New Zealand Coach: "This is Probably Our Best Match Ever"

"New Zealand played perhaps their best-ever match," stated head coach Darren Bazeley after their 2-2 draw with Iran in a Group G World Cup fixture. His team took the lead twice but ultimately failed to secure their first victory at football's biggest tournament.

"This is probably our best game ever. Or at least, of those I've been involved in. We performed exceptionally well and showed the world who we are, who our players are," he said after the clash with the Persians.

All four teams in the group now have one point, following Belgium's 1-1 draw with Egypt earlier in the day. However, the New Zealanders' winless streak at World Cups continued, as the team has yet to win any of their seven matches. Bazeley believes his side did enough to earn all three points today in Inglewood.

"We went out there for the win and were very close to a historic success. We still haven't won a World Cup match, and today we were so close, and that hurts. In recent years, we've been building gradually, and I've said before that we have chances in every game. Today, that proved to be true," Bazeley added.