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Egypt vs Iran Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Group Stage, Match 3
FT1–1
Saturday 27 June 2026  ·  03:00 UTC  ·  Lumen Field, Seattle

Match Report

Match Events ?
5'M. Saber (Trezeguet)Egypt
11'M. Taremi (M. Taremi)Iran
14'R. Rezaeian Iran
19'🟨H. Kanaani Iran
20'🟨M. Saber Egypt
42'🟨Y. Ibrahim Egypt
43'🟨A. Nemati Iran
79'🟨S. Ezatolahi Iran
90'🟨M. Lasheen Egypt
90'🟨S. Khalilzadeh Iran
Match Statistics ?
Egypt
Iran
61%
Possession
39%
3
Shots on Target
4
15
Total Shots
12
8
Corners
2
11
Fouls
16
0.81
xG
1.83
Player Ratings ?
Egypt
7.6Mohamed HanyD
7.5Marwan AttiaM
7.3Mahmoud SaberM
Iran
7.3Ali NematiD
7.3Saleh HardaniD
7.2Saeid EzatolahiM
Starting Lineups ?
Egypt · 4-2-3-1
23GMostafa Shobeir
3DMohamed Hany
5DRami Rabia
6DMohamed Abdelmonem
13DAhmed Fatouh
17MMohanad Lasheen
21MMahmoud Saber
8MEmam Ashour
10MMohamed Salah
7MMahmoud Trézéguet
11FMostafa Ziko
Iran · 5-4-1
1GAlireza Beiranvand
23DRamin Rezaeian
13DHossein Kanaani
4DShoja Khalilzadeh
19DAli Nemati
5DMilad Mohammadi
14MSaman Ghoddos
21MMohammad Ghorbani
6MSaeid Ezatolahi
8MMohammad Mohebi
9FMehdi Taremi

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Very even matchup
Confidence: Low
Egypt 34%Draw 27%Iran 39%
xG: 1.17Expected goalsxG: 1.28

Egypt vs Iran looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Evenly Matched
Evenly Matched
Egypt: 1491 (#27)  ·  Iran: 1508 (#24)
H2H Record ?
0–1–0
Equal
Avg 2.0 goals/game · 1 meetings
Egypt
Iran
#2
Position ?
#3
5
Points ?
3
1W 2D 0L
Record ?
0W 3D 0L
5
Goals For ?
3
3
Goals Against ?
3
+2
Goal Diff
0
#29
FIFA Rank ?
#21
0.1%
Win Prob ?
0.2%
L W D W D
Form ?
D D D

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 1 Meetings (All Competitions)
0Egypt
1Draw
0Iran
7 Jun 2000FriendlyIran1–1Egypt
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
Both teams scoring regularly — Egypt and Iran both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
📊Closely matched: model gives Egypt 34% vs Iran 39%. Draw is a realistic outcome at 27%.

Injuries & Absences

Egypt — Injuries
Hossam Abdelmaguid
Hossam Abdelmaguid
Injury
Hamdi Fathy
Hamdi Fathy
Injury
Mohanad Lasheen
Mohanad Lasheen
Injury
Mohamed Abdelmonem
Mohamed Abdelmonem
Injury
Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
Injury
Iran — Injuries
No injuries reported.
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