Iran 2-2 New Zealand: World Cup 2026 – live

<p>⚽️ Kick-off time: 6pm local/11am AEST/2am BST/9pm EDT<br>⚽️<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/world-cup-2026-complete-player-guide"> Player guide</a> |<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/bracketology-predict-a-path-to-world-cup-victory"> Bracketology</a> |<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2026/jun/05/world-cup-2026-wallchart-print-out-your-own-here"> Wallchart</a> | <a href="mailto:martin.pegan@theguardian.com">Mail Martin</a></p><p><strong>All Whites: </strong>1 Max Crocombe (gk); 13 Liberato Cacace, 16 Finn Surman, 5 Michael Boxall, 2 Tim Payne; 6 Joe Bell, 8 Marko Stamenić; 11 Eli Just, 10 Sarpreet Singh, 20 Callum McCowatt; 9 Chris Wood (c).</p><p>Chris Wood will lead the line and the side into their third World Cup campaign. The XI is expected to settle into a more defensive 4-2-3-1 formation and rely on pace up front from Just, Singh and McCowatt. Crocombe is named goalkeeper ahead of Alex Paulsen.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/jun/16/fifa-world-cup-2026-live-iran-v-new-zealand-updates-irn-vs-nzl-group-f-match-score-latest">Continue reading...</a>