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play_arrow4 clips- 7′New Zealand, goal:0–1assist
- 32′Iran, goal:1–1assist
- Half-time1 – 1
- 46′Iran, substitution:M. GhaedioffA. Yousefi
- 53′Iran, substitution:off
- 54′New Zealand, goal:1–2assist
- 64′Iran, goal:2–2assist
- 65′Iran, substitution:off
- 68′New Zealand, substitution:off
- 68′New Zealand, substitution:off
- 78′New Zealand, substitution:C. ElliotoffT. Payne
- 80′Iran, substitution:off
- 89′Iran, yellow card:
- 90+2′New Zealand, substitution:J. Randalloff
- 90+2′New Zealand, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 2
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Iran fight back twice to draw 2-2 with New Zealand at World Cup
Iran and New Zealand shared four goals in a 2-2 draw in their World Cup Group Stage - 1 fixture at SoFi Stadium, with the sides level at half-time and again at the finish after New Zealand twice held the lead.
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New Zealand struck first when E. Just converted a Christopher Wood assist in the seventh minute, but Iran responded before the break as Ramin Rezaeian levelled in the 32nd minute, set up by Shahriyar Moghanlou, leaving the score at 1-1 at half-time.
The second half followed the same pattern. E. Just restored New Zealand's advantage in the 54th minute, again teed up by Wood, only for Mohammad Mohebi to draw Iran level for a second time in the 64th minute, finishing off a Rezaeian assist to make it 2-2, a scoreline that held until the final whistle.
Rezaeian was directly involved in both of Iran's goals, scoring one and setting up the other, and finished with a rating of 9.3, the highest of any player on the pitch.
New Zealand had eight shots on target to Iran's four, converting their fewer clear-cut chances into two goals despite having less of the ball at 48% possession.
Iran and New Zealand drew 2–2 (half-time 1–1).
Iran met New Zealand in the World Cup (Group Stage - 1). Kick-off was Tuesday, 16 June 2026, 01:00 UTC at SoFi Stadium. Referee: César Ramos Palazuelos.
Team pages: Iran · New Zealand · World Cup
Key moments
- 7' Goal: Elijah Just (assist: Chris Wood) — 0–1 · Watch Elijah Just's goal video (7')
- 32' Goal: Ramin Rezaeian (assist: Shahriyar Moghanlou) — 1–1 · Watch Ramin Rezaeian's goal video (32')
- 54' Goal: Elijah Just (assist: Chris Wood) — 1–2 · Watch Elijah Just's goal video (54')
- 64' Goal: Mohammad Mohebi (assist: Ramin Rezaeian) — 2–2 · Watch Mohammad Mohebi's goal video (64')
Starting line-ups
Iran (4-4-2)
- 1 Alireza Beiranvand
- 5 Milad Mohammadi
- 19 Ali Nemati
- 4 Shoja Khalilzadeh
- 23 Ramin Rezaeian
- 17 Aria Yousefi
- 6 Saeed Ezatolahi
- 14 Saman Ghoddos
- 8 Mohammad Mohebi
- 9 Mehdi Taremi (c)
- 20 Shahriyar Moghanlou
New Zealand (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Max Crocombe
- 13 Liberato Cacace
- 5 Michael Boxall
- 16 Finn Surman
- 2 Tim Payne
- 8 Marko Stamenić
- 6 Joe Bell
- 11 Elijah Just
- 10 Sarpreet Singh
- 20 Callum McCowatt
- 9 Chris Wood (c)
About this match
On this page: the Iran vs New Zealand final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this World Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Elijah Just's goal against Iran (7').
- Watch Ramin Rezaeian's goal against New Zealand (32').
- Watch Elijah Just's goal against Iran (54').
- Watch Mohammad Mohebi's goal against New Zealand (64').
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