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Iran
2 2
New Zealand
Full Time
HT 1-1
R. Rezaeian 32'M. Mohebi 64'
E. Just 7'E. Just 54'
Venue: SoFi Stadium

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Match Started
E. Just 7'

Goal (Assist: C. Wood)

Turning point Momentum boost
R. Rezaeian 32'

Goal

Turning point Momentum boost
Half Time
A. Yousefi → M. Ghaedi 46'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
S. Moghanlou → A. Alipour 53'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
E. Just 54'

Goal (Assist: C. Wood)

Turning point Momentum boost
M. Mohebi 64'

Goal (Assist: R. Rezaeian)

Turning point Momentum boost
S. Ghoddos → E. Hajsafi 65'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
L. Cacace → B. Old 68'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
C. McCowatt → R. Thomas 68'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
T. Payne → C. Elliot 78'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
M. Taremi → A. Hosseinzadeh 80'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
E. Hajsafi 89'

Yellow Card

Notable Disciplinary setback
S. Singh → J. Randall 90+2'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
M. Stamenic → T. Bindon 90+2'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
Full Time
End of Match

Iran 4-4-2 Amir Ghalenoei

Alireza Beiranvand 1
Beiranvand
Milad Mohammadi 5
Mohammadi
Ali Nemati 19
Nemati
Shoja Khalilzadeh 4
Khalilzadeh
Ramin Rezaeian 23
Rezaeian
Aria Yousefi 17
Yousefi
Saeid Ezatolahi 6
Ezatolahi
Saman Ghoddos 14
Ghoddos
Mohammad Mohebi 8
Mohebi
Mehdi Taremi 9
Taremi
Shahriar Moghanlou 20
Moghanlou

Starters

  • Alireza Beiranvand1 Alireza Beiranvand
  • Milad Mohammadi5 Milad Mohammadi
  • Ali Nemati19 Ali Nemati
  • Shoja Khalilzadeh4 Shoja Khalilzadeh
  • Ramin Rezaeian23 Ramin Rezaeian
  • Aria Yousefi17 Aria Yousefi
  • Saeid Ezatolahi6 Saeid Ezatolahi
  • Saman Ghoddos14 Saman Ghoddos
  • Mohammad Mohebi8 Mohammad Mohebi
  • Mehdi Taremi9 Mehdi Taremi
  • Shahriar Moghanlou20 Shahriar Moghanlou

Substitutes

  • Saleh Hardani2 Saleh Hardani
  • Ehsan Hajsafi3 Ehsan Hajsafi
  • Alireza Jahanbakhsh7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
  • Mehdi Ghayedi10 Mehdi Ghayedi
  • Ali Alipour11 Ali Alipour
  • Payam Niazmand12 Payam Niazmand
  • Hossein Kanaani13 Hossein Kanaani
  • Roozbeh Cheshmi15 Roozbeh Cheshmi
  • Mahdi Torabi16 Mahdi Torabi
  • Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh18 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
  • Mohammad Ghorbani21 Mohammad Ghorbani
  • Hossein Hosseini22 Hossein Hosseini
  • Dennis Eckert Ayensa24 Dennis Eckert Ayensa
  • Danial Eiri25 Danial Eiri
  • Amirmohammad Razzaghinia26 Amirmohammad Razzaghinia

New Zealand 4-2-3-1 D. Bazeley

Max Crocombe 1
Crocombe
Liberato Cacace 13
Cacace
Michael Boxall 5
Boxall
Finn Surman 16
Surman
Tim Payne 2
Payne
Marko Stamenić 8
Stamenić
Joe Bell 6
Bell
Elijah Just 11
Just
x2
Sarpreet Singh 10
Singh
Callum McCowatt 20
McCowatt
Chris Wood 9
Wood
x2

Starters

  • Max Crocombe1 Max Crocombe
  • Liberato Cacace13 Liberato Cacace
  • Michael Boxall5 Michael Boxall
  • Finn Surman16 Finn Surman
  • Tim Payne2 Tim Payne
  • Marko Stamenić8 Marko Stamenić
  • Joe Bell6 Joe Bell
  • Elijah Just11 Elijah Justx2
  • Sarpreet Singh10 Sarpreet Singh
  • Callum McCowatt20 Callum McCowatt
  • Chris Wood9 Chris Woodx2

Substitutes

  • Francis De Vries3 Francis De Vries
  • Tyler Bindon4 Tyler Bindon
  • Alex Paulsen12 Alex Paulsen
  • Alex Rufer14 Alex Rufer
  • Nando Pijnaker15 Nando Pijnaker
  • Kosta Barbarouses17 Kosta Barbarouses
  • Ben Waine18 Ben Waine
  • Benjamin Old19 Benjamin Old
  • Jesse Randall21 Jesse Randall
  • Michael Woud22 Michael Woud
  • Ryan Thomas23 Ryan Thomas
  • Callan Elliot24 Callan Elliot
  • Lachlan Bayliss25 Lachlan Bayliss
  • Tommy Smith26 Tommy Smith

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Pressure is balanced
48% 52%

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Iran New Zealand
  • 4 Shots on Goal 8
  • 8 Shots off Goal 4
  • 17 Total Shots 14
  • 5 Blocked Shots 2
  • 10 Shots insidebox 10
  • 7 Shots outsidebox 4
  • 10 Fouls 8
  • 4 Corner Kicks 1
  • 2 Offsides 0
  • 48% Ball Possession 52%
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Red Cards 0
  • 6 Goalkeeper Saves 2
  • 405 Total passes 446
  • 312 Passes accurate 377
  • 77% Passes % 85%
  • 1.50 expected_goals 1.24
  • -0.20 goals_prevented -0.20
  • 8 Free Kicks 10

Head-to-Head Stats

Iran Wins 0
Draws 1
New Zealand Wins 0

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League Standings

# Team MP W D L GD Pts
1 Mexico 1 1 0 0 2 3
2 South Korea 1 1 0 0 1 3
3 Czechia 1 0 0 1 -1 0
4 South Africa 1 0 0 1 -2 0
1 Switzerland 1 0 1 0 0 1
2 Canada 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Qatar 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Bosnia & Herzegovina 1 0 1 0 0 1
1 Scotland 1 1 0 0 1 3
2 Morocco 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Brazil 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Haiti 1 0 0 1 -1 0
1 USA 1 1 0 0 3 3
2 Australia 1 1 0 0 2 3
3 Türkiye 1 0 0 1 -2 0
4 Paraguay 1 0 0 1 -3 0
1 Germany 1 1 0 0 6 3
2 Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 1 3
3 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 -1 0
4 Curaçao 1 0 0 1 -6 0
1 Sweden 1 1 0 0 4 3
2 Japan 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Netherlands 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 -4 0
1 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 1
2 Iran 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Belgium 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Egypt 1 0 1 0 0 1
1 Uruguay 1 0 1 0 0 1
2 Saudi Arabia 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Spain 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Cape Verde Islands 1 0 1 0 0 1
1 France 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Congo DR 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 England 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Netherlands 1 0 1 0 0 1
2 Brazil 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Belgium 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Qatar 1 0 1 0 0 1
5 Spain 1 0 1 0 0 1
6 Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Czechia 1 0 0 1 -1 0
11 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 -1 0
12 Türkiye 1 0 0 1 -2 0

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