{"id":6454,"date":"2026-06-16T20:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T00:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=outright_markets&p=6454"},"modified":"2026-06-16T20:12:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T00:12:33","slug":"iran-world-cup-2026-odds","status":"publish","type":"outright_markets","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/outright-markets\/iran-world-cup-2026-odds\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran World Cup 2026 Odds: Squad, Path to the Final & Top Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

Iran drew 2-2 with New Zealand at the SoFi Stadium in their 2026 World Cup<\/a> opener.<\/strong> The point keeps options open with two group games still to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran World Cup 2026<\/a> odds put Team Melli at +50000 to lift the trophy, an implied probability of 0.2%. The market reads them as outsiders, but the squad and the schedule give Iran the chance to dictate which kind of outsider story this becomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran have a deep World Cup history relative to the contender band, but recent cycles have not produced the breakthroughs the market would price them above their current odds for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group ? and the route through the knockouts are mapped on the 2026 World Cup schedule<\/a> page, with full bracket detail at FIFA’s official 2026 World Cup site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Iran’s World Cup 2026 path<\/h2>\n\n\n
Round<\/th>Date<\/th>Opponent<\/th>Result<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
MD1<\/td>2026-06-16<\/td>New Zealand<\/td>D 2-2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n