FIFA World Cup

FT Friday, June 26, 2026
Iran WWDDD 1
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Egypt WLDWD 1
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IRN101
EGY101
Lumen Field · 66,925 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Egypt advance as Iran left to wait after VAR denies late winner

Egypt advanced past the group stage at the World Cup for the first time while Iran will have to wait to find out its fate after a 1-1 draw.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
2
38.6
Possession
61.4
13
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
281
Accurate Passes
513
367
Passes
589
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.3
66
Long Balls
44
29
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
6
17
Effective Tackles
10
22
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
7
32
Effective Clearances
38
32
Clearances
38

Lineups

EGY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Mostafa ShoubirG
  2. 6Mohamed AbdelmoneimCD-L
  3. 5Ramy RabiaCD-R
  4. 13Ahmed FatouhLB
  5. 3Mohamed HanyRB
  6. 10Mohamed SalahAM
  7. 21Mahmoud SaberLM
  8. 17Mohanad LashinRM
  9. 11Mostafa ZicoF
  10. 7TrézéguetAM-L
  11. 8Emam AshourAM-R

IRN · 5-4-1

  1. 1Alireza BeiranvandG
  2. 4Shoja KhalilzadehCD
  3. 19Ali NematiCD-L
  4. 13Hossein KananiCD-R
  5. 5Milad MohammadiLB
  6. 23Ramin RezaeianRB
  7. 6Saeid EzatolahiCM-L
  8. 21Mohammad GhorbaniCM-R
  9. 8Mohammad MohebbiLM
  10. 14Saman GhoddosRM
  11. 9Mehdi TaremiF

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Egypt 1, IR Iran 0. Mahmoud Saber (Egypt) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trezeguet.
  2. 11' Penalty saved. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt).
  3. 11' Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt).
  4. 11'
  5. 13' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 13'
  7. 14' Goal! Egypt 1, IR Iran 1. Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  8. 14' Substitution, Egypt. Yasser Ibrahim replaces Mohamed Abdelmonem because of an injury.
  9. 19' Hossein Kanani (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 20' Mahmoud Saber (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  12. 23'
  13. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 26'
  15. 42' Yasser Ibrahim (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 43' Ali Nemati (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 45' Substitution, IR Iran. Saleh Hardani replaces Hossein Kanani.
  18. 45' Substitution, Egypt. Marwan Attia replaces Mahmoud Saber.
  19. 45' Substitution, Egypt. Omar Marmoush replaces Emam Ashour.
  20. 55' Delay in match because of an injury Mostafa Zico (Egypt).
  21. 55'
  22. 56' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  23. 56'
  24. 57' Substitution, Egypt. Zizo replaces Mohamed Salah.
  25. 67' Substitution, IR Iran. Shahriyar Moghanloo replaces Saman Ghoddos.
  26. 69' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  27. 69'
  28. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  29. 71'
  30. 76' Substitution, Egypt. Hamza Abdelkarim replaces Mostafa Zico.
  31. 79' Saeid Ezatolahi (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  32. 82' Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Fatouh (Egypt).
  33. 82'
  34. 82' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  35. 82'
  36. 90'+1' Substitution, IR Iran. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Mohammad Mohebbi.
  37. 90'+2' Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  38. 90'+4' Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  39. 90'+6'
  40. 90'+6'

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