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Iran and New Zealand begin their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaigns on Monday in Group G at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.Iran arrive at their seventh FIFA World Cup and will be aiming to finally translate their dominance in Asian football onto the global stage.

Anti-Iranian regime protesters have vowed to unleash “hell” at the country’s opening game of the Football World Cup on Monday night.Thousands of demonstrators opposed to the Islamic Republic of Iran will travel to Los Angeles for the match against New Zealand.

The idea that football can unite the world in troubled times may often sound like a cliché — but not when it comes from Alireza Jahanbakhsh. The veteran forward and captain of Iran, playing in his fourth and possibly final World Cup,

Group G at the 2026 World Cup features Belgium, Egypt, Iran and New Zealand and will get underway from June 15.

Iran get their World Cup campaign underway against New Zealand at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, with the game kicking off at 2am UK time on Tuesday morning, live on BBC One. With Belgium the