Egypt v Iran 1–1: who have qualified for the 2026 World Cup play-offs?
This is according to ‘Glavkom’.
How the match went
Egypt opened the scoring as early as the 5th minute. Mahmoud Saber scored after a follow-up in the penalty area.
Shortly afterwards, Iran had a great chance to equalise. In the 10th minute, the referee awarded a penalty following a foul by Mohamed Abdelmonem. However, Mehdi Taremi was unable to beat goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir, who saved the shot.
Nevertheless, just a few minutes later, the Iranians did manage to level the score. Ramin Rezaeian fired home from a tight angle to make it 1–1.
In first-half stoppage time, Iran found the net for a second time, but following a VAR review, the goal was disallowed for offside.
Neither side scored in the second half.
Match result
2026 World Cup. Group stage. Group G. Matchday 3
Egypt v Iran — 1–1 (1–1)
Goals: Saber, 5 — Rezaeian, 14.
Who qualified for the knockout stages
A draw was enough for Egypt to finish second in the group and qualify for the World Cup round of 32.
Iran finished the group stage in third place. The team’s fate will now depend on the results of matches in other groups and the ranking of the best third-placed teams.
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