World Cup 2026
03:51 PM | 27 Jun 2026
The Egyptian national team tied with the Iranian national team and finished the group stage as runner-up
Fady Mahouly
The confrontation between the Egyptian national team and its rival, the Iranian national team, ended in a positive draw (1-1) in the third round of the seventh group competitions on Saturday morning at Seattle Stadium.
With this result, the Egyptian national team - which entered the match already qualified for the round of 32 - finished in second place behind Belgium, which won 5-1 over New Zealand.
The Egyptian national team will meet in the next round with the Australian national team next Friday.
While the Iranian national team will wait for the rest of the results to find out whether it will qualify from the third place gate.