Completed 2026 World Cup · Group Stage

Iran 2–2 New Zealand: match result

Match 16 · Group Stage · Group GJune 16, 2026

Iran2

Ramin Rezaeian32'
Mohammad Mohebbi64'

2–2

Full time — honours even

New Zealand2

Elijah Just7'
Elijah Just54'

48.5%Possession51.5%

17Shots14

4On target8

Los Angeles StadiumLos AngelesFT

Attendance70,108

RefereeCésar Arturo Ramos Palazuelos

IRN4-4-2

NZL4-2-3-1

Result statusFull time

Match intelligence

What separated the teams

01 · Balance

Neither side created a scoreboard advantage

17Attempts14

02 · Territory

Possession and shot volume told different stories

48.5%Possession51.5%

03 · Defensive workload

Iran made more recorded interventions

44Saves, interceptions, clearances43

Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.

Team comparison

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

80%Pass accuracy80%

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

Player leaders

Who led the recorded actions

Goals

Elijah Just

Assists

Chris Wood

Shots

Chris Wood

On target

Sarpreet Singh

Chris Wood

Elijah Just

Fouls won

Ramin Rezaeian

Elijah Just

Saves

Alireza Beiranvand

Minute by minute

Everything that happened, in order

Goals, cards, penalties and substitutions as recorded.

G Goal! CardP Penalty↕ Substitution

Iran2 goals·1 cards·4 changes

N. Zealand2 goals·0 cards·5 changes

Key events

Goals, cards and penalties

7'
Elijah JustGoal
Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal
Assist Chris Wood ·
32'
Ramin RezaeianGoal
Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
54'
Elijah JustGoal
Right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal
Assist Chris Wood · following a fast break
64'
Mohammad MohebbiGoal - Header
Header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
Assist Ramin Rezaeian · with a cross
89'
Ehsan HajsafiYellow Card
Ehsan Hajisafi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul

Lineup & influence

Iran

4-4-2Amir Ghalenoei

Confirmed XI

LowerHigher↑ Attacking

Alireza Beiranvand

IRN · #1 · Goalkeeper

Starter

Involvement100%

6Saves

2Conceded

0Shots faced

0Fouls

0Yellow

Influence model uses assigned role plus real ESPN involvement, not fabricated tracking coordinates.

Impact changes

4 used

Tournament path

How both teams reached this match

Iran

0W · 1D · 0L · 2–2

M16 · GroupNZLD 2–2

N. Zealand

0W · 1D · 0L · 2–2

M16 · GroupIRND 2–2

Group G impact

Table immediately after this result

2 of 6 group matches included.

PosTeamPGDPts

Iran3101

N. Zealand4101

Belgium1101

Egypt2101

Snapshot 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

2026Iran 2–2 N. ZealandGroup Stage

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.

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Archived match data: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.