Saturday , 14 November 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
10 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 7.9 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 Curacao 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' We are underway at Lumen Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mahmoud Saber makes it 1-0.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 14' Ramin Rezaeian doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 14' Time for substitution for Egypt. Mohamed Abdelmonem is replaced by Yasser Ibrahim.
  • 18' Iran player sees a card in front of him.
  • 19' Poor challenge from Hossein Kanaanizadegan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 24' The travelling Iran supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 29' Iran has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Amir Ghalenoei will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 39' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mehdi Taremi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 41' Yasser Ibrahim was booked on 41.
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a card for Ali Nemati.
  • 46' Egypt make a change. Mahmoud Saber trudges off to be replaced by Marwan Attia on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 57' Egypt manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zizo is hanging Mohamed Salah on the field on 57 minute.
  • 62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mohamed Salah made 421 appearances and scored 213 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' Shahriar Moghanlou is replacing Saman Ghoddos for the Iran side.
  • 71' Hossein Kanaanizadegan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 76' The Egypt bench stirs into life. Mostafa Ziko is withdrawn and Hamza Abdelkarim gets his opportunity.
  • 79' It’s gonna be a card for Saeid Ezatolahi.
  • 84' Egypt are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Iran backline.
  • 89' Shojae Khalilzadeh is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Egypt so far.
  • 90' Mohammad Mohebi makes way for Alireza Jahanbakhsh at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Iran.
  • 90' Mohanad Lashin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.