Iran 2:2 New Zealand
Iran and New Zealand drew 2:2 in the World Cup Group Stage 1 at SoFi Stadium on 16 June 2026, with the half time score at 1:1; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.
Form and Table
- Iran 3rd 3 pts DrawDrawDraw
- New Zealand 4th 1 pts LossLossDraw
Match Events
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32'
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45'
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53'
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54'
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64'
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65'
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68'
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89'
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92'
Match Stats
- Iran
- New Zealand
Lineups
Iran
Formation: 4-4-2
Substitutes
- 10 | Mehdi Ghayedi | F
- 11 | Ali Alipour | F
- 12 | Payam Niazmand | G
- 22 | Hossein Hosseini | G
- 2 | Saleh Hardani | D
- 13 | Hossein Kanaani | D
- 3 | Ehsan Hajsafi | D
- 15 | Roozbeh Cheshmi | M
- 25 | Danial Eiri | D
- 26 | Amirmohammad Razzaghinia | M
- 21 | Mohammad Ghorbani | M
- 16 | Mahdi Torabi | M
- 18 | Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | F
- 7 | Alireza Jahanbakhsh | F
- 24 | Dennis Eckert Ayensa | F
Coach: Amir Ghalenoei
New Zealand
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
- 12 | Alex Paulsen | G
- 22 | Michael Woud | G
- 26 | Tommy Smith | D
- 3 | Francis De Vries | D
- 15 | Nando Pijnaker | D
- 24 | Callan Elliot | D
- 4 | Tyler Bindon | D
- 21 | Jesse Randall | F
- 19 | Benjamin Old | F
- 23 | Ryan Thomas | M
- 25 | Lachlan Bayliss | M
- 14 | Alex Rufer | M
- 18 | Ben Waine | F
- 17 | Kosta Barbarouses | F
Player Ratings: Top 5
| Player | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Ramin Rezaeian | 93 | 9.3 |
| Mohammad Mohebi | 93 | 7.3 |
| Mehdi Ghayedi | 48 | 7.2 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 80 | 6.9 |
| Shahriar Moghanlou | 53 | 6.9 |
| Player | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Elijah Just | 93 | 9.0 |
| Finn Surman | 93 | 7.2 |
| Callan Elliot | 15 | 6.9 |
| Max Crocombe | 93 | 6.9 |
| Callum McCowatt | 68 | 6.7 |
Updated: 10 Jul 2026, 03:29 UTC