Seattle, USA – The Egyptian national team settled for a 1-1 draw against their Iranian counterparts in the match that brought them together at Seattle Stadium, as part of the third and final round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, thus securing qualification to the round of 32, but they missed out on the top spot in Group G.
The Pharaohs entered the match strongly, and Mahmoud Saber succeeded in opening the scoring early in the fifth minute, giving the Egyptian national team an early advantage in the match.
The Iranian team almost equalized quickly after they were awarded a penalty in the 11th minute, but Mostafa Shobeir made a brilliant save from Mehdi Taremi’s shot, before Ramin Rezaeian managed to equalize three minutes later, taking advantage of the rebound from the Egyptian goalkeeper.
The Egyptian team’s advantage was not complete, after Hossam Hassan was forced to make an early substitution with Mohamed Abdel Moneim leaving due to injury, before the team received another blow in the second half with Mohamed Salah leaving due to injury, with Ahmed Sayed “Zizo” taking his place.
The final minutes were very exciting, after the Iranian team scored a goal in stoppage time, but the video technology canceled it due to offside, while the crossbar stood by the Egyptian team, after it prevented Saeed Ezzatollah from scoring the winning goal in the last moments.
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— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) June 27, 2026With this result, the Egyptian national team finished the group stage in second place in Group G with 5 points, thus advancing to the round of 32, while the Iranian national team only managed to occupy third place with 3 points, thus exiting the tournament.
