WORLD CUP PROGNOSTICATION: Will Iran tie Egypt on Fri to finish group play with 3 straight draws?
68% of users predicted NO — the community missed this one. 69 predictions cast.
Iran and Egypt played to a 1-1 draw on June 27, 2026, completing Iran's three-game group stage in the 2026 FIFA World Cup without a single win or loss. Egypt took the lead in the fifth minute when Mahmoud Saber's shot slipped through goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand, but Iran equalized nine minutes later through Ramin Rezaeian — making the 36-year-old the oldest Iranian scorer in the tournament. A late goal by Shojae Khalilzadeh appeared to give Iran a crucial lead, but VAR disallowed it, preserving the draw. Egypt advanced as Group G's second-place finisher; Belgium topped the group after defeating New Zealand 5-1 in a simultaneous match. Iran finished third on three points, having drawn all three of their group-stage matches, and faced an uncertain wait to determine whether they could qualify as one of the top eight third-place finishers across all groups. The community had assigned only a 32-percent probability to a third consecutive draw for Iran, putting the majority of participants on the wrong side of the outcome.