Iran vs. New Zealand World Cup Match Preview, Picks & Odds for Monday, June 15, 2026

By Thom Cunningham | Jun 14, 2026, 5:29pm

Iran will face New Zealand to close out a busy Monday of 2026 World Cup action. This will also mark the second match SoFi Stadium will host during the tournament, a Group G night cap. Let’s go through the betting odds, data, trends and insights for this meeting in California.

Iran vs. New Zealand World Cup Match Betting Analysis

Looking at the data, this one seems pretty clear with Iran winning its last three matches while New Zealand has lost five of six matches including nine of 11. Getting Iran’s moneyline at -105 is actually an amazing deal and one that you should have a ticket on. The Iran offense should see success against New Zealand, scoring Over 1.5 goals in three straight matches while New Zealand has also allowed Over 1.5 goals to opponents in four of six matches.

Both Iran and New Zealand have seen the BTS fail recently as well, Iran seeing it fail in five of seven matches and New Zealand four of five matches. In fact, New Zealand has been the club to fail scoring in those four of five matches, adding more conviction to not only Iran winning but possibly to nil.

Iran vs. New Zealand World Cup Match Best Bet, Pick & Prediction

Best Bet: Iran Over 1.5 (+112)
Best Bet: New Zealand Under 0.5 (+107)
Best Bet: Iran ML (-105) at DraftKings
Score Prediction: Iran 2, New Zealand 0

Iran vs. New Zealand World Cup Match Odds

Iran vs. New Zealand World Cup Match Information

Date: Monday, June 15, 2026
Time: 9:00 p.m. ET
Network: FS1
Location: Inglewood, California
Venue: SoFi Stadium – 5 goals per match; 1-0 O/U
Group: Group G

Iran vs. New Zealand World Cup Match Betting Resources

Iran vs. New Zealand World Cup Match Key Players

Iran

Mehdi Taremi – Last Game: TBD
Alireza Jahanbakhsh – Last Game: TBD
Alireza Beiranvand – Last Game: TBD

New Zealand

Chris Wood – Last Game: TBD
Marko Stamenić – Last Game: TBD
Tim Payne – Last Game: TBD

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Thom Cunningham

Thom Cunningham is the Lineups.com News Editor and has been involved with sports media for almost two decades at Spectrum, VegasInsider.com, Oddschecker, VSiN and much more as a content producer - focused on the betting and gaming space over the last decade tracking insights, data analytics and covering various markets from the NFL to the Oscars.