Egypt vs Iran Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
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 ?
Starting Lineups ?
Egypt · 4-2-3-1
23G
3D
5D
6D
13D
17M
21M
8M
10M
7M
11F
Iran · 5-4-1
1G
23D
13D
4D
19D
5D
14M
21M
6M
8M
9F
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)
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
Injury
Hamdi Fathy
Injury
Mohanad Lasheen
Injury
Mohamed Abdelmonem
Injury
Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
Injury
Iran — Injuries
No injuries reported.