Egypt

Iran

1–1

Seattle Stadium · Seattle · 69,000 seats — Lumen Field — famous for its crowd noise

Goals

Mahmoud Saber 5'

Ramin Rezaeian 14'

Timeline

5' ⚽ Mahmoud Saber · Mahmoud Trezeguet
11' ❌ Mehdi Taremi
14' ⚽ Ramin Rezaeian
19' 🟨 Hossein Kanaani
20' 🟨 Mahmoud Saber
42' 🟨 Yasser Ibrahim
43' 🟨 Ali Nemati
79' 🟨 Saeed Ezatolahi
90+2' 🟨 Mohanad Lasheen
90+4' 🟨 Shoja Khalilzadeh
90+6' VAR Goal disallowed

GolVolt Recap

Egypt and Iran battered each other to a 1-1 standstill in Seattle, delivering a Group G brawl defined by early chaos and relentless fouling. Mahmoud Saber struck first for Egypt in the fifth minute, setting a frantic tempo. Iran immediately squandered a golden lifeline when Mehdi Taremi missed an 11th-minute penalty, but Ramin Rezaeian spared his blushes with the equalizer just three minutes later. From there, the football stopped and the cynicism started. The referee handed out seven yellow cards, cementing a brutal, fractured stalemate.

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