New Zealand can set a new national World Cup record of 5 consecutive World Cup matches unbeaten by avoiding defeat (currently on 4).
Iran2–2New Zealand
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New Zealand can set a new national World Cup group-stage record of 5 consecutive matches unbeaten by avoiding defeat (currently on 4).
New Zealand are one of 8 teams to have made zero changes to their starting XI between their first two matches (level with Colombia, DR Congo, Egypt, Germany, Norway, Senegal and Sweden) — and have used just 17 distinct players overall, the joint-second-fewest of any team, level with DR Congo, England, Panama and Saudi Arabia.
New Zealand have won none of their last 8 World Cup matches, going 0W-4D-4L with 7 goals scored and 19 goals conceded. A repeat in their next match would be their longest such run in World Cup history.
Iran and New Zealand have never met at a FIFA World Cup. This will be their first World Cup encounter.
Match Events
0–1
7'Elijah Just
32'Ramin Rezaeian
1–1
1–2
54'Elijah Just
64'Mohammad Mohebi
2–2
Lineups
Iran
New Zealand
- 1Alireza Beiranvand
- 4Shojae Khalilzadeh
- 5Milad Mohammadi
- 17Aria Yousefi↓46'
- 19Ali Nemati
- 23Ramin Rezaeian
- 6Saeid Ezatolahi
- 8Mohammad Mohebi
- 14Saman Ghoddos↓65'
- 9Mehdi Taremi↓80'
- 20Shahriyar Moghanlou↓53'
- 1Max Crocombe
- 2Tim Payne↓78'
- 5Michael Boxall
- 13Liberato Cacace↓68'
- 16Finn Surman
- 6Joe Bell
- 8Marko Stamenić↓90'
- 10Sarpreet Singh↓90'
- 11Elijah Just
- 20Callum McCowatt↓68'
- 9Chris Wood
Substitutes
- 3Ehsan Hajsafi↑65'
- 11Ali Alipour↑53'
- 18Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh↑80'
- 4Tyler Bindon↑90'
- 24Callan Elliot↑78'
- 19Ben Old↑68'
- 23Ryan Thomas↑68'
- 21Jesse Randall↑90'