IranIran vs New Zealand — World Cup
2-2
New ZealandSoFi Stadium, Inglewood
Going into the match, Iran had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.6 goals a game; New Zealand had won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.4.
Match report
Home form going in: Iran
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (L W D W W). 1.6 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 2-3 vs Qatar · 7 Feb 2024
- W 2-1 vs Japan · 3 Feb 2024
- D 1-1 vs Syria · 31 Jan 2024
- W 2-1 vs United Arab Emirates · 23 Jan 2024
- W 0-1 at Hong Kong · 19 Jan 2024
- W 4-1 vs Palestine · 14 Jan 2024
Away form going in: New Zealand
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 (L L D D W). 1.4 scored per game, 0.6 conceded, 20% over 2.5 goals, 20% both teams scored, 60% clean sheets.
- L 1-0 at Costa Rica · 14 Jun 2022
- L 2-0 at Peru · 16 Nov 2017
- D 0-0 vs Peru · 11 Nov 2017
- D 2-2 at Solomon Islands · 5 Sept 2017
- W 6-1 vs Solomon Islands · 1 Sept 2017
- W 2-0 vs Fiji · 28 Mar 2017
How it unfolded
- 7' Normal Goal — E. Just (New Zealand)
- 32' Normal Goal — R. Rezaeian (Iran)
- 54' Normal Goal — E. Just (New Zealand)
- 64' Normal Goal — M. Mohebi (Iran)
Match statistics
| Iran | Metric | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 2 |
| 49 | Ball possession | 51 |
| 1.5 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.24 |
| 17 | Total shots | 14 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 8 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 10 | Attempts inside box | 10 |
| 7 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 409 | Total passes | 446 |
| 314 | Accurate passes | 376 |
| 77 | Pass accuracy | 84 |
| 11 | Key passes | 10 |
| 97 | Duels | 97 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |