PREVIEW | Iran vs New Zealand: team news, lineups, predictions (World Cup 16/06)

Iran and New Zealand face each other this Tuesday at the SoFi Stadium for a match of the G of the World Cup. Iran mark their 7th participation in the competition, whilst New Zealand go into their 3rd. The match will be broadcast live at 02:00 on BBC One.

In their last game, Iran won 2-0 against Mali (National Team Friendlies 2026). In their last game, New Zealand lost 1-0 against England (National Team Friendlies 2026).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Iran winning 3-0.

Iran ( vs Mali 2026-06-04): Alireza Beiranvand, Ali Nemati, Saleh Hardani, Aria Yousefi, Shojae Khalilzadeh, Milad Mohammadi, Saeid Ezatolahi, Shahriyar Moghanloo, Mehdi Ghaedi, Saman Ghoddos, Mehdi Taremi

New Zealand ( vs England 2026-06-06): Max Crocombe, Liberato Cacace, Finn Surman, Tim Payne, Michael Boxall, Sarpreet Singh, Joe Bell, Matthew Garbett, Marko Stamenic, Elijah Just, Chris Wood