Live score: Egypt draws narrowly with Iran but still advances to the 2026 World Cup round of 32.
On 27 June 2026 GMT+7, in the final group stage match of Group G in the 2026 World Cup, top-ranked Egypt with 4 points faced second-placed Iran who had 2 points, both battling to advance.
In the first half, Egypt quickly took the lead in the 5th minute through Mahmoud Saber. Iran threatened to equalize in the 11th minute when Mehdi Taremi pressured the ball and was fouled by Mohamed Abdelmonem in the penalty area, but Taremi's penalty shot was saved by Mostafa Shobeyya.
However, in the 14th minute Iran equalized 1-1. Milad Mohammadi feinted past defenders and fired a shot saved by Shobeyya, but Ramin Rezaeian rushed in and scored decisively from a tight angle.
In the second half, during stoppage time at 90+3 minutes, Iran nearly scored a winning goal when Shoja Khalilzadeh found the net, but the goal was overturned by VAR due to offside.
The match ended 1-1, causing Egypt to drop to second place in Group G with 5 points, level with Belgium but with a lower goal difference (Belgium +4, Egypt +2). Egypt therefore advanced to the round of 32 to face Australia, the runner-up of Group D.
Meanwhile, Iran has 3 points and must wait to see if they can advance as one of the eight best third-placed teams out of the 12 groups.