New Zealand drawing 2-2 with Iran proves everyone who called them the "worst team in the tournament" knows nothing about football.
Before today, every single pundit was counting the All Whites out, laughing at their 85th global ranking and saying they’d be a free 3 points in Group G. Then Elijah Just goes out and bags a brilliant brace to shock Iran twice. Iran had to absolutely sweat and claw their way back through Mohammad Mohebbi just to escape with a point. New Zealand’s transition speed and structural discipline were top-tier today. Stop treating Oceania teams like easy stat-padding sessions- they earned that 2-2 draw out of pure tactical grit.