WATCH: Iran earn tie against New Zealand as day of draws marks historic World Cup first

in 1958 four matches were drawn in a day, but eight were played.The fourth stalemate of the day came hours after one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history when European champions Spain were held 0-0 by debutants Cape Verde in Group H.After months of uncertainty surrounding their participation in the tournament following the war in the Middle East, all eyes were on the Iranians as they took on the New Zealanders in Group G in Los Angeles.New Zealand went ahead in the seventh minute when Elijah Just volleyed home from inside the box after being set up by Chris Wood Winger Agustin Canobbio and left-sided Juan Manuel Sanabria were introduced.The double substitution sparked Uruguay — who surprisingly did not play a single World Cup warm-up game — into action in the second half.The majority of the second period was played in Saudi Arabia's half as Uruguay — World Cup winners in 1930 and 1950 — frantically searched for an equaliser and their persistence paid off when al-Owais also made an error when a save fell nicely for Araujo to fire home.The draw leaves Group H finely poised after the first round of games, with all four teams on one point each.Egypt's hopes of a first-ever World Cup win were dashed by an own goal from defender Mohamed Hany in a 1-1 draw with Belgium in their Group G opener on Tuesday.Egypt took the lead in the 19th minute through a powerful strike from outside the box by midfielder Emam Ashour, his first international goal.Belgium pressed for an equaliser in the second half before the introduction of Romelu Lukaku in the 66th minute