Thursday , 2 July 2026

Iran vs New Zealand, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Iran
2 – 2
Full Time
New Zealand
Tue 16 Jun 2026 · 01:00 UTC SoFi Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 7' Elijah Just
Ramin Rezaeian 32' 1–1
1–2 54' Elijah Just
Mohammad Mohebi 64' 2–2
Ehsan Hajsafi 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Iran vs New Zealand — Worldcup at SoFi Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Cesar Ramos
  • Assistant 1 Alberto Morin (Mexico)
  • Assistant 2 Marco Bisguerra (Mexico)
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Iran 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals New Zealand
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-16 Iran 2–2 New Zealand

Recent Form

Iran
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jun New Zealand H 2–2 D
29 Nov United States H 0–1 L
25 Nov Wales A 2–0 W
21 Nov England A 2–6 L
25 Jun Portugal H 1–1 D
20 Jun Spain H 0–1 L
New Zealand
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jun Iran A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Iran New Zealand
#27 Position #28
3 Points 1
3 Played 3
0 / 3 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 2
3 Scored 4
3 Conceded 10
+0 GD -6
1.00 PPG 0.33
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Iran this season
0% Clean Sheets
New Zealand this season

Iran are 27th (3 pts). New Zealand are 28th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Iran
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New Zealand
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/3
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Iran to score. At the same time, New Zealand does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It’s high time Darren Bazeley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 7' What a strike from Elijah Just! The score is 0-1.
  • 12' It looks surprising New Zealand does not make any changes. Max Crocombe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 17' Iran seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Liberato Cacace made 209 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 27' Iran is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 32' What a strike from Ramin Rezaeian! The score is 1-1.
  • 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Saman Ghoddos, as he is very good at scoring at SoFi Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 47' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 52' Marko Stamenic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 54' Elijah Just with the second goal in the match!
  • 55' Goal! Elijah Just scores his 2 goal in 293 matches.
  • 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 64' Goal! Mohammad Mohebi scores his 17 goal in 312 matches.
  • 69' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Iran needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 74' Sarpreet Singh needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 79' New Zealand is showing some good football. However, New Zealand are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 84' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 89' Ehsan Hajsafi was booked on 89.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Iran Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Amir Ghalenoei

New Zealand Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Bazeley

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.15 Iran xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 New Zealand xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Iran50% Draw24% New Zealand26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Iran or Draw
74%
Draw or New Zealand
50%
Iran or New Zealand
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Iran40% Draw40% New Zealand20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.4%
4 – 1
3.5%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Iran

Handicap Iran covers Push New Zealand covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 21% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Iran keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
New Zealand keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.