2026 WC: Iran still hold chance to progress while Egypt go through
Iran drew 1-1 against Egypt in Seattle, leaving their hopes of reaching the World Cup last 32 in the balance. Shoja Khalilzadeh had a goal ruled out for offside following a lengthy video assistant referee check, and Saeid Ezatolahi headed against the woodwork in the seventh minute of added time. Khalilzadeh was booked for removing his shirt after scoring.
Iran have drawn all three of their group matches and remain in with a chance of reaching the World Cup knockout phase for the first time ever as a best third-placed qualifier. Their hopes now rest on the outcomes of Groups J, K and L, while Egypt finished second in Group G. Results in other groups earlier in the day had already confirmed Egypt's progression to the last 32 before kick-off. Belgium went through as group winners. Egypt took the lead in the fifth minute when Mahmoud Saber scored. Iran equalized when Ramin Rezaeian scored a rebound after Mehdi Taremi's penalty was saved by Mostafa Shobeir. Captain Mohamed Salah was substituted after 57 minutes.
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Iran's World Cup hopes hang in the balance after a dramatic draw against Egypt, who have already secured their progression. The outcome of other
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