Egypt
Iran
Seattle Stadium · Seattle · 69,000 seats — Lumen Field — famous for its crowd noise
Egypt enters this Group G clash with momentum, having secured three wins across their last four matches while maintaining a clean sheet in each of those victories. Despite this defensive stability, the model favors Iran with a 41.65 percent win probability. Bookmakers remain more cautious, pricing Egypt as the narrow favorite at 2.25 odds. With the under 2.5 goals market favored at 56.5 percent, expect a tactical, low-scoring battle as both sides look to establish control in this pivotal World Cup fixture.
Win probability
Squads
Egypt
Probable XI
Based on the last available lineup (2025) — not yet announced.
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1
Mohamed Sobhi
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3
Mohamed Hany
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6
Yasser Ibrahim
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5
Ramy Rabia
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12
Mohamed Hamdi
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17
Mohanad Lasheen
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15
Ahmed Kouka
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21
Zizo
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7
Mahmoud Trezeguet
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20
Ibrahim Adel
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11
Mostafa Mohamed
Rest of squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
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4
Hossam Abdelmaguid
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6
Mohamed Abdelmonem
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13
Ahmed Fatouh
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15
Karim Hafez Ramadan Seif El Din
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24
Tarek Alaa
Midfielders
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8
Emam Ashour
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11
Mostafa Mohamed Zaki Abdelraouf
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12
Haissem Hassan
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14
Hamdy Fathy
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18
Nabil Dunga
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19
Marwan Ateya
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21
Mahmoud Saber
Forwards
Iran
Probable XI
Based on the last available lineup (2025) — not yet announced.
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22
Seyed Hossein Hosseini
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23
Arya Yousefi
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19
Aaref Aghasi Kolahsorkhi
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11
Ali Nemati
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21
Omid Noorafkan
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6
Saeed Ezatolahi
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14
Saman Ghoddos
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20
Mohammadmehdi Mohebi
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13
Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
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17
Mehdi Hashemnejad
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9
Mehdi Taremi
Rest of squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
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2
Saleh Hardani
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3
Ehsan Hajsafi
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4
Shoja Khalilzadeh
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5
Milad Mohammadi
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13
Hossein Kanaani
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23
Ramin Rezaeian
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25
Danial Eiri
Midfielders
Forwards
Head to head
First competitive meeting.
Latest form · averages per match
Egypt
Iran
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