Iran Vs New Zealand: Likely 11s, H2H Record And Live Streaming Details For FIFA World Cup 2026 Match

Published 15 June 2026 · sports

Iran Vs New Zealand: Likely 11s, H2H Record And Live Streaming Details For FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Published By, Last Updated: June 15, 2026

Iran Vs New Zealand: Likely 11s, H2H Record And Live Streaming Details For FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Published By, Last Updated: June 15, 2026, 16:53 IST Iran and New Zealand open their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group G campaigns at SoFi Stadium on June 15, 2026, with Iran favorites and New Zealand chasing a first knockout berth. Iran and New Zealand take on each other in FIFA World Cup early on June 16. (Instagram, AP) Iran and New Zealand begin their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaigns on Monday in Group G at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Iran arrive at their seventh FIFA World Cup and will be aiming to finally translate their dominance in Asian football onto the global stage. Team Melli cruised through qualification, losing just once in 16 matches, and head into the tournament as the second-best-ranked side in the group after Belgium. New Zealand, meanwhile, return for only their third World Cup appearance after an impressive qualifying campaign through Oceania. The All Whites have never progressed beyond the group stage and will see this tournament as an opportunity to make history.

Iran vs New Zealand Head-to-head This will be just the third meeting between Iran and New Zealand and their first in a competitive match. Their inaugural encounter ended in a goalless draw in Auckland in August 1973. Three decades later, Iran claimed the upper hand with a 3-0 victory in Tehran. When will the Iran vs New Zealand FIFA World Cup Group G match be played? The match will be played on June 15, 2026 (June 16 in India). Where will the Iran vs New Zealand FIFA World Cup Group G match be played? The match will take place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, United States. What time does the Iran vs New Zealand FIFA World Cup Group G match start? The match is scheduled to kick off at 6:30 AM IST on June 16. How to watch the live streaming of the Iran vs New Zealand FIFA World Cup match? Live streaming of the match will be available on the Zee5 app and website. How to watch the live broadcast of the Iran vs New Zealand FIFA World Cup match?

The live telecast will be available on Unite8 Sports 1, Unite8 Sports 1 HD, Unite8 Sports 2 and Unite8 Sports 2 HD. Iran squad Alireza Beiranvand (Tractor), Seyed Hossein Hosseini (Sepahan), Payam Niazmand (Persepolis); Danial Eiri (Malavan), Ehsan Hajsafi (Sepahan), Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal), Hossein Kanaani (Persepolis), Shoja Khalilzadeh (Tractor), Milad Mohammadi (Persepolis), Ali Nemati (Foolad), Omid Noorafkan (Foolad), Ramin Rezaeian (Foolad); Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal), Saeid Ezatolahi (Shabab Al-Ahli), Mehdi Ghaedi (Al-Nasr), Saman Ghoddos (Kalba), Mohammad Ghorbani (Al-Wahda), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Dender), Mohammad Mohebi (Rostov), Amir Mohammad Razzaghinia (Esteghlal), Mehdi Torabi (Tractor), Aria Yousefi (Sepahan); Ali Alipour (Persepolis), Dennis Dargahi (Standard Liege), Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Tractor), Mehdi Taremi (Olympiacos), Shahriyar Moghanlou (Kalba). New Zealand squad Max Crocombe (Millwall FC), Alex Paulsen (Lechia Gdańsk), Michael Woud (Auckland FC); Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix), Francis De Vries (Auckland FC), Tyler Bindon (Nottingham Forest), Michael Boxall (Minnesota United), Liberato Cacace (Wrexham AFC), Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC), Finn Surman (Portland Timbers), Callan Elliot (Auckland FC), Tommy Smith (Braintree Town); Joe Bell (Viking FK), Marko Stamenić (Swansea City), Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix), Ryan Thomas (PEC Zwolle), Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets); Matt Garbett (Peterborough United), Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest), Sarpreet Singh (Wellington Phoenix), Eli Just (Motherwell FC), Kosta Barbarouses (Western Sydney Wanderers), Ben Waine (Port Vale), Ben Old (Saint-Étienne), Callum McCowatt (Silkeborg), Jesse Randall (Auckland FC).