Iran v New Zealand: World Cup Group G Live
Live coverage of Iran against New Zealand from Los Angeles Stadium, with minute-by-minute updates from the official FIFA match feed.
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Full time: Iran 2-2 New Zealand
Full time at Los Angeles Stadium. Iran 2, New Zealand 2. Thanks for following our live coverage.
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Substitution, New Zealand (90'+2')
Tyler Bindon replaces Marko Stamenic for New Zealand.
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Substitution, New Zealand (90'+2')
Jesse Randall replaces Sarpreet Singh for New Zealand.
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Yellow card: Ehsan Hajisafi (89')
Ehsan Hajisafi is shown a yellow card for Iran in the 89' minute.
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Substitution, Iran (80')
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh replaces Mehdi Taremi for Iran.
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Substitution, New Zealand (77')
Callan Elliot replaces Tim Payne for New Zealand.
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Substitution, New Zealand (68')
Ben Old replaces Liberato Cacace for New Zealand.
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Substitution, New Zealand (68')
Ryan Thomas replaces Callum McCOWATT for New Zealand.
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Substitution, Iran (65')
Ehsan Hajisafi replaces Saman Ghoddos for Iran.
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GOAL! Iran 2-2 New Zealand (64')
Mohammad Mohebbi scores for Iran in the 64' minute. Iran 2, New Zealand 2.
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GOAL! Iran 1-2 New Zealand (54')
Elijah Just scores for New Zealand in the 54' minute. Iran 1, New Zealand 2.
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Substitution, Iran (53')
Ali Alipour replaces Shahriyar Moghanloo for Iran.
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Second half under way
We are back for the second half.
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Substitution, Iran
Mehdi Ghayedi replaces Arya Yousefi for Iran.
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Half time: Iran 1-1 New Zealand
It is the break at Los Angeles Stadium.
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GOAL! Iran 1-1 New Zealand (32')
Ramin Rezaeian scores for Iran in the 32' minute. Iran 1, New Zealand 1.
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GOAL! Iran 0-1 New Zealand (7')
Elijah Just scores for New Zealand in the 7' minute. Iran 0, New Zealand 1.
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Kickoff at Los Angeles Stadium
We are under way. Iran get the 2026 World Cup Group G clash with New Zealand started.
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Teams confirmed
The starting elevens are in for Iran and New Zealand. We are set at Los Angeles Stadium.
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Iran v New Zealand: matchday build-up
Welcome to our live coverage of Iran against New Zealand at Los Angeles Stadium, a Group G fixture at the 2026 World Cup. Both sides open their Group G campaign here. Team news, kickoff and minute-by-minute updates to follow, sourced from the official FIFA match feed.
Match events
- 0' ↔️ Mehdi Ghayedi→ Arya Yousefi
- 7' ⚽ Elijah Just
- 32' ⚽ Ramin Rezaeian
- 53' ↔️ Ali Alipour→ Shahriyar Moghanloo
- 54' ⚽ Elijah Just
- 64' ⚽ Mohammad Mohebbi
- 65' ↔️ Ehsan Hajisafi→ Saman Ghoddos
- 68' ↔️ Ryan Thomas→ Callum McCOWATT
- 68' ↔️ Ben Old→ Liberato Cacace
- 77' ↔️ Callan Elliot→ Tim Payne
- 80' ↔️ Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh→ Mehdi Taremi
- 89' 🟨 Ehsan Hajisafi
- 90' ↔️ Jesse Randall→ Sarpreet Singh
- 90' ↔️ Tyler Bindon→ Marko Stamenic
Attendance · 70108
Squad
Lineup
Iran
4-3-3- 1 Alireza Beiranvand
- 4 Shoja Khalilzadeh
- 5 Milad Mohammadi
- 17 Arya Yousefi
- 19 Ali Nemati
- 23 Ramin Rezaeian
- 6 Saeid Ezatolahi
- 8 Mohammad Mohebbi
- 14 Saman Ghoddos
- 9 Mehdi Taremi (C)
- 20 Shahriyar Moghanloo
- 12 Payam Niazmand
- 22 Hossein Hosseini
- 2 Saleh Hardani
- 3 Ehsan Hajisafi
- 13 Hossein Kanani
- 25 Danial Iri
- 7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
- 15 Roozbeh Cheshmi
- 16 Mehdi Torabi
- 21 Mohammad Ghorbani
- 26 Amirmohammad Razaghinia
- 10 Mehdi Ghayedi
- 11 Ali Alipour
- 18 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
- 24 Dennis Dargahi
Manager · Amir Ghalenoei
New Zealand
4-4-2- 1 Max Crocombe
- 2 Tim Payne
- 5 Michael Boxall
- 13 Liberato Cacace
- 16 Finn Surman
- 6 Joe Bell
- 8 Marko Stamenic
- 10 Sarpreet Singh
- 11 Elijah Just
- 20 Callum McCOWATT
- 9 Chris Wood (C)
- 12 Alex Paulsen
- 22 Michael Woud
- 3 Francis De Vries
- 4 Tyler Bindon
- 15 Nando Pijnaker
- 24 Callan Elliot
- 26 Tommy Smith
- 14 Alex Rufer
- 19 Ben Old
- 23 Ryan Thomas
- 25 Lachlan Bayliss
- 17 Kosta Barbarouses
- 18 Ben Waine
- 21 Jesse Randall
Manager · Darren Bazeley