Match at a glance
IRN / NZL17Attempts14
4On target8
48.5%Possession51.5%
76.8%Pass accuracy84.3%
10Fouls committed8
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
4Corners1
Iran 2–2 New Zealand: 2026 World Cup match result
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Full time — honours even
- Ramin Rezaeian32'
- Mohammad Mohebbi64'
- Elijah Just7'
- Elijah Just54'
Match in one glance
IranNew ZealandGoalCard
Iran
New Zealand
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
How the lead moved
IRN NZL- 7'
Elijah Just1 NZL - 32'
Ramin Rezaeianlevel - 54'Elijah Just1 NZL
- 64'Mohammad Mohebbilevel
Level after 90 minutes. Plotted from recorded goal times only — per-minute pressure is not in the source data.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1EJElijah Just 2 goals · 2 on target
- 2
Ramin Rezaeian 1 goal · 1 assist - 3
Mohammad Mohebbi 1 goal · 1 on target - 4
Chris Wood 2 assists · 2 on target - 5
Alireza Beiranvand 6 saves
What separated the teams
Balance
Neither side created a scoreboard advantage
17Attempts14
Territory
Possession and shot volume told different stories
48.5%Possession51.5%
Defensive workload
Iran made more recorded interventions
44Saves, interceptions, clearances43
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Complete match timeline
IranNew ZealandGoalCardSubstitution
Iran
New Zealand
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
12 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 1E. Just 7' · R. Rezaeian 32'
Second half
45′–90′1 – 1E. Just 54' · M. Mohebbi 64'
Iran
4-4-21Alireza Beiranvand23Ramin Rezaeian
5Milad Mohammadi
4Shoja Khalilzadeh
19Ali Nemati
14Saman Ghoddos8Mohammad Mohebbi
6Saeid Ezatolahi
17Arya Yousefi
9
20Shahriyar MoghanlooListed formation · positions are schematic
New Zealand
4-2-3-1MC
1Max CrocombeTP
2Tim PayneLC
13Liberato CacaceFS
16Finn SurmanMB
5Michael Boxall
8JB
6Joe BellCM
20Callum McCowattSS
10Sarpreet SinghEJ
11Elijah JustListed formation · positions are schematic
Select a player portrait to see the recorded shirt number, position and lineup context.
Attendance70,108
RefereeCésar Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
IRN4-4-2
NZL4-2-3-1
Result statusFull time
Complete performance breakdown
IRNNZL
Attacking output
Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.
17Attempts14
4On target8
5Blocked shots2
23.5%Shot accuracy57.1%
11.8%Goal conversion14.3%
Goals divided by attempts
Possession & passing
Control, circulation and progression of the ball.
48.5%Possession51.5%
314Passes completed376
76.8%Pass accuracy84.3%
6Crosses completed1
27Long balls completed21
Defensive work
Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.
6Saves2
10Tackles won10
60%Tackle success80%
11Interceptions15
27Clearances26
Discipline & pressure
Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.
10Fouls committed8
2Offsides0
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
4Corners1
What separated the teams
Balance
Neither side created a scoreboard advantage
17Attempts14
Territory
Possession and shot volume told different stories
48.5%Possession51.5%
Defensive workload
Iran made more recorded interventions
44Saves, interceptions, clearances43
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1EJElijah Just 2 goals · 2 on target
- 2Ramin Rezaeian 1 goal · 1 assist
- 3Mohammad Mohebbi 1 goal · 1 on target
- 4Chris Wood 2 assists · 2 on target
- 5Alireza Beiranvand 6 saves
- 6MCMax Crocombe 2 saves · 1 fouls won
- 7SSSarpreet Singh 2 on target
- 8CMCallum McCowatt 1 on target · 1 fouls won
- 9Arya Yousefi 1 on target · 1 fouls won
- 10LCLiberato Cacace 1 on target · 1 fouls won
Player leaders
Who led the recorded actions
2
GoalsElijah Just
EJ
Elijah Just2
AssistsChris Wood
Chris Wood4
ShotsChris Wood
Chris Wood2
2
Fouls wonRamin RezaeianElijah Just
Ramin RezaeianEJ
Elijah Just6
SavesAlireza Beiranvand
Alireza BeiranvandDecisive moments
4 eventsTournament path
How both teams reached this match
IranN. ZealandGroup G impact
Table immediately after this result
2 of 6 group matches included.
PosTeamPGDPts
1Iran3101
Iran31012N. Zealand4101
N. Zealand41013
Belgium1101
Belgium11014
Egypt2101
Egypt2101Snapshot ordering uses points, goal difference and goals scored. It is contextual, not a replacement for FIFA's complete tie-break procedure.
All-time World Cup meetings
Iran vs N. Zealand, across editions
0IRN wins
1Draws
0NZL wins
1meetings
2–2goal balance
0knockout meetings
Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Source: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.