7'
New Zealand · Goal · Elijah Just
New Zealand · Assist: Chris Wood
Kickoff weather22°CClear8 mph · 0% precip
Group G2026-06-161:00 AM
2-2
FTLos Angeles StadiumInglewoodUnited States
Full time
Momentum
Timeline and live trends
finished
Iran vs New Zealand. Toggle one metric at a time to inspect the live shape of the match.
Possession tide
Final read IRN pinned back - 47% of the ball
ControlsPossession · IRN line7 event filters
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KO
15'
30'
HT
60'
75'
90'
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⚽Iran · Goal · Ramin Rezaeian
Iran
45+1'
Match · Added time · +6'
46'
Iran · Mehdi Ghayedi on for Aria Yousefi
53'
Iran · Ali Alipour on for Shahriyar Moghanlou
54'
⚽New Zealand · Goal · Elijah Just
Assist: Chris Wood
64'
⚽Iran · Goal · Mohammad Mohebi
Assist: Ramin Rezaeian
65'
Iran · Ehsan Hajsafi on for Saman Ghoddos
68'
New Zealand · Ben Old on for Liberato Cacace
68'
New Zealand · Ryan Thomas on for Callum McCowatt
77'
New Zealand · Callan Elliot on for Tim Payne
80'
Iran · Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh on for Mehdi Taremi
89'
Iran · Yellow card · Ehsan Hajsafi
90+1'
Match · Added time · +5'
90+2'
New Zealand · Jesse Randall on for Sarpreet Singh
90+2'
New Zealand · Tyler Bindon on for Marko Stamenić
16 of 137 events · one shared match clock · smoothed visual interpolationline = IRN share, mirror of NZL
Tactical board - same structure across lineup states
Final lineup
Lineup
ManagerAmir GhalenoeiManagerDarren Bazeley
IRN
NZL
Match lens
Story1 / 2
P1 · The head-to-head story
rating + rivalry note
The head-to-head story
Iran enters this matchup with a clear Elo rating advantage over New Zealand. While Iran looks to leverage their superior ranking through sustained wide pressure, New Zealand's ability to remain competitive hinges on winning aerial duels and capitalizing on rare transition opportunities.
Favourite read · tournament history · rivalry
Who's the favourite?
IRNFavourite
1772NZLChallenger
1562How far each has gone
Tournament history · deepest stage reached per tournament
GroupTBD
The rivalry · last 2
IRN 1
1 draw
IRN 1 win1 drawNZL 0 wins
+-Recent meetings2 matches
2003FriendlyIRN 3-0 NZLIRN
1973FriendlyIRN 0-0 NZLdraw
P2 · What kind of game
2 axes incomplete
threat gap
What kind of game?
Iran enters the match with a superior offensive threat profile compared to New Zealand. While Iran demonstrates higher defensive resistance and xG output, incomplete data on possession and set-piece metrics limits a full stylistic comparison.
Style match-up · bigger shape means more of that trait
IRNNZL
| Axis | IRN | NZL |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 55.2% | missing |
| Defending | 5.5 resistance | 4.3 resistance |
| Set pieces | 21.0% | missing |
| Threat | 1.31 xG/match | 0.94 xG/match |