Group G · Matchday 1

Iran vs New Zealand

2026-06-16 · 02:00 CET · 20:00 EST · SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles

World Cup record

6World Cups2

18Matches played6

13(0.72)Points / game3(0.5)

Iran

6 WORLD CUPS · EYEING A BREAKTHROUGH

CAN TAREMI DELIVER?

New Zealand

2 WORLD CUPS · OUT TO MAKE THEIR MARK

WOOD LEADS THE CHARGE

IranNew Zealand

€112mavg €3.7m/player

€82mavg €2.7m/player

Iran squad valued €30m more · 1.4× the gap

Source: Transfermarkt (approx.)

Iran

Mehdi Taremi

New Zealand

Chris Wood