IR Iran 2–2 New Zealand. This FIFA World Cup match was played on 16 June 2026. The match ended in a draw.
IR Iran vs New Zealand Football Match – Live Updates and Stats – 2026/06/16
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New Zealand
E
Elijah Just 0-1
C
assist Chris Wood
R
Ramin Rezaeian 1-1
E
Elijah Just 1-2
C
assist Chris Wood
M
Mohammad Mohebbi 2-2
R
assist Ramin Rezaeian
- 92' 🔄 Substitution — Jesse Randall New Zealand
- 92' 🔄 Substitution — Tyler Bindon New Zealand
- 89' Yellow card — Ehsan Hajisafi IR Iran
- 80' 🔄 Substitution — Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh IR Iran
- 78' 🔄 Substitution — Callan Elliot New Zealand
- 68' 🔄 Substitution — Ryan Thomas New Zealand
- 68' 🔄 Substitution — Ben Old New Zealand
- 65' 🔄 Substitution — Ehsan Hajisafi IR Iran
- 64' ⚽ Goal — Mohammad Mohebbi (Ramin Rezaeian) IR Iran
- 54' ⚽ Goal — Elijah Just (Chris Wood) New Zealand
- 53' 🔄 Substitution — Ali Alipour IR Iran
- 45' 🔄 Substitution — Mehdi Ghayedi IR Iran
- 32' ⚽ Goal — Ramin Rezaeian IR Iran
- 7' ⚽ Goal — Elijah Just (Chris Wood) New Zealand
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IR Iran
New Zealand
Starting XI
- 23 D Ramin Rezaeian
- 1 G Alireza Beiranvand
- 8 M Mohammad Mohebbi
- 20 F Shahriyar Moghanloo
- 19 D Ali Nemati
- 9 F Mehdi Taremi C
- 14 M Saman Ghoddos
- 6 M Saeid Ezatolahi
- 4 D Shoja Khalilzadeh
- 17 M Arya Yousefi
- 5 D Milad Mohammadi
Substitutes
- 18 F Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh ↑
- 11 F Ali Alipour ↑
- 10 M Mehdi Ghayedi ↑
- 3 D Ehsan Hajisafi ↑
- 2 D Saleh Hardani
- 7 M Alireza Jahanbakhsh
- 12 G Payam Niazmand
- 13 D Hossein Kanani
- 15 M Roozbeh Cheshmi
- 16 M Mehdi Torabi
- 21 M Mohammad Ghorbani
- 22 G Hossein Hosseini
- 24 F Dennis Dargahi
- 25 D Danial Iri
- 26 M Amirmohammad Razaghinia
Starting XI
- 11 F Elijah Just
- 9 F Chris Wood C
- 16 D Finn Surman
- 6 M Joe Bell
- 20 F Callum McCowatt
- 5 D Michael Boxall
- 13 D Liberato Cacace
- 8 M Marko Stamenić
- 10 M Sarpreet Singh
- 2 D Tim Payne
- 1 G Max Crocombe
Substitutes
- 21 F Jesse Randall ↑
- 19 F Ben Old ↑
- 4 D Tyler Bindon ↑
- 23 M Ryan Thomas ↑
- 24 D Callan Elliot ↑
- 3 D Francis De Vries
- 12 G Alex Paulsen
- 14 M Alex Rufer
- 15 D Nando Pijnaker
- 17 F Kosta Barbarouses
- 18 F Ben Waine
- 22 G Michael Woud
- 25 M Lachlan Bayliss
- 26 D Tommy Smith
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IR Iran faced New Zealand in the FIFA World Cup on Tuesday, 16 June 2026 and the match finished 2–2. This page holds the final scoreline, goals, lineups and full match stats.
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When was IR Iran vs New Zealand played?
Kick-off was in the FIFA World Cup.
Where was IR Iran vs New Zealand played?
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What was the final score of IR Iran vs New Zealand?
IR Iran 2 – 2 New Zealand. The match ended in a draw.
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