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Team news – Taremi plays for Iran, Wood starts for New Zealandpublished at 01:04 BST
Iran v New Zealand (02:00 BST)
Star striker Mehdi Taremi starts for Iran, as does former Brentford midfielder Saman Ghoddos.
Iran XI: Beiranvand, Mohammadi, Khalilzadeh, Nemati, Rezaeian, Mohebbi, Ezatolahi, Ghoddos, Yousefi, Taremi, Moghanloo.
Nottingham Forest forward Chris Wood leads the line for New Zealand.
Millwall’s Max Crocombe is in goal, with Wrexham’s Liberato Carace, Swansea’s Marko Starmenic and Motherwell’s Elijah Just also included.
New Zealand XI: Crocombe, Cacace, Boxall, Surman, Payne, Stamenic, Bell, Just, Singh, McCowatt, Wood.
