World Cup
Iran 2-2 New Zealand
Iran vs New Zealand finished 2-2 in World Cup. Key event: 7' E. Just (assist C. Wood · Normal Goal). Head to head: H2H last 1 before 16 Jun 2026: 1 W / 0 D / 0 L for Iran. Home form: W W W L L; Away form: L L W L W. Forecast and odds: Advice: No predictions available; Favourite: Open match; Home: 33%; Draw: 33%; Away: 33%; Match Winner: 1.77 / 3.45 / 4.9. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match preview 2 facts
Form before this match (16 Jun 2026): up to 5 scored matches per team, latest first. W = win, D = draw, L = loss. Each row states its sample size.
Home form
W W W L L
Matches: 5 · 9 pts, goals 11-4, 2.20 scored/match, 0.80 conceded/match
Away form
L L W L W
Matches: 5 · 6 pts, goals 7-8, 1.40 scored/match, 1.60 conceded/match
Timeline 14 events
7'
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Goal
E. Just
0–1 New Zealand assist C. Wood · Normal Goal
32'
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Goal
R. Rezaeian
1–1 Iran Normal Goal
46'
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Sub
A. Yousefi
Iran replaced by M. Ghaedi
53'
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Sub
S. Moghanlou
Iran replaced by A. Alipour
54'
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Goal
E. Just
1–2 New Zealand assist C. Wood · Normal Goal
64'
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Goal
M. Mohebi
2–2 Iran assist R. Rezaeian · Normal Goal
65'
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Sub
S. Ghoddos
Iran replaced by E. Hajsafi
68'
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Sub
L. Cacace
New Zealand replaced by B. Old
68'
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Sub
C. McCowatt
New Zealand replaced by R. Thomas
78'
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Sub
T. Payne
New Zealand replaced by C. Elliot
80'
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Sub
M. Taremi
Iran replaced by A. Hosseinzadeh
89'
Yellow
Ehsan Hajsafi
Iran Foul
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Head-to-head Meetings: 1
Iran leads the last 1 head-to-head meeting: 1 win, 0 losses, 0 draws. Latest meeting: 12 Oct 2003 · Iran vs New Zealand · 3 - 0.
Latest 1 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. These rows are separate from the pre-match sample.
Latest team results
Latest 12 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. Includes 9 after this match (16 Jun 2026). These rows are separate from the pre-match sample. Form badges refer to the period before each listed fixture.
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Team statistics 13 metrics
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Lineups & managers
Iran
12 starters · Manager Amir Ghalenoei
1
Alireza Beiranvand
GK
23
Ramin Rezaeian
DEF
4
Shoja Khalilzadeh
DEF
19
Ali Nemati
DEF
19
A. Nemati
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5
Milad Mohammadi
DEF
8
Mohammad Mohebi
MID
14
Saman Ghoddos
MID
6
Saeid Ezatolahi
MID
17
Aria Yousefi
MID
20
Shahriar Moghanlou
FWD
9
Mehdi Taremi
FWD
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10
Mehdi Ghayedi
FWD
11
Ali Alipour
FWD
3
Ehsan Hajsafi
DEF
18
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
FWD
12
Payam Niazmand
GK
22
Hossein Hosseini
GK
2
Saleh Hardani
DEF
13
Hossein Kanaani
DEF
15
Roozbeh Cheshmi
MID
25
D
Danial Eiri
DEF
26
Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
MID
21
Mohammad Ghorbani
MID
16
Mahdi Torabi
MID
7
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
FWD
24
Dennis Eckert Ayensa
FWD
25
D. Iri
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New Zealand
4-2-3-1 · 11 starters
1
Max Crocombe
GK
2
Tim Payne
DEF
16
Finn Surman
DEF
5
Michael Boxall
DEF
13
Liberato Cacace
DEF
6
Joe Bell
MID
8
Marko Stamenić
MID
20
Callum McCowatt
MID
10
Sarpreet Singh
MID
11
Elijah Just
MID
9
Chris Wood
FWD
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Forecast and odds
AdviceNo predictions available
FavouriteOpen match
Home33%
Draw33%
Away33%
Match Winner1.77 / 3.45 / 4.9