In the match against New Zealand, Iran's wing-back Rezaeian shrewdly scored a follow-up goal, which was his second personal goal in the FIFA World Cup.

According to statistics, this is Rezaeian's second goal in the FIFA World Cup. He previously scored a goal against Wales in 2022. He has now become the second Iranian player to score two goals in the FIFA World Cup, the first being star player Taremi.

In addition, the Iranian team has scored goals in their last three FIFA World Cup openers: vs Morocco (2018), vs England (2022) and vs New Zealand (2026).