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Iran 2-2 New Zealand · World Cup 2026

Iran drew 2-2 with New Zealand in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Iran and New Zealand met in the World Cup 2026 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Tuesday, 16 June 2026.

Goalscorers

Iran: R. Rezaeian 32'; M. Mohebi 64'. New Zealand: E. Just 7', 54'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 49% to 51%. Iran had 17 shots with 4 on target, New Zealand 14 with 8 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 4 to Iran and 1 to New Zealand. Iran conceded 10 fouls, New Zealand 8. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Iran, 0 for New Zealand).

Line-ups

Iran started in a 4-4-2: Alireza Beiranvand, Ramin Rezaeian, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Ali Nemati, Milad Mohammadi, Mohammad Mohebi, Saman Ghoddos, Saeid Ezatolahi, Aria Yousefi, Shahriar Moghanlou, Mehdi Taremi.

New Zealand started in a 4-2-3-1: Max Crocombe, Tim Payne, Finn Surman, Michael Boxall, Liberato Cacace, Joe Bell, Marko Stamenić, Callum McCowatt, Sarpreet Singh, Elijah Just, Chris Wood.

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Minute by minute

  1. 7'Goal! Iran 0-1 New Zealand. E. Just (New Zealand) scores, assisted by C. Wood.
  2. 32'Goal! Iran 1-1 New Zealand. R. Rezaeian (Iran) scores, assisted by S. Moghanlou.
  3. 45'Half-time. Iran 1-1 New Zealand.
  4. 54'Goal! Iran 1-2 New Zealand. E. Just (New Zealand) scores, assisted by C. Wood.
  5. 64'Goal! Iran 2-2 New Zealand. M. Mohebi (Iran) scores, assisted by R. Rezaeian.
  6. 90'Full-time. Iran 2-2 New Zealand.
Full commentary (47 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Iran vs New Zealand.
  2. 6'Attempt saved. A. Yousefi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  3. 7'Goal! Iran 0-1 New Zealand. E. Just (New Zealand) scores, assisted by C. Wood.
  4. 12'Attempt missed. S. Singh (New Zealand), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  5. 14'Attempt missed. C. McCowatt (New Zealand), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  6. 14'Attempt blocked. M. Stamenić (New Zealand), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  7. 15'Attempt blocked. C. Wood (New Zealand), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.11.
  8. 19'Attempt saved. S. Singh (New Zealand), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  9. 23'Off the woodwork! M. Taremi (Iran), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
  10. 29'Attempt missed. S. Ghoddos (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  11. 30'Attempt missed. S. Ghoddos (Iran), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  12. 30'Attempt saved. L. Cacace (New Zealand), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  13. 32'Goal! Iran 1-1 New Zealand. R. Rezaeian (Iran) scores, assisted by S. Moghanlou.
  14. 32'Attempt blocked. S. Moghanlou (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  15. 45'Attempt saved. C. Wood (New Zealand), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  16. 45'6 minutes of added time.
  17. 45+1'Attempt saved. C. McCowatt (New Zealand), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  18. 45+3'Attempt missed. S. Moghanlou (Iran), header from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
  19. 45'Half-time. Iran 1-1 New Zealand.
  20. 46'The second half is under way.
  21. 46'Substitution, Iran: M. Ghayedi comes on for A. Yousefi.
  22. 47'Attempt missed. C. Wood (New Zealand), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  23. 49'Attempt blocked. M. Ghayedi (Iran), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  24. 51'Attempt missed. S. Moghanlou (Iran), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  25. 53'Substitution, Iran: A. Alipourghara comes on for S. Moghanlou.
  26. 54'Goal! Iran 1-2 New Zealand. E. Just (New Zealand) scores, assisted by C. Wood.
  27. 61'Attempt saved. S. Singh (New Zealand), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  28. 64'Goal! Iran 2-2 New Zealand. M. Mohebi (Iran) scores, assisted by R. Rezaeian.
  29. 65'Substitution, Iran: E. Hajsafi comes on for S. Ghoddos.
  30. 68'Substitution, New Zealand: R. Thomas comes on for C. McCowatt.
  31. 68'Substitution, New Zealand: B. Old comes on for L. Cacace.
  32. 73'Attempt blocked. M. Mohebi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  33. 76'Attempt blocked. E. Hajsafi (Iran), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  34. 78'Substitution, New Zealand: C. Elliot comes on for T. Payne.
  35. 80'Substitution, Iran: A. Hosseinzadeh comes on for M. Taremi.
  36. 80'Attempt missed. M. Taremi (Iran), header. xG 0.07.
  37. 81'Attempt missed. F. Surman (New Zealand), header from a set piece. xG 0.45.
  38. 85'Attempt missed. S. Ezatolahi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  39. 85'Attempt blocked. A. Alipourghara (Iran), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  40. 87'Attempt saved. S. Ezatolahi (Iran), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  41. 89'Yellow card for E. Hajsafi (Iran).
  42. 89'Attempt missed. A. Nemati (Iran), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
  43. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  44. 90+2'Substitution, New Zealand: T. Bindon comes on for M. Stamenić.
  45. 90+2'Substitution, New Zealand: J. Randall comes on for S. Singh.
  46. 90+3'Attempt saved. C. Wood (New Zealand), header. xG 0.05.
  47. 90'Full-time. Iran 2-2 New Zealand.
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