Egypt vs Iran match stats & report

1–1 Full time

World Cup · Group Stage - 3 · Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington · Ref Szymon Marciniak, Poland

Egypt stats & fixtures · Iran stats & fixtures

Egypt drew with Iran 1–1 in the World Cup (Group Stage - 3) on 27 June 2026. Expected goals finished 0.84–1.97. Egypt had 61% of the ball.

Egypt vs Iran match statistics

EgyptIran

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 Shots inside the box 10
8 Corners 2
11 Fouls 16
0 Offsides 3
3 Yellow cards 4
589 Passes 367
87% Pass accuracy 77%
2 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

5' Goal Mahmoud Saber (assist Trézéguet) Egypt
11' Penalty missed M. Taremi Iran
14' Goal Ramin Rezaeian Iran
19' Yellow card H. Kanani Iran
20' Yellow card Mahmoud Saber Egypt
42' Yellow card Yasser Ibrahim Egypt
43' Yellow card A. Nemati Iran
79' Yellow card S. Ezatolahi Iran
90+2' Yellow card Mohanad Lasheen Egypt
90+4' Yellow card S. Khalilzadeh Iran

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Egypt

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Hossam Hassan

23 Mostafa Shobeir

13 Ahmed Abou El Fotouh 6 Mohamed Abdelmonem 5 Rami Rabia 3 Mohamed Hany

21 Mahmoud Saber 17 Mohanad Lasheen

7 Trézéguet 10 Mohamed Salah 8 Emam Ashour

11 Mostafa Ziko

Bench M. Alaa , Mohamed El Shenawy , Al Mahdi Soliman , Ibrahim Adel , Tarek Alaa , H. Abdelkarim , Yasser Ibrahim , Zizo , Karim Hafez , Omar Marmoush , Nabil Emad Dunga , H. Hassan , Marwan Attia

Iran

Confirmed 5-4-1 Amir Ghalenoei

1 A. Beiranvand

5 M. Mohammadi 19 A. Nemati 4 S. Khalilzadeh 13 H. Kanani 23 Ramin Rezaeian

8 M. Mohebi 6 S. Ezatolahi 21 M. Ghorbani 14 S. Ghoddos

9 M. Taremi

Bench Hossein Hosseini , Payam Niazmand , E. Hajisafi , Mehdi Torabi , Dennis Eckert Ayensa , M. Ghaedi , S. Moghanlou , A. Hosseinzadeh , Saleh Hardani , A. Razzaghinia , A. Jahanbakhsh , Ali Alipour , R. Cheshmi , Aria Yousefi , D. Eiri

Out and doubtful

Ahmed Abou El Fotouh Egypt Out — Hamstring Muscle Injury
Hossam Abdelmaguid Egypt Out — Suspension Through Sports Court
Hamdi Fathy Egypt Out — Muscle Bruise
Mohamed Abdelmonem Egypt Out — Muscle Bruise

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Egypt at home

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

9% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Iran away

1–2–3 in 6 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 6
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 2.8 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 6 matches — treat these numbers lightly.