCowattAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 17' Delay in match because of an injury Shahriyar Moghanloo (IR Iran).
  3. 17'
  4. 18' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 18'
  6. 25' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  7. 25'
  8. 28' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 28'
  10. 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.
  11. 35' Delay in match because of an injury Shahriyar Moghanloo (IR Iran).
  12. 35' Delay in match because of an injury Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
  13. 35' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 35' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  15. 39' Delay in match because of an injury Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran).
  16. 39'
  17. 41' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  18. 41'
  19. 45' Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Ghayedi replaces Arya Yousefi.
  20. 53' Substitution, IR Iran. Ali Alipour replaces Shahriyar Moghanloo.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 65' Substitution, IR Iran. Ehsan Hajisafi replaces Saman Ghoddos.
  24. 68' Substitution, New Zealand. Ryan Thomas replaces Callum McCowatt.
  25. 68' Substitution, New Zealand. Ben Old replaces Liberato Cacace.
  26. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  27. 68'
  28. 70' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  29. 70'
  30. 78' Substitution, New Zealand. Callan Elliot replaces Tim Payne.
  31. 78' Delay in match because of an injury Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran).
  32. 78'
  33. 79'
  34. 79' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  35. 80' Substitution, IR Iran. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh replaces Mehdi Taremi.
  36. 89' Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  37. 90'+2' Substitution, New Zealand. Jesse Randall replaces Sarpreet Singh.
  38. 90'+2' Substitution, New Zealand. Tyler Bindon replaces Marko Stamenic.

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