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Find all the information about the Iran vs New Zealand match, part of the opening day of Group G at the 2026 FIFA World Cup: kick-off time, stadium, referees, broadcasters, and live audio on Foot Africa.
Iran and New Zealand face off in the early hours of Tuesday at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, USA, marking their debut at the 2026 World Cup. Kick-off is set for 1:00 GMT.
FIFA has appointed Mexican referee César Ramos to officiate the match. He will be assisted by compatriots Alberto Morin and Marco Bisguerra, while Japan’s Yusuke Araki will serve as the fourth official.
Making their fourth consecutive appearance at the World Cup finals, Iran is aiming to get past the group stage for the first time in their history. The Iranians will rely on their international experience to make a strong start to the tournament.
On the other side, New Zealand returns to the world stage after a sixteen-year absence. The All Whites are playing in only the third World Cup in their history and are looking to make an immediate impact in their opener.
Iran vs New Zealand: schedule and live audio
The match kicks off at 1:00 GMT at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Fans can also follow all the action with live audio commentary provided by Foot Africa.
What channels are broadcasting Iran vs New Zealand?
Here is the full list of broadcasters showing the Iran-New Zealand clash, part of the opening round of Group H at the 2026 World Cup group stage:
AFN Sports HD
Antena 1 Romania HD
Antena Play Live ($/geo/R)
Arena Premium 1 Serbia HD
Arena Sport 1 BiH HD
Arena Sport 1 Slovenia HD
Azam Sports 2 HD
Azam Sports 4 HD
BarTV Mundial HD
BBC iPlayer (geo/R)
BBC iPlayer 4K (geo/R)
BBC One HD
BBC Sport Website (geo/R)
beIN Connect FRANCE
beIN Connect MENA
beIN Connect MENA HD
beIN Sports France 1 HD
beIN Sports MENA 4K UHD
beIN Sports MENA Max 2 HD
beIN Sports MENA Max 4 HD
beIN Sports MENA Max 5 HD
beIN Sports MENA Max 6 HD
BNT 1 Bulgaria HD
BNT 3 Bulgaria HD
CT Sport Czech HD
DAZN Spain ($/geo/R)
DAZN Mundial Espana HD
DR TV ($/geo/R)
DR1 Danish HD
ERT 1 Hellas HD
Fast Sports TV Armenia
Fox Sports 1 USA HD
FOX Sports Plus USA 4K
Soccer.TV1 UHD
Futbol TV Tajikistan
HRT 2 Croatia HD
Ictimai TV HD
IRIB 4K UHD
IRIB TV3 HD
JOJ Sport SVK HD
KTRK Sports
M4 Sport Hungary HD
Magenta Sport ($/geo/R)
MATCH! Futbol 1 HD
MATCH! Premier HD
MATCH! Russia HD
Megogo Futbol 1 ($/geo/R)
Megogo Sport Ukraine HD
MTV Katsomon+ ($/geo/R)
MTV Sports 1 Finland HD
NPO 1 Nederland HD
NRK 1 Norway HD
NRK TV ($/geo/R)
Persiana Sport HD
Persiana Sports 2 HD
RDS Canada
RSI La 2 Switzerland HD
RTBF Tipik Belgium
RTS 2 Switzerland HD
RTÉ 2 Ireland HD
RTÉ Player (geo/R)
Rustavi 2
RUV Sjonvarpid
Hello TV Austria HD
Setanta Sports 1 Georgia HD
Sigma TV Cyprus
Sport 24 In Flight HD
Sport TV Belarus
Sport TV5 Portugal HD
SRF Two Switzerland HD
SuperSport 2 Albania HD
SuperSport Grandstand HD
SuperSport MáXimo 1 HD
SuperSport PSL HD
Telemundo USA
TRT 1 Türkiye HD
TSN Canada 1 HD
TSN Canada 3 HD
TSN Canada 4 HD
TSN Canada 5 HD
TV Klan HD
TV4 Play Sweden [online]
TV4 Play+ Sweden [online]
TV4 Sweden HD
TVM Sport+ HD
TVM+ Malta HD
TVNZ 1
VRT 1 Belgium HD
We Sport Moldova ($/geo/R)
Z Sports 1 Angola
ZDF Germany HD
Zor TV Uzbekistan
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Brazil — 5 titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
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Germany — 4 titles (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
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Italy — 4 titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)
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France — 2 titles (1998, 2018)
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