Iran and New Zealand drew 2-2. Elijah Just scored 2 goals. Best on the pitch was Ramin Rezaeian, rated 9.3.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup 2026
   IRN 4-4-2·— NZL
   Coach: Amir Ghalenoei · —Referee: César Ramos Palazuelos, Mexico📍 SoFi Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 7'
      

      NZL
      GOOOAL!Elijah JustAssist: C. Wood
   3. 32'
      

      IRN
      GOOOAL!Ramin Rezaeian
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲Mehdi Ghayedi▼A. Yousefi
   3. 53'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲A. Alipour▼S. Moghanlou
   4. 54'
      

      NZL
      GOOOAL!Elijah JustAssist: C. Wood
   5. 64'
      

      IRN
      GOOOAL!M. MohebiAssist: R. Rezaeian
   6. 65'
      

      IRN
      Substitution
      ▲Ehsan Hajsafi▼Saman Ghoddos
   7. 68'
      

      NZL
      Substitution
      ▲R. Thomas▼Callum McCowatt
   8. 68'
      

      NZL
      Substitution
      ▲Ben Old▼Liberato Cacace
   9. 78'
      

      NZL
      Substitution
      ▲Callan Elliot▼Tim Payne
   10. 80'
       

       IRN
       Substitution
       ▲Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh▼Mehdi Taremi
   11. 89'
       

       IRN
       Yellow card
       Ehsan Hajsafi
   12. 90+2'
       

       NZL
       Substitution
       ▲Jesse Randall▼Sarpreet Singh
   13. 90+2'
       

       NZL
       Substitution
       ▲Tyler Bindon▼Marko Stamenić