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World: World Cup · Group G Jun 16
Strengths comparison
Iran
Offense
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Midfield
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Defense
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Iran New Zealand
New Zealand
Offense
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Current lineup
IRN 4-4-2·4-2-3-1 NZL
Iran
11 starters · 15 bench
# Name / Club Age Caps MV Actions Rate
Starting XI
1 33 85 €618k 47
6.3
23 36 72 €230k 38
⚽ 32'
9.0
4 37 49 €99k 35
6.1
19 30 18 €507k 31
5.8
5
Mohammadi M.
Persepolis
32 77 €842k 41
5.5
8
Mohebi M.
FK Rostov
27 38 €2.4m 46
⚽ 64'
7.6
14
Ghoddos S.
Ittihad Kalba
32 69 €1.2m 49
↓ 65'
6.9
6
Ezatolahi S.
Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai
29 84 €1.8m 49
6.6
17
Yousefi A.
Sepahan
24 18 €1.5m 34
↓ 46'
6.4
20
Moghanlou S.
Ittihad Kalba
31 21 €772k 36
↓ 53'
7.3
9
Taremi M. (C)
Olympiacos Piraeus
33 104 €2.0m 53
↓ 80'
6.4
Bench
11
Alipour A.
Persepolis
30 12 €1.5m 31
↑ 53'
6.4
15
Cheshmi R.
Esteghlal TEH
32 41 €421k 35
24
Eckert D.
St. Liege
29 0 €1.9m 40
10
Ghaedi M.
Al Nasr
27 37 €4.3m 45
↑ 46'
6.4
21
Ghorbani M.
Al Wahda
25 25 €1.1m 36
3
Hajsafi E.
Sepahan
36 88 €255k 39
↑ 65' 🟨 89'
6.3
2
Hardani S.
Esteghlal TEH
27 17 €828k 30
22 33 14 €496k 34
18 25 26 €2.2m 33
↑ 80'
25 22 5 10
7 32 92 €461k 41
13
Kanaani H.
Persepolis
32 65 €1.5m 44
12 31 15 €635k 32
26
Razzaghinia A.
Esteghlal TEH
20 21 €1.1m 23
16
Torabi M.
Tractor
31 53 €1.2m 37
New Zealand
11 starters · 14 bench
# Name / Club Age Caps MV Actions Rate
Starting XI
1 32 26 €936k 46
6.3
2
Payne T.
Wellington Phoenix
32 47 €323k 37
↓ 78'
5.9
16
Surman F.
Portland Timbers
22 29 €1.7m 48
7.4
5
Boxall M.
Minnesota United
37 59 €138k 39
6.5
13
Cacace L.
Wrexham
25 49 €2.3m 43
↓ 68'
5.7
6
Bell J.
Viking
27 51 €3.4m 48
6.3
8 24 46 €2.8m 47
↓ 90+2'
6.2
20
McCowatt C.
Silkeborg
27 46 €2.4m 50
↓ 68'
6.4
10
Singh S.
Wellington Phoenix
27 41 €440k 29
↓ 90+2'
5.9
11
Just E.
Motherwell
26 56 €2.4m 51
⚽ 7' ⚽ 54'
8.3
9
Wood Ch. (C)
Nottingham
34 72 €4.6m 68
7.6
Bench
17
Barbarouses K.
Western Sydney Wanderers
36 56 €285k 38
25
Bayliss L.
Newcastle Jets
23 7 €530k 30
4
Bindon T.
Sheffield Utd
21 28 €3.4m 45
↑ 90+2'
3
De Vries F.
Auckland FC
31 19 €453k 37
24
Elliot C.
Auckland FC
26 17 €285k 31
↑ 78'
6.5
19
Old B.
St Etienne
23 28 €1.6m 45
↑ 68'
6.2
12
Paulsen A. (G)
Lechia Gdansk
23 15 €475k 32
15
Pijnaker N.
Auckland FC
27 34 €176k 27
21
Randall J.
Auckland FC
23 21 €95k 30
↑ 90+2'
14
Rufer A.
Wellington Phoenix
30 30 €562k 36
26
Smith T.
Braintree
36 35 €46k 23
23 31 26 €618k 38
↑ 68'
5.8
18
Waine B.
Port Vale
25 42 €380k 30
22
Woud M. (G)
Auckland FC
27 22 €245k 33
Missing
Garbett M. Peterborough
Muscle Injury
Rogerson L. Auckland FC
Inactive

Match info

Venue, referee, attendance and pitch-formation visual will be added in the next iteration.

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