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Group G

Iran v New Zealand

SoFi Stadium · Inglewood

Full time
2 – 2
HT 1–1
4-4-2formations4-2-3-1
🧑‍⚖️ César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos🌦️ 18°C · clear sky

Match Report

AI-generated

It finished level 2-2 at SoFi Stadium. Scorers: Elijah Just 7', Ramin Rezaeian 32', Elijah Just 54', Mohammad Mohebi 64'. IRN held 49% possession with a field tilt of 56%.

Styles

Tactical identities

IRN Deep block, counter-attackingvsNZL Deep block, counter-attacking

A tactical mirror — both Iran and New Zealand are deep block, counter-attacking sides. Shapes: 5-4-1 v 4-2-3-1.

Match Stats

IRN vs NZL

49%Possession51%
17Shots14
4On target8
0xG0
2Big chances2
4Corners1
56%Field tilt44%
77%Pass acc.84%
11.7PPDA11.4
10Fouls8

Timeline

Key events

  • 7′⚽Elijah Just
  • 32′⚽Ramin Rezaeian
  • 46′🔁Aria Yousefi
  • 53′🔁Shahriyar Moghanlou
  • 54′⚽Elijah Just
  • 64′⚽Mohammad Mohebi
  • 65′🔁Sayed Ghoddos
  • 68′🔁Liberato Cacace
  • 68′🔁Callum McCowatt
  • 78′🔁Timothy Payne
  • 80′🔁Mehdi Taremi
  • 89′🟨Ehsan Hajisafi
  • 90′🔁Marko Stamenić
  • 90′🔁Sarpreet Singh