In a thrilling group stage match, Iran and New Zealand played to a 2-2 draw. Elijah Just opened the scoring for New Zealand in the 7th minute, followed by Ramin Rezaeian equalizing for Iran in the 32nd minute. Just found the net again for New Zealand in the 54th minute, but Mohammad Mohebbi leveled the match for Iran with a header in the 64th minute. Both teams had chances to secure a win, but ultimately settled for a point each.

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