Group G · Matchday 1

Iran

Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran

19 days until kickoff

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New Zealand

New Zealand Football

Sun, Jun 14, 10:00 PM EDT·Lumen Field · Seattle

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Iran 75%Draw 24%New Zealand 1%

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Head To Head

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Team Form

Iran

WDWLW

New Zealand

WDWLW

Key Matchup

Iran

Mehdi Taremi

Inter Milan

Penalty-box striker

New Zealand

Chris Wood

Nottingham Forest

Captain and target striker

Lineups

Starting XIs and benches appear here from the cached lineups feed around 40 minutes before kickoff.