Iran vs New Zealand 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions
Iran drew 2-2 with New Zealand on Tuesday, 16 June 2026 in World Cup. The match was refereed by César Ramos Palazuelos. It was played at Imam Reza Stadium.
First half: New Zealand took an early lead at 7' when E. Just scored, with the assist credited to C. Wood, making the score 0-1. Iran leveled the score at 32' when R. Rezaeian scored, making the score 1-1.
Second half: Iran made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Yousefi replacing M. Ghaedi. Iran made their 2nd substitution at 53', with S. Moghanlou replacing A. Alipour. New Zealand took the lead at 54' when E. Just scored, with the assist credited to C. Wood, making the score 1-2. Iran leveled the score at 64' when M. Mohebi scored, with the assist credited to R. Rezaeian, making the score 2-2. Iran made their 3rd substitution at 65', with S. Ghoddos replacing E. Hajisafi. New Zealand made their 1st substitution at 68', with C. McCowatt replacing R. Thomas. New Zealand made their 2nd substitution at 68', with L. Cacace replacing B. Old. New Zealand made their 3rd substitution at 78', with T. Payne replacing C. Elliot. Iran made their 4th substitution at 80', with M. Taremi replacing A. Hosseinzadeh. E. Hajisafi received a yellow card for Iran at 89'. New Zealand made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with S. Singh replacing J. Randall. New Zealand made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with M. Stamenić replacing Tyler Bindon.
Iran used 4 substitutions while New Zealand used 5 substitutions. Iran got 1 yellow card.
How the match was played
- Match ended level at 2-2.