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FIFA World Cup·Round 1 Tue 16/6·04:00
Iran
2-2 FT
New Zealand
  • Rezaeian32'
  • Mohebi64'
  • Just7', 54'
SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles)70,108 spectatorsReferee: César Arturo Ramos
Comeback
Difficulty
41

Iran trailed by one goal, then came back to draw

  1. 54'Trailed by one goal
  2. 64'Equaliser

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 54 to the final whistle: Iran had 8 shots (2 on target), New Zealand only 4.

Changes by coach Ghalenoei

Ghayedi came on for Yousefi (46'), Alipour came on for Moghanlou (53').

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 59% of fans backed Iran to win, but they fell behind by one goal first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT7'32'54'64'Substitution 46'Substitution 53'Substitution 65'Substitution 80'Lowest pointEqualiser
BehindLevelAheadIran goal New Zealand goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Iran chances, below: New Zealand. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
IranNew Zealand04590

Match story

  1. 7'

    Just opened the scoring for New Zealand, assisted by Wood, putting New Zealand ahead 1-0.

  2. 32'

    Rezaeian equalised for Iran, assisted by Moghanlou, to make it 1-1.

  3. 54'

    Just put New Zealand back in front, assisted by Wood, putting New Zealand ahead 2-1.

  4. 64'

    Mohebi equalised for Iran, assisted by Rezaeian, to make it 2-2.

The match in numbers

IranNew Zealand
48%Possession52%
1.5Chance quality (xG)1.24
17Shots14
4On target8
2Big chances2
4Corners1
409Passes446

Top players

1
JustNew Zealand · Right Forward
9.0
2
RezaeianIran · Right Back
8.7
3
WoodNew Zealand · Centre Forward
8.5
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Iran 59%Draw 14%New Zealand 27%
from 92,764 votes

Line-ups

New Zealand4-2-3-1
6.7 Beiranvand 5.9 Mohammadi 6.7 Nemati 5.9 Khalilzadeh 8.7 Rezaeian 7.0 Yousefi 6.7 Ezatolahi 6.8 Ghoddoos 7.5 Mohebi 7.1 Taremi 6.6 Moghanlou 6.2 Crocombe 6.1 Cacace 6.8 Boxall 7.7 Surman 6.2 Payne 7.0 Stamenic 6.9 Bell 9.02 Just 7.2 Singh 7.2 McCowatt 8.5 Wood
Iran4-4-2
Iran coach: Ghalenoei New Zealand coach: Bazeley

Match events

IranNew Zealand
  1. JustGoal · assist: Wood
    7'
  2. RezaeianGoal · assist: Moghanlou
    32'
  3. GhayediSubstitution · for Yousefi
    46'
  4. AlipourSubstitution · for Moghanlou
    53'
  5. JustGoal · assist: Wood
    54'
  6. MohebiGoal · assist: Rezaeian
    64'
  7. HajsafiSubstitution · for Ghoddoos
    65'
  8. ThomasSubstitution · for McCowatt
    68'
  9. OldSubstitution · for Cacace
    68'
  10. ElliottSubstitution · for Payne
    78'
  11. Amir hSubstitution · for Taremi
    80'
  12. HajsafiYellow card
    89'
  13. RandallSubstitution · for Singh
    90+2'
  14. BindonSubstitution · for Stamenic
    90+2'