Iran 2–2 New Zealand

Iran flag Iran vs New Zealand New Zealand flag
Group G · Matchday 5 · 2026-06-15 · Los Angeles (Inglewood)
2–2final score
1–0we predicted ✗
📐 model analysisbacktested

Honours even in Group G

Iran and New Zealand drew 2–2 in Group G. Scorers: Ramin Rezaeian (32'), Mohammad Mohebbi (64'); Elijah Just (7'), Elijah Just (54').

Our model leaned Iran (66%) with a 1–0 projection, so this one went against us.

Tournament so far — Iran: just 3 pts from 3, roughly 1.1 below the 4.1 expected. New Zealand: 1 pts from 3, right in line with the 1.5 expected.

Iran flag Iran ▼ under-performing just 3 pts from 3, roughly 1.1 below the 4.1 expected.
New Zealand flag New Zealand · as expected 1 pts from 3, right in line with the 1.5 expected.

Confidence factors

Iran +160 Elo Expected goals 1.9 – 0.7 Form — vs — Balanced tempo (2.7 xG)
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