On the night of Tuesday, June 16, a match took place between Iran and New Zealand, in which the New Zealand team was able to open the scoring in the seventh minute of the game.

However, the home team was not at a loss for long and managed to equalize in the middle of the first half.. In the first half of the match no more goals were scored, but in the second half a similar situation repeated.

The New Zealanders took the lead again thanks to an impressive combination between Just and Chris Wood, but their lead was short-lived and Iran striker Mohebi quickly restored the balance with a header from a cross from the wing..

As a result, the match ended with a score of 2:2, and according to the results of the first round, all teams in Group G have one point in their assets.

Statistics of the Iran - New Zealand match of the 1st round of the World Cup group stage? 2026 Iran - New Zealand 2:2 Goals: Rezaeyan 32, Mohebi 64 - Just 7, 54 Expected goals (xG): 1.49 - 1.24 Ball possession: 48% - 52% Shots: 17 - 14 Shots on target: 4 - 8 Corners: 4 - 1 Fouls:. Saudi Arabia played against Uruguay.

From the very beginning of the match, the Uruguay team actively demonstrated their game and even created several dangerous situations near the Saudi goal, but were unable to convert their chances. However, the Sky Blues' domination on the field did not last long, and Saudi Arabia soon leveled the situation.

Moreover, the Saudis were the first to open the scoring in their first match at the World Cup. Al-Amri scored a goal at the end of the first half after a series of shots in the penalty area. In the second half, Marcelo Bielsa's team completely seized the initiative and regularly threatened the opponent's goal.

However, they managed to score only in the 80th minute of the match: then Araujo was the first to finish after the goalkeeper’s save, which helped his team level the score. Thus, in group H also all participants have one point.

Statistics of the match Saudi Arabia - Uruguay 1st round of the group stage of the World Cup? 2026 Saudi Arabia - Uruguay 1:1 Goals: Al Amri 41 - Araujo 80 Expected goals (xG): 0.66 - 1.72 Ball possession: 33% - 67% Shots: 7 - 27 Shots on target: 3 - 10 Corners: 4 - 14 Fouls: 11 - 6.

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