World Cup · Group Stage - 1: Iran and New Zealand drew 2-2. The match was played on Tuesday, 16 June 2026 at SoFi Stadium (Inglewood); refereed by César Ramos Palazuelos, Mexico.
E. Just 7' (New Zealand) · R. Rezaeian 32' (Iran) · E. Just 54' (New Zealand) · M. Mohebi 64' (Iran)
After a 1-1 first half, the game finished 2-2.
Iran held 49% of possession against 51%, attempting 17 shots to New Zealand's 14.
Shots on target read 4-8 and corners 4-1.
Substitutes: H. Hosseini, P. Niazmand, E. Hajsafi, H. Kanaani, M. Torabi, D. Eckert, M. Ghaedi, A. Hosseinzadeh, S. Hardani, A. Razzaghinia, M. Ghorbani, A. Jahanbakhsh, A. Alipour, R. Cheshmi, D. Eiri
Coach: Amir Ghalenoei
M. Crocombe, T. Payne, F. Surman, M. Boxall, L. Cacace, J. Bell, M. Stamenic, C. McCowatt, S. Singh, E. Just, C. Wood
Substitutes: M. Woud, A. Paulsen, T. Smith, R. Thomas, B. Waine, B. Old, J. Randall, L. Bayliss, K. Barbarouses, A. Rufer, F. De Vries, C. Elliot, N. Pijnaker, T. Bindon
Ramin Rezaeian (Iran) — named player of the match with a 9.3 rating.