Sunday , 16 August 2026

Egypt vs Iran, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Egypt
1 – 1
Full Time
Iran
Sat 27 Jun 2026 · 03:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Mahmoud Saber 5' 1–0
1–1 14' Ramin Rezaeian
Y 18' Hossein Kanaanizadegan
Mahmoud Saber 19' Y
Yasser Ibrahim 41' Y
Y 43' Ali Nemati
Y 79' Saeid Ezatolahi
Mohanad Lashin 90' Y
Y 90' Shojae Khalilzadeh

Overview

Match Preview

Egypt vs Iran — Worldcup at Lumen Field.

  • Egypt 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)
  • Iran 3 games · 3 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
  • Assistant 1 Tomasz Listkiewicz
  • Assistant 2
14 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 5.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Egypt 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Iran
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-27 Egypt 1–1 Iran

Recent Form

Egypt
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Iran H 1–1 D
22 Jun New Zealand A 3–1 W
15 Jun Belgium A 1–1 D
25 Jun Saudi Arabia A 1–2 L
19 Jun Russia A 1–3 L
15 Jun Uruguay H 0–1 L
Iran
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Egypt A 1–1 D
21 Jun Belgium A 0–0 D
16 Jun New Zealand H 2–2 D
29 Nov United States H 0–1 L
25 Nov Wales A 2–0 W
21 Nov England A 2–6 L

Season Stats

Egypt Iran
#26 Position #27
5 Points 3
3 Played 3
1 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 0
5 Scored 3
3 Conceded 3
+2 GD +0
1.67 PPG 1.00
33% Win % 0%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Egypt this season
33% Clean Sheets
Iran this season

Egypt are 26th (5 pts). Iran are 27th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Egypt
0-15
3/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Iran
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Egypt
Mostafa Ziko 2 G 1 A
Emam Ashour 2 G
Iran
Ramin Rezaeian 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Egypt is hosting Iran for another epic battle.
  • 5' Mahmoud Saber adds to his 1 season tally! Egypt lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Egypt seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 14' Goal! Ramin Rezaeian scores his 3 goal in 10 matches.
  • 14' The Egypt bench stirs into life. Mohamed Abdelmonem is withdrawn and Yasser Ibrahim gets his opportunity.
  • 18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Hossein Kanaanizadegan.
  • 19' That is a card for Iran. Hossein Kanaanizadegan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 24' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Egypt side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hossam Hassan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 34' It’s high time Hossam Hassan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 39' Hamza Abdelkarim is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Iran tonight.
  • 41' That is a card for Egypt. Yasser Ibrahim will be fuming at that decision.
  • 43' It’s a booking for Iran player. Ali Nemati gets a card.
  • 46' Egypt ring the changes. Mahmoud Saber has done his job and it is now time for Marwan Attia to step up.
  • 51' Iran come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Egypt and Iran are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 57' Egypt ring the changes. Mohamed Salah has done his job and it is now time for Zizo to step up.
  • 62' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 66' The Iran manager makes a substitution. Saman Ghoddos departs to be replaced by Shahriar Moghanlou.
  • 71' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 76' Egypt ring the changes. Mostafa Ziko has done his job and it is now time for Hamza Abdelkarim to step up.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a card for Saeid Ezatolahi.
  • 84' Both keepers have barely been tested. Egypt and Iran are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 89' Iran international Milad Mohammadi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 90' The Iran bench stirs into life. Mohammad Mohebi is withdrawn and Alireza Jahanbakhsh gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Egypt receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Egypt Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hossam Hassan

Iran Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Amir Ghalenoei

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.16 Egypt xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Iran xG
I would bet for: Egypt or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Egypt42% Draw31% Iran27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Egypt or Draw
74%
Draw or Iran
58%
Egypt or Iran
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Egypt28% Draw54% Iran18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.7%
1 – 0
14.2%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
10%
2 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 0
3.3%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Egypt

Handicap Egypt covers Push Iran covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 23% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 17% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Egypt keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Iran keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.