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Group Stage - 1• 16 Jun 2026

Iran Iran 2–2 New Zealand New Zealand

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Goals

7'
Assist: C. Wood
54'
Assist: C. Wood
64'

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Match Recap

Iran and New Zealand drew 2–2 in the World Cup (Group Stage - 1) on 16 June 2026. New Zealand saw more of the ball with 51% possession, and Iran had 17 shots (4 on target) to New Zealand's 14 (8 on target). The expected-goals (xG) figures read 1.50 for Iran and 1.24 for New Zealand. The goals came from E. Just 7', R. Rezaeian 32', E. Just 54', M. Mohebi 64'. The draw leaves Iran on 3 points and New Zealand on 1 in World Cup. Relive the Iran vs New Zealand World Cup highlights on Daily Goal: watch every goal and the full match below, free, with each strike timestamped so you can jump straight to the moment it happened.

Match Statistics

Iran Iran
VS
New Zealand New Zealand
49% Ball Possession 51%
1.50 Expected goals (xG) 1.24
17 Total Shots 14
4 Shots on target 8
8 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked Shots 2
10 Shots inside box 10
7 Shots outside box 4
4 Corner Kicks 1
2 Offsides 0
10 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 0
— Red Cards —
6 Goalkeeper Saves 2
409 Total passes 446
314 Accurate passes 376
77% Pass accuracy 84%
-0.28 Goals prevented -0.28

Lineups

Iran Iran
Amir Ghalenoei 4-4-2
VS
New Zealand New Zealand
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5Mohammadi
19Nemati
4Khalilzadeh
23Rezaeian
9Taremi
20Moghanlou
6Bell
8Stamenic
20McCowatt
10Singh
11Just
2Payne16Surman
5Boxall
13Cacace
1Crocombe

Substitutes — Iran

22H. Hosseini 12P. Niazmand 3E. Hajsafi 13H. Kanaani 16M. Torabi 24D. Eckert 10M. Ghaedi 18A. Hosseinzadeh 2S. Hardani 26A. Razzaghinia 21M. Ghorbani 7A. Jahanbakhsh 11A. Alipour 15R. Cheshmi 25D. Eiri

Substitutes — New Zealand

22M. Woud 12A. Paulsen 26T. Smith 23R. Thomas 18B. Waine 19B. Old 21J. Randall 25L. Bayliss 17K. Barbarouses 14A. Rufer 3F. De Vries 24C. Elliot 15N. Pijnaker 4T. Bindon