IR Iran 2–2 New Zealand · 2026 FIFA World Cup

2026 FIFA World Cup · Group G · Match 400021476

IR Iran

—

New Zealand

Los Angeles Stadium

16 June 2026 · 01:00 UTC

Attendance 70,108

Group G · Draw

Elijah Just of New Zealand celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G match between IR Iran and New Zealand at Los Angeles Stadium on June 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. — Elijah Just's brace was not enough as the All Whites were twice pegged back by IR Iran in an absorbing Group G encounter.
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    IR Iran hold New Zealand in Los Angeles thriller — Elijah Just's brace was not enough as the All Whites were twice pegged back by IR Iran in an absorbing Group G encounter.
  

Match Goals

IR Iran 2–2 New Zealand

Goal positions — IR Iran attacks right

IR Iran

Goal Ramin REZAEIAN

32' · Regular goal

Goal Mohammad MOHEBBI

64' · Regular goal

New Zealand

Goal Elijah JUST

7' · Regular goal

Goal Elijah JUST

54' · Regular goal

Match Timeline

Key events

Goal Elijah JUST

New Zealand

32'

Goal Ramin REZAEIAN

IR Iran

53'

Sub IR Iran

↑ Ali Alipour ↓ Shahriyar MOGHANLOO

54'

Goal Elijah JUST

New Zealand

64'

Goal Mohammad MOHEBBI

IR Iran

65'

Sub IR Iran

↑ Ehsan HAJISAFI ↓ Saman GHODDOS

68'

Sub New Zealand

↑ Ben OLD ↓ Liberato CACACE

68'

Sub New Zealand

↑ Ryan THOMAS ↓ Callum McCOWATT

77'

Sub New Zealand

↑ Callan ELLIOT ↓ Tim PAYNE

80'

Sub IR Iran

↑ Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh ↓ Mehdi TAREMI

89'

Yellow Card Ehsan HAJISAFI

IR Iran

90'

Sub New Zealand

↑ Jesse RANDALL ↓ Sarpreet SINGH

90'

Sub New Zealand

↑ Tyler BINDON ↓ Marko STAMENIC

Team Statistics

Head-to-head metrics

IR Iran

Possession43.3%

Passes417

Pass Accuracy79.9%

Shots17

Shots on Target4

Corners4

Yellow Cards1

Offsides2

Defensive Pressures253

Forced Turnovers46

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)13 / 5

New Zealand

Possession45.3%

Passes448

Pass Accuracy84.4%

Shots14

Shots on Target8

Corners1

Yellow Cards0

Offsides0

Defensive Pressures234

Forced Turnovers47

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)4 / 3

Comparative

IRI 43.3%PossessionNZL 45.3%

IRI 417PassesNZL 448

IRI 17ShotsNZL 14

IRI 4Shots on TargetNZL 8

IRI 253Def. PressuresNZL 234

IRI 12Counter-PressNZL 10

Phase Analytics

Tactical phase aggregates

IR Iran · 4-4-2

High Press

3.8

Counter-Press

12.3

Mid Block

27.2

Low Block

11.6

Att. Transition

16.8

Final Third

16.8

High Block

3.8

Turnovers

46.0

New Zealand · 4-4-2

High Press

5.2

Counter-Press

10.2

Mid Block

26.4

Low Block

15.1

Att. Transition

15.6

Final Third

12.7

High Block

3.9

Turnovers

47.0

Temporal Analytics

Pressing Intelligence & Performance Rates

    These metrics are sourced from temporal team analytics reports generated at intervals throughout the match. Comparing early-match and late-match snapshots reveals how each team's intensity and tactical shape evolved.
  

IR Iran — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 12.32 / 20)

High Press (score: 3.84 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 27.17 / 50)

Low Block (score: 11.57 / 50)

High Counter-Press

New Zealand — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 10.17 / 20)

High Press (score: 5.18 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 26.45 / 50)

Low Block (score: 15.08 / 50)

High Counter-Press

IR Iran Phase Intensity Over Match Time

Phase aggregate values interpolated from temporal analytics snapshots · Goal events shown as vertical markers

Formations & Tactics

Starting XI

IR Iran · 4-4-2 · Coach: Saeed ALHOEI

New Zealand · 4-4-2 · Coach: Darren BAZELEY

Squads

Match squads

IR Iran — Squad

#	Player
1	Alireza BEIRANVAND
2	Saleh HARDANI
3	Ehsan HAJISAFI 🟨89' · ↑65'
4	Shoja KHALILZADEH
5	Milad MOHAMMADI
6	Saeid EZATOLAHI
7	Alireza JAHANBAKHSH
8	Mohammad MOHEBBI ⚽64'
9	Mehdi TAREMI ↓80'
10	Mehdi GHAYEDI
11	Ali Alipour ↑53'
12	Payam NIAZMAND
13	Hossein KANANI
14	Saman GHODDOS ↓65'
15	Roozbeh CHESHMI
16	Mehdi TORABI
17	Arya YOUSEFI
18	Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh ↑80'
19	Ali NEMATI
20	Shahriyar MOGHANLOO ↓53'
21	Mohammad GHORBANI
22	Hossein HOSSEINI
23	Ramin REZAEIAN ⚽32'
24	Dennis DARGAHI
25	Danial IRI
26	Amirmohammad RAZAGHINIA

