Iran 2-2 New Zealand — World Cup 2026, 16 Jun 2026
Iran and New Zealand drew 2-2 in the World Cup 2026 on 16 June 2026 at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood. Elijah Just, Ramin Rezaeian, Mohammad Mohebi got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
Match timeline
- 0-17'assist: Christopher Wood
- 1-132'
- Half-time1-1
- 46'
- 53'
- 1-254'assist: Christopher Wood
- 2-264'assist: Ramin Rezaeian
- 65'
- 68'
- 68'
- 78'
- 80'
- 89'Foul
- 90+2'
- 90+2'
- Full-time2-2
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Iran
- 9.3Ramin RezaeianD
- 7.7Mohammad MohebiM
- 7.2Shahriyar MoghanlouF
- 6.9Ehsan HajisafiD
- 6.9Aria YousefiM
- 6.9Mehdi TaremiF
- 6.7Mehdi GhaediF
- 6.7Ali AlipourF
- 6.7Amirhossein HosseinzadehF
- 6.6Sayed GhoddosM
- 6.6Saeed EzatolahiM
- 6.5Alireza BeiranvandG
- 6.3Shoja KhalilzadehD
- 6.3Ali NematiD
- 6.2Milad MohammadiD
New Zealand
- 9.0Elijah JustM
- 7.3Finn SurmanD
- 7.0Callan ElliotD
- 6.7Michael BoxallD
- 6.7Marko StamenićM
- 6.6Callum McCowattM
- 6.6Maxime CrocombeG
- 6.6Joe BellM
- 6.5Benjamin OldF
- 6.3Christopher WoodF
- 6.2Liberato CacaceD
- 6.2Ryan ThomasM
- 6.2Timothy PayneD
- 5.9Sarpreet SinghM
Line-ups
Coach: Amir Ghalenoei
- 1Alireza BeiranvandG6.5
- 5Milad MohammadiD6.2
- 23Ramin Rezaeian32'D9.3
- 14Sayed Ghoddos65'M6.6
- 6Saeed EzatolahiM6.6
- 4Shoja KhalilzadehD6.3
- 9Mehdi Taremi80'F6.9
- 20Shahriyar Moghanlou53'F7.2
- 8Mohammad Mohebi64'M7.7
- 17Aria Yousefi46'M6.9
- 19A. Nemati
Substitutes
- 12P. NiazmandG
- 15Roozbeh CheshmiM
- 3Ehsan Hajisafi89'65'D6.9
- 13H. KanaaniD
- 16Mehdi TorabiM
- 7Alireza JahanbakhshF
- 11Ali Alipour53'F6.7
- 22H. HosseiniG
- 10Mehdi Ghaedi46'F6.7
- 18Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh80'F6.7
- 24Dennis-Yerai Eckert AyensaF
- 2S. HardaniD
- 21Mohammad GhorbaniM
- 26Amir RazzaghiniaM
- 25D. Eiri
- 13Liberato Cacace68'D6.2
- 10Sarpreet Singh90+2'M5.9
- 1Maxime CrocombeG6.6
- 9Christopher WoodF6.3
- 5Michael BoxallD6.7
- 20Callum McCowatt68'M6.6
- 11Elijah Just7'54'M9.0
- 2Timothy Payne78'D6.2
- 6Joe BellM6.6
- 8Marko Stamenić90+2'M6.7
- 16Finn SurmanD7.3
Substitutes
- 23Ryan Thomas68'M6.2
- 17Konstantinos BarbarousesF
- 24Callan Elliot78'D7.0
- 14Alex RuferM
- 18Benjamin WaineF
- 22Michael WoudG
- 26Thomas SmithD
- 15Nando PijnakerD
- 12Alexander PaulsenG
- 3Francis de VriesD
- 21Jesse Randall90+2'F
- 19Benjamin Old68'F6.5
- 25Lachlan BaylissM
- 4T. Bindon90+2'D
Team statistics
49%Possession51%
1.50Expected goals (xG)1.24
17Total shots14
4Shots on target8
8Shots off target4
5Blocked shots2
4Corners1
2Offsides0
10Fouls8
1Yellow cards0
6Goalkeeper saves2
-0.28Goals prevented-0.28
409Total passes446
314Accurate passes376
77%Pass accuracy84%
Iran
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramin Rezaeian | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9.3 |
| Mohammad Mohebi | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Shahriyar Moghanlou | 53 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Ehsan Hajisafi | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Aria Yousefi | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 80 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Mehdi Ghaedi | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Ali Alipour | 37 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Sayed Ghoddos | 65 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Saeed Ezatolahi | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Alireza Beiranvand | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Shoja Khalilzadeh | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Ali Nemati | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Milad Mohammadi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
New Zealand
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Just | 90 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Finn Surman | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Callan Elliot | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Michael Boxall | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Marko Stamenić | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Callum McCowatt | 68 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Maxime Crocombe | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Joe Bell | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Benjamin Old | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Christopher Wood | 90 | – | 2 | 3 | 4 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Liberato Cacace | 68 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Ryan Thomas | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Timothy Payne | 78 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Sarpreet Singh | 89 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5.9 |
No recent form or head-to-head history is available for these teams yet.