Iran 2–2 New Zealand

Full time

Group G · Played Tuesday, 16 June 2026 · SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA

Result

Iran 2–2 New Zealand · Group G

What's next

Iran next face Belgium — Belgium v Iran (Sun 21 Jun, 19:00 UTC)
New Zealand next face Egypt — New Zealand v Egypt (Mon 22 Jun, 01:00 UTC)

Match preview

Iran go into this Group G clash as clear favourites against New Zealand. The opening market makes a Iran win the standout at 1.76 — an implied 57% — so the pricing leaves little doubt about who is fancied.

Looking at the bigger picture, Iran are priced at 501.00 to lift the trophy while New Zealand sit at 1000.00 outright. Those tournament-winner prices set the pecking order between the two squads and broadly back up how this single fixture is being framed.

Kick-off is 01:00 UTC on Tuesday, 16 June 2026 at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA. It is a group-stage meeting, so points on the board matter as much as the result itself — both sides will be weighing the table as well as the scoreline.

Original preview built from our own published odds and fixture data — not betting advice.