New Delhi, June 16 -- Iran and New Zealand played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G clash in California on Monday. Elijah Just scored both goals for New Zealand, helping his team take a lead on both occasions.

However, on both occasions, New Zealand's leads were eventually cancelled out. After Just opened the scoring in the seventh minute for the Kiwis, Ramin Rezaeian netted the equaliser in the 32nd minute.

In the second half, Just once again found the back of the net in the 55th minute. However, this time around, New Zealand's 2-1 lead lasted less than 10 minutes as Mohammad Mohebi scored the equaliser in the 64th minute.

While the on-field action was undoubtedly entertaining, a few controversies took ...