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Iran came from behind twice to record an entertaining 2-2 draw with New Zealand in Group G at the 2026 World Cup. Eli Just twice gave his side the lead, but the Iranians twice equalised, through Ramin Rezaeian's flick and Mohammad Mohebi's fine header.

Iraq striker Aymen Hussein was delayed on the way to his first World Cup. He still made the best of his tournament debut. Earlier this month, it wasn't clear whether Hussein would be able to compete in the tournament after he and another member of the team's traveling party were detained for several hours coming through U.

When Kimberly Robeson showed up to Los Angeles Stadium Monday to watch Iran take on New Zealand in the FIFA World Cup, she was disappointed to find out that, despite purchasing tickets, she wouldn’t be able to enter the venue.

The Iranian men's national football team brought children's backpacks onto the pitch before a March 2026 friendly as a tribute to the victims of a strike that hit a school at the start of the Middle East war,

Iran arrived in Los Angeles only about 24 hours before World Cup opener and flew back to Tijuana, Mexico immediately after.