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Iran vs New Zealand – Lineups & Match Details

Iran and New Zealand drew 2-2. Goals: E. Just (7'), R. Rezaeian (32'), E. Just (54'), M. Mohebi (64'). Iran had 48% possession against New Zealand's 52%. Shots on target: 4-8.

World Cup · Group Stage - 1

Tuesday, 16 June 2026

IranIran

2 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

New ZealandNew Zealand

Referee: César Ramos Palazuelos, Mexico

Lineups

IranIran4-4-2
Alireza Beiranvand1Alireza BeiranvandG
Ramin Rezaeian23Ramin RezaeianD
Shoja Khalilzadeh4Shoja KhalilzadehD
Ali Nemati19Ali NematiD
Milad Mohammadi5Milad MohammadiD
Mohammad Mohebi8Mohammad MohebiM
Saman Ghoddos14Saman GhoddosM
Saeid Ezatolahi6Saeid EzatolahiM
Aria Yousefi17Aria YousefiM
Shahriar Moghanlou20Shahriar MoghanlouF
Mehdi Taremi9Mehdi TaremiF

Substitutes

10Mehdi GhayediF
11Ali AlipourF
3Ehsan HajsafiD
18Amirhossein HosseinzadehF
12Payam NiazmandG
22Hossein HosseiniG
2Saleh HardaniD
13Hossein KanaaniD
15Roozbeh CheshmiM
25Danial EiriD
26Amirmohammad RazzaghiniaM
21Mohammad GhorbaniM
16Mahdi TorabiM
7Alireza JahanbakhshF
24Dennis Eckert AyensaF
New ZealandNew Zealand4-2-3-1
Max Crocombe1Max CrocombeG
Tim Payne2Tim PayneD
Finn Surman16Finn SurmanD
Michael Boxall5Michael BoxallD
Liberato Cacace13Liberato CacaceD
Joe Bell6Joe BellM
Marko Stamenić8Marko StamenićM
Callum McCowatt20Callum McCowattM
Sarpreet Singh10Sarpreet SinghM
Elijah Just11Elijah JustM
Chris Wood9Chris WoodF

Substitutes

19Benjamin OldF
23Ryan ThomasM
24Callan ElliotD
4Tyler BindonD
21Jesse RandallF
12Alex PaulsenG
22Michael WoudG
26Tommy SmithD
3Francis De VriesD
15Nando PijnakerD
25Lachlan BaylissM
14Alex RuferM
18Ben WaineF
17Kosta BarbarousesF

Match Events

7'G

E. Just

Assist: C. Wood

32'G

R. Rezaeian

46'S

A. Yousefi

Substitution 1

53'S

S. Moghanlou

Substitution 2

54'G

E. Just

Assist: C. Wood

64'G

M. Mohebi

Assist: R. Rezaeian

65'S

S. Ghoddos

Substitution 3

68'S

L. Cacace

Substitution 1

68'S

C. McCowatt

Substitution 2

78'S

T. Payne

Substitution 3

80'S

M. Taremi

Substitution 4

89'Y

E. Hajisafi

90'+2S

S. Singh

Substitution 4

90'+2S

M. Stamenić

Substitution 5

Statistics

Iran
48%52%
New Zealand
1.5Expected Goals (xG)1.24
17Total Shots14
4Shots on Target8
4Corners1
10Fouls8
2Offsides0
77Pass Accuracy (%)85
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Iran host New Zealand on Tuesday, 16 June 2026. The kick-off time is 01:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Iran go into the match 9th in the table; New Zealand sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Iran have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. New Zealand have collected 0 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 3 draws in a row.

Match recap

Iran and New Zealand drew 2-2. Iran scored through R. Rezaeian 32', M. Mohebi 64'. New Zealand replied with E. Just 7', E. Just 54'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 64 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Iran held 48% of the ball against 52% for New Zealand. Shots on target finished 4-8. Expected goals read 1.50 for Iran, 1.24 for New Zealand.

Verdict

The 2-2 draw gives both clubs a single point. Iran sat 9th and New Zealand 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.