New Zealand — Squad

#	Player
1	Max CROCOMBE
2	Tim PAYNE ↓77'
3	Francis DE VRIES
4	Tyler BINDON ↑90'
5	Michael BOXALL
6	Joe BELL
8	Marko STAMENIC ↓90'
9	Chris WOOD
10	Sarpreet SINGH ↓90'
11	Elijah JUST ⚽7' · ⚽54'
12	Alex PAULSEN
13	Liberato CACACE ↓68'
14	Alex RUFER
15	Nando PIJNAKER
16	Finn SURMAN
17	Kosta BARBAROUSES
18	Ben WAINE
19	Ben OLD ↑68'
20	Callum McCOWATT ↓68'
21	Jesse RANDALL ↑90'
22	Michael WOUD
23	Ryan THOMAS ↑68'
24	Callan ELLIOT ↑77'
25	Lachlan BAYLISS
26	Tommy SMITH

Post-Match Intelligence

Core Players & Final Team Stats

IR Iran — Final Stats

Possession43.3%

Passes / Completed417 / 333

Pass Accuracy79.9%

Shots / On Target17 / 4

Corners4

Yellow Cards1

Offsides2

Def. Pressures253

Forced Turnovers46

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)13 / 5

Counter-Press Score12.32

New Zealand — Final Stats

Possession45.3%

Passes / Completed448 / 378

Pass Accuracy84.4%

Shots / On Target14 / 8

Corners1

Yellow Cards0

Offsides0

Def. Pressures234

Forced Turnovers47

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)4 / 3

Counter-Press Score10.17

Head-to-Head Comparison

IRI 43.3%PossessionNZL 45.3%

IRI 417PassesNZL 448

IRI 17ShotsNZL 14

IRI 4Shots on TargetNZL 8

IRI 253Def. PressuresNZL 234

IRI 12Counter-PressNZL 10

Distance & Speed Comparison

IRI 113,019Total Distance (m)NZL 112,903

IRI 450Total SprintsNZL 475

IRI 32.6Max Top Speed (km/h)NZL 32.4

IRI 29.1Avg Top Speed (km/h)NZL 29.9

IR Iran — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Ramin REZAEIAN	11,474	50	53	30.4	⚽ 🎯
Milad MOHAMMADI	11,182	47	55	30.7
Saeid EZATOLAHI	11,172	39	27	26.7
Mohammad MOHEBBI	11,050	27	54	32.3	⚽
Ali NEMATI	10,254	57	32	30.1
Shoja KHALILZADEH	9,579	47	25	31.3
Mehdi TAREMI	9,139	32	41	32.6
Saman GHODDOS	8,026	27	33	28.8

New Zealand — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Joe BELL	11,525	47	41	28.7
Elijah JUST	11,395	28	70	31.4	⚽
Sarpreet SINGH	11,363	41	51	30.6	3 shots
Marko STAMENIC	10,496	58	42	32.3
Chris WOOD	10,232	18	41	30.6	🎯 4 shots
Finn SURMAN	9,967	50	29	31.7
Michael BOXALL	9,279	54	28	29.9
Callum McCOWATT	8,513	37	42	31.1

Player Physical & Goal Metrics

All player analytics from the post-match snapshot

SPARQL · Player Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 
PREFIX xsd: 

SELECT ?playerName ?teamName ?goals ?assists ?totalDistance ?passes ?sprints ?topSpeed ?timePlayed
FROM 
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021476" .
  ?m fifa:hasPlayerAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:player ?player .
  ?player rdfs:label ?playerName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:team ?team . ?team rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:assists ?assists }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:totalDistance ?totalDistance }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:sprints ?sprints }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:topSpeed ?topSpeed }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:timePlayed ?timePlayed }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName DESC(?totalDistance)

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SPARQL Queries

Knowledge graph exploration

Match Overview

IR Iran vs New Zealand — core match metadata

SPARQL · Match Overview

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?homeTeam ?awayTeam ?homeScore ?awayScore ?date ?stadium ?attendance
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?match a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021476" .
  ?match fifa:homeTeam ?ht ; fifa:awayTeam ?at ;
         fifa:homeTeamScore ?homeScore ; fifa:awayTeamScore ?awayScore ;
         fifa:date ?date ; fifa:stadium ?s ; fifa:attendance ?attendance .
  ?ht rdfs:label ?homeTeam . ?at rdfs:label ?awayTeam . ?s rdfs:label ?stadium .
}

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Goals

All goal events with scorer and assist

SPARQL · Goals

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?minute ?playerName ?teamName ?goalType ?assistName
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021476" .
  ?m fifa:hasGoal ?goal .
  ?goal fifa:goalMinute ?minute .
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:player ?p . ?p rdfs:label ?playerName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:team ?t . ?t rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:goalType ?gt . ?gt rdfs:label ?goalType }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:assistPlayer ?a . ?a rdfs:label ?assistName }
}
ORDER BY xsd:integer(?minute)

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Team Analytics + Pressing Phases

Full tactical phase breakdown for both teams

SPARQL · Team Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?teamName ?possession ?passes ?passesCompleted ?goals ?shots ?shotsOnTarget
       ?corners ?yellowCards ?offsides ?defPress ?turnovers ?highPress ?counterPress
FROM 
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021476" .
  ?m fifa:hasTeamAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:team ?team .
  ?team rdfs:label ?teamName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:possession ?possession }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passesCompleted ?passesCompleted }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoal ?shots }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoalOnTarget ?shotsOnTarget }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:corners ?corners }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:yellowCards ?yellowCards }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:offsides ?offsides }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:defensivePressuresApplied ?defPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:forcedTurnovers ?turnovers }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateHighPress ?highPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateCounterPress ?counterPress }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName

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