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Match #15Group G

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIranvsNew Zealand๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

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Iran

VS

Kick-off

21:00 EDT

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

New Zealand

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Probable Lineups

The Players to Watch

Projected starting elevens for both sides. Full squad lists, coaches, and tactical setup are on the team pages.

Home Team

Iran

4-3-3 ยท Projected XI

Head coach

Amir Ghalenoei

Captain

Ehsan Hajsafi

Likely Starting XI ยท 4-3-3

Goalkeeper
1
  • 1Alireza Beiranvand

    Persepolis

Defenders
4
  • 13Sadegh Moharrami

    Dinamo Zagreb

  • 5Shojae Khalilzadeh

    Tractor

  • 4Majid Hosseini

    Persepolis

  • 3Ehsan HajsafiC

    AEK Athens

Midfielders
3
  • 8Saeid Ezatolahi

    Lechia Gdansk

  • 21Saman Ghoddos

    Brentford

  • 10Mehdi Ghayedi

    Ittihad Kalba

Forwards
3
  • 20Sardar Azmoun

    Shabab Al-Ahli

  • 9Mehdi Taremi

    Inter Milan

  • 11Alireza Jahanbakhsh

    Heerenveen

Projected lineup. Updates once the official starting XI is confirmed.

Full squad and tactics
Away Team

New Zealand

4-3-3 ยท Projected XI

Head coach

Darren Bazeley

Captain

Chris Wood

Likely Starting XI ยท 4-3-3

Goalkeeper
1
  • 1Max Crocombe

    Burton Albion

Defenders
4
  • 2Tim Payne

    Auckland FC

  • 5Michael Boxall

    Minnesota United

  • 19Tyler Bindon

    Reading

  • 3Liberato Cacace

    Wrexham

Midfielders
3
  • 6Joe Bell

    Hajduk Split

  • 7Marko Stamenic

    Olympiacos

  • 11Sarpreet Singh

    Klagenfurt

Forwards
3
  • 17Elijah Just

    Fredrikstad

  • 9Chris WoodC

    Nottingham Forest

  • 10Kosta Barbarouses

    Wellington Phoenix

Projected lineup. Updates once the official starting XI is confirmed.

Full squad and tactics
Group G

Group Standings

Live points, goal difference, and the qualification cutoff line. The top 2 advance to the Round of 32; eight best third-place finishers across all 12 groups also progress.

Top 2 advanceThird place may qualifyStandings update once results lock in.
Match Venue

Where to Watch

Los Angeles Stadium stadium

Los Angeles Stadium

(SoFi Stadium)

Match #15 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 is played at Los Angeles Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Capacity 70,240 for the tournament.

Kick-Off in Your Time Zone

Six common time zones for international fans, plus your local time at the top.

  • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธET (Eastern Time, USA)Your zone21:00 EDT
  • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธPT (Pacific Time, USA)18:00 PDT
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUK (London)02:00 GMT+1
  • ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain (Madrid)03:00 GMT+2
  • ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil (Sรฃo Paulo)22:00 GMT-3
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina (Buenos Aires)22:00 GMT-3
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan (Tokyo)10:00 GMT+9
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia (Sydney)11:00 GMT+10
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco (Casablanca)02:00 GMT+1
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