Egypt v Iran

The full-time whistle sounds as Egypt and Iran settle for a 1-1 draw after a dramatic ending at Seattle Stadium. With the game heading for a draw, Khalilzadeh thought he had won it for Iran in the third minute of second-half stoppage time, rifling into the roof of the net, but his goal was agonisingly ruled out for offside, breaking the hearts of the Iranians. Egypt took the lead inside five minutes as Beiranvand flapped at Salah’s effort before Saber hit a first-time finish into the bottom-left corner. Minutes later, referee Szymon Marciniak pointed to the penalty spot after Abdelmonem scraped the foot of Taremi, who saw his tame spot kick saved by Shobeir. The Egypt goalkeeper then made a brilliant stop to deny Mohammadi’s low attempt, but he could do nothing about the follow-up as Rezaeian fired into the roof of the net in the 14th minute. Khalilzadeh sent a towering header past the post following Nemati’s left-wing centre before Trezeguet’s first-time strike was thwarted by Beiranvand. Taremi came inches away from giving his side a valuable lead, but the Olympiakos striker saw his header crash off against the woodwork in the 89th minute. After Khalilzadeh’s goal was disallowed, Ezatolahi rattled the crossbar from six yards in the final few seconds of the game. The result sees Egypt progress to the round of 32 in second place, where they will face Australia at Dallas Stadium, whereas Iran, who are currently one of the best third-placed teams, face an anxious wait to see if they have qualified for the knockout stages for the first time in their history. Egypt created 15 shots, with three on target, reflected by an xG of 0.81, whereas Iran registered 13 shots with four on target, highlighted by an xG of 1.94. That concludes our live commentary of this 2026 World Cup Group G contest. We hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading and take care!

FULL-TIME: EGYPT 1-1 IRAN

IRAN NOW HIT THE CROSSBAR! The ball is swung in from the right-hand side, and seemingly hits Ezatolahi's shoulder before rattling the woodwork from six yards! How close can you be?!

NO GOAL!!!! IRAN'S LATE WINNER HAS BEEN RULED OUT FOR OFFSIDE BY VAR!!! The scoreline remains Egypt 1-1 Iran! Khalilzadeh is adjudged to have strayed beyond the last defender! Heartbreak for Iran!!

90'+4'

Yellow Card

YELLOW! Khalilzadeh is booked for excessive celebrations, but who can blame him?!

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! IRAN HAVE WON IT IN STOPPAGE TIME!!!! WOW, THAT IS BIG!!!! It's messy in the box as the Egypt players fail to clear their lines, and it falls to Khalilzadeh at the back post, who fires into the roof of the net! Wow! Egypt 1-2 Iran! But hang on a minute, we are going to VAR...