EgyptEgypt vs Iran — World Cup
1-2
IranLumen Field, Seattle
Going into the match, Egypt had won 4, drawn 5, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 1.2 goals a game; Iran had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.6.
Match report
Home form going in: Egypt
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 5, lost 1 (W D D L W). 1.2 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 1-3 at New Zealand · 22 Jun 2026
- D 1-1 at Belgium · 15 Jun 2026
- D 0-0 vs Nigeria · 17 Jan 2026
- L 1-0 at Senegal · 14 Jan 2026
- W 3-2 vs Ivory Coast · 10 Jan 2026
- D 1-1 vs Benin · 5 Jan 2026
Away form going in: Iran
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (D D L W D). 1.6 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 at Belgium · 21 Jun 2026
- D 2-2 vs New Zealand · 16 Jun 2026
- L 2-3 vs Qatar · 7 Feb 2024
- W 2-1 vs Japan · 3 Feb 2024
- D 1-1 vs Syria · 31 Jan 2024
- W 2-1 vs United Arab Emirates · 23 Jan 2024
How it unfolded
- 5' Normal Goal — M. Saber (Egypt)
- 9' Missed Penalty — M. Taremi (Iran)
- 14' Normal Goal — R. Rezaeian (Iran)
- 93' Normal Goal — S. Khalilzadeh (Iran)
Match statistics
| Egypt | Metric | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 61 | Ball possession | 39 |
| 0.84 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.97 |
| 15 | Total shots | 13 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 8 | Attempts inside box | 10 |
| 7 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 589 | Total passes | 367 |
| 513 | Accurate passes | 281 |
| 87 | Pass accuracy | 77 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| -0.53 | Goals prevented | -0.53 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |