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Iran is world number 20 in the FIFA rankings, while New Zealand is only 85th, so got to expect Iran to have the edge and win this one. Iran kept clean sheets in 6 of their last 8 wins, while New Zealand lost 9 of their last 11 games and failed to score in 6 of the last 8 of those losses. Iran is better and should have the edge, and how firm they are defensively suggests they could keep a clean sheet as well.

Iran is number 20 on the FIFA rankings list, and they come into this World Cup after winning their last 3 friendly games. On the other side, New Zealand is number 85 in the same rankings, and they had an easy path to qualify out of Oceania but lost 9 of 11 friendly games since, with one draw, while their lone win came after their opponent had a player sent off early in the first half. Iran is better with more quality in their side, and they will be eager to show out on American soil given everything going on with their country, so got to expect them to have the edge and win this one.

Taremi had a very good season for Olympiacos, scoring 16 goals in all competitions. He was excellent in qualifying for this World Cup, scoring 10 goals in 15 matches, while also scoring 4 goals in 4 friendlies since securing their spot in this tournament, so he is in great form and could easily open the scoring in this one.

Iran is number 20 in the FIFA rankings, while New Zealand is only 85th in the same rankings. Iran should have the upper hand in this one and win. Iran won their last three games, scoring 10 goals and conceding only 1, and they kept clean sheets in 6 of their last 8 wins. New Zealand lost 9 of their last 11 games and failed to score in 6 of their last 8 losses, and they conceded 2 goals or more in 6 of those 9 losses, so got to expect Iran to win comfortably and keep a clean sheet, and then a 2-0 scoreline is a decent pick to try with.

Stamenic earned 13 yellow cards this season playing for Swansea. He is a disruptor and always makes plenty of small fouls to interrupt the opponents' flow and any potential danger coming his team's way, so got to expect him to commit some fouls here and pick up a booking.

Page is world number 35, and he has been in very solid form, winning 7 of his last 10 matches, with those 3 losses coming to players ranked 1, 17, and 25. On the other side, Gong is world number 76 and has been struggling in these tournaments, having lost 11 of his last 14 matches in qualification for these events. Page is better and has been playing better of late, so got to like the Welshman to win this one.

Holt is world number 51, and he comes into this one in fine form, having won 5 of his last 9 matches. On the other side, Crowley is world number 111, and he has been struggling for a while, having lost 13 of his last 16 matches, and most of those losses haven't been that close. Holt is the better player and should have the edge in this one and win.

Rams last won the Super Bowl in 2021 when they hosted at SoFi Stadium, and this year's Super Bowl is again being played at SoFi in LA. Rams have a superb team led by last year's MVP QB Stafford, who led them to the title in 2021. They have an amazing offense with a fantastic receiving core in the likes of excellent Nacua and Adams, alongside a whole stable of young and improving tight ends and a rock-solid run game with Williams. On the other side, their defense just got vastly improved by the addition of last season's Defensive Player of the Year, Garrett, who broke the NFL single-season sack record with 23 sacks. They also traded for two Chiefs cornerbacks, McDuffie and Watson, to fill the need in the secondary, while they also have one of the most brilliant coaching minds in McVay. After going close last year, where they lost a close one to the eventual winners in the NFC Championship game, simply got to like the Rams to go all the way this season and win another title at home in LA.