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Iran

FIFA #21

2-2

18:00 | SAST 03:00

New Zealand

FIFA #104

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Inglewood, USA

Iran

FIFA #21·AFC·Team Melli

Titles

Group stage (6 times)

Best Finish

Key Players

Mehdi Taremi Sardar AzmounAlireza JahanbakhshEhsan Hajsafi

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New Zealand

FIFA #104·OFC·All Whites

Titles

Group stage (1982, 2010)

Best Finish

Key Players

Chris Wood Liberato Cacace Joe Bell Winston Reid

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Team News

Iran

⚠️Roozbeh CheshmiDoubtful— Hamstring injury — doubtful for match vs Belgium (June 21); ...

❌Ali GholizadehInjured— Ruled out of World Cup — season-ending ACL knee injury suffe...

⚠️Saman GhoddosDoubtful— Ankle injury — doubtful for match vs Belgium (June 21); game...

⚠️Alireza JahanbakhshDoubtful— Muscle injury — missed opener vs New Zealand (June 16); rema...

⚠️Dennis EckertDoubtful— Unspecified injury — following individual training program; ...

🟨Saeid EzatolahiCard Warning— 1 yellow card (33' vs Belgium, June 21) — at risk of suspens...

🟨Ehsan HajsafiCard Warning— 1 yellow card (89' vs New Zealand, June 15) — at risk of sus...

New Zealand

❌Matt GarbettInjured— Ruled out of World Cup — hamstring injury suffered in traini...

🟨Sarpreet SinghCard Warning— 1 yellow card (vs Egypt, June 22) — at risk of suspension; p...

🟨Callum McCowattCard Warning— 1 yellow card (34' vs Egypt, June 22) — at risk of suspensio...

Lineups

Iran4-4-2

BeiranvandNematiKhalilzadehMohammadi

RezaeianEzatolahiGhoddosYousefi

MohebbiTaremi

Moghanloo

Starting XI

1A. BeiranvandG

19A. NematiCD-L

4S. KhalilzadehCD-R

5M. MohammadiLB

23R. RezaeianRB

6S. EzatolahiCM-L

14S. GhoddosCM-R

17A. YousefiLM

8M. MohebbiRM

9M. TaremiCF-L

20S. MoghanlooCF-R

Substitutes

10M. Ghayedi11A. Alipour22H. Hosseini15R. Cheshmi7A. Jahanbakhsh26A. Razzaghinia2S. Hardani3E. Hajsafi12P. Niazmand24D. Dargahi18A. Hosseinzadeh16M. Torabi+3 more

New Zealand4-2-3-1

CrocombeBoxallSurmanCacace

PayneSingh

StamenicBellWood

Just

McCowatt

Starting XI

1M. CrocombeG

5M. BoxallCD-L

16F. SurmanCD-R

13L. CacaceLB

2T. PayneRB

10S. SinghAM

8M. StamenicLM

6J. BellRM

9C. WoodF

11E. JustAM-L

20C. McCowattAM-R

Substitutes

12A. Paulsen19B. Old21J. Randall24C. Elliot3F. de Vries18B. Waine22M. Woud4T. Bindon17K. Barbarouses26T. Smith25L. Bayliss15N. Pijnaker+2 more

Player Stats

Iran

Player	G	A	Sh	SoT	FC	🟨	🟥
1A. BeiranvandG	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
19A. NematiCD-L	-	-	1	-	1	-	-
4S. KhalilzadehCD-R	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
5M. MohammadiLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
23R. RezaeianRB	1	1	1	1	-	-	-
6S. EzatolahiCM-L	-	-	2	1	2	-	-
14S. GhoddosCM-R	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
17A. YousefiLM	-	-	1	1	-	-	-
8M. MohebbiRM	1	-	2	1	-	-	-
9M. TaremiCF-L	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
20S. MoghanlooCF-R	-	-	3	-	1	-	-
10M. GhayediSUB	-	-	1	-	2	-	-
11A. AlipourSUB	-	-	1	-	1	-	-
3E. HajsafiSUB	-	-	1	-	1	1	-
18A. HosseinzadehSUB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

New Zealand

Player	G	A	Sh	SoT	FC	🟨	🟥
1M. CrocombeG	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5M. BoxallCD-L	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16F. SurmanCD-R	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
13L. CacaceLB	-	-	1	1	-	-	-
2T. PayneRB	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
10S. SinghAM	-	-	3	2	1	-	-
8M. StamenicLM	-	-	1	-	2	-	-
6J. BellRM	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
9C. WoodF	-	2	4	2	-	-	-
11E. JustAM-L	2	-	2	2	1	-	-
20C. McCowattAM-R	-	-	2	1	-	-	-
19B. OldSUB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
21J. RandallSUB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
24C. ElliotSUB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4T. BindonSUB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
23R. ThomasSUB	-	-	-	-	2	-	-

Match Stats

IranStatNew Zealand

48.5%

Possession

51.5%

Shots

Shots on Target

0.8%

Pass Accuracy

0.8%

409

Passes

446

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Saves

Tackles Won

Clearances

Match Events

0'▶️First Half begins.

7'⚽Elijah Just Goal

32'⚽Ramin Rezaeian Goal

54'⚽Elijah Just Goal

89'🟨Ehsan Hajsafi Yellow Card