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.
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.
More from this competition: World Cup 2026 fixtures, results and table.