Chris Wood will lead New Zealand's attack against Iran

The national teams of Iran and New Zealand will play in the first round of the 2026 World Cup in Los Angeles. Iran: Beiranvand - Rezaeyan, Nemati, Khalizadeh, Mohammadi - Yousefi, Goddos, Ezatolahi, Mohebbi - Moganlu, Taremi. Substitutes: Niazmand, Hosseini, Hardani, Hajsafi, Kanaani, Airi, Jahanbaksh, Cesmi, Torabi, Ghorbani, Razzaginia, Gayedi, Alipour, Hosseinzadeh, Ayensa. New Zealand: Crocombe - Payne, Serman, Boxall, Kacache - Bell, Stamenich - McCowatt, Singh, Just - Wood. Subs: Paulsen, Waud, de Vries, Bindon, Paynaker, Elliott, Smith, Rufer, Auld, Thomas, Bayliss, Barbaruses, Wayne, Randall. The game Iran - New Zealand will start at 04:00 Kyiv time. Follow on media.