Iran ended its first match in the World Cup with a draw

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Today, Monday, Iran faced New Zealand with a formation of (5-3-2).

The starting lineup of the Iranian national team was as follows:

Alireza Beiranvand, Ali Naeimi, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Ramin Rezaiyan, Milad Mohammadi, Saeed Ezatollahi, Saman Ghoddos, Arya Yousefi, Mohammad Mohibi, Shahryar Moghanlou, and Mehdi Taremi.

The first goal was scored by Elijah Just in the 7th minute for New Zealand. Since then, Iran intensified its attacks on the New Zealand goal, and Mehdi Taremi hit the post in the 22nd minute.

Finally, Ramin Rezaiyan scored the first goal for the Iranian national football team in the 2026 World Cup competition in the 32nd minute, bringing the game to a 1-1 draw.

The referee ruled the second goal for Iran, which was scored in the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time, as offside.

Iran started the second half of the match with a substitution, bringing Mehdi Qaidy on for Arya Yousefi.

Elijah Just scored the second goal for New Zealand in the 54th minute. He had also scored New Zealand's first goal in the 7th minute.

Mohammad Mohibi scored the second goal for the Iranian national team in the 64th minute from a cross by Ramin Rezaiyan, bringing the match against New Zealand to a 2-2 draw.

Amir Ghalenoei, the head coach of the Iranian football team, sent Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh onto the field in the 80th minute to replace Mehdi Taremi.

FIFA announced the number of spectators present at the