FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage

Iran 2–2 New Zealand

Monday 15 Jun 2026 · Inglewood, United States (neutral)

Iran2–2New Zealand

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Just Rezaeian Just Mohebbi

7′0–1Elijah Just New Zealand
32′1–1Ramin Rezaeian Iran
54′1–2Elijah Just New Zealand
64′2–2Mohammad Mohebbi Iran

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Iran

Came on

10Mehdi Ghayedi↑45′
11Ali Alipour↑53′
3Ehsan Hajsafi↑65′
18Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh↑80′

New Zealand

1Max CrocombeGK
2Tim PayneDF ↓78′
5Michael BoxallDF
13Liberato CacaceDF ↓68′
16Finn SurmanDF
6Joe BellMF
8Marko StamenicMF ↓90′
10Sarpreet SinghMF ↓90′
11Elijah JustMF●●
20Callum McCowattMF ↓68′
9Chris WoodFW

Came on

19Ben Old↑68′
23Ryan Thomas↑68′
24Callan Elliot↑78′
21Jesse Randall↑90′
4Tyler Bindon↑90′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Iran: 1890 → 1877
New Zealand: 1723 → 1736

Expected score for Iran: 72.3% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 3, 1973–2026.

Iran wins: 1
Draws: 2
New Zealand wins: 0

Form either side

Iran

Before

0–0 v Uzbekistan 18 Nov 2025 · Al Ain International Cup 2025
1–2 v Nigeria 27 Mar 2026 · Friendly
5–0 v Costa Rica 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly
3–1 v Gambia 29 May 2026 · Friendly
2–0 v Mali 4 Jun 2026 · Friendly

After

0–0 v Belgium 21 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
1–1 v Egypt 26 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

New Zealand

Before

0–2 v Ecuador 18 Nov 2025 · Friendly
0–2 v Finland 27 Mar 2026 · FIFA Series 2026
4–1 v Chile 30 Mar 2026 · FIFA Series 2026
0–4 v Haiti 2 Jun 2026 · Friendly
0–1 v England 6 Jun 2026 · Friendly

After

1–3 v Egypt 21 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
1–5 v Belgium 26 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Road through the tournament

Iran

2–2 v New Zealand Group stage
0–0 v Belgium Group stage
1–1 v Egypt Group stage

New Zealand

2–2 v Iran Group stage
1–3 v Egypt Group stage
1–5 v Belgium Group stage

Every Iran v New Zealand match3

From Iran's side.


15 Jun 2026	New Zealand	2–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2026	Group stage
12 Oct 2003	New Zealand	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
12 Aug 1973	New Zealand	0–0	Away	Friendly	—

Score: martj42 · Scorers: martj42 · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN