1. M. Saber

   Goal · Normal Goal

   5
2. 11

   M. Taremi

   Penalty missed · M. Taremi

3. 14

   R. Rezaeian

   Goal · Normal Goal

4. M. Abdelmonem

   Substitution · Y. Ibrahim

   14
5. 19

   H. Kanaani

   Booking · Yellow Card

6. M. Saber

   Booking · Yellow Card

   20

7. Y. Ibrahim

   Booking · Yellow Card

   42
8. 43

   A. Nemati

   Booking · Yellow Card

9. 46

   A. Nemati

   Substitution · S. Hardani

10. E. Ashour

    Substitution · O. Marmoush

    46

11. M. Saber

    Substitution · M. Attia

    46

12. M. Salah

    Substitution · Zizo

    57
13. 67

    S. Ghoddos

    Substitution · S. Moghanlou

14. M. Ziko

    Substitution · H. Abdelkarim

    76
15. 79

    S. Ezatolahi

    Booking · Yellow Card

16. 90+1

    M. Mohebi

    Substitution · A. Jahanbakhsh

17. M. Lasheen

    Booking · Yellow Card

    90+2
18. 90+3

    S. Khalilzadeh

    VAR · Goal Disallowed - offside

19. 90+7

    S. Khalilzadeh

    Booking · Yellow Card

★ The storyline

ComebackDeveloping

Iran are through to the last 32

Iran have squeezed through as one of the best third-placed sides. Not the comfortable route — but a place in the last 32 is a place in the last 32, and the knockouts don't care how you got there.

Why it matters

Group stage, Group G — points on the line.

Who to watch

MTalisman

Mohamed Salah

Egypt

The gravity of this team — Egypt rise and fall on whether he can find space.

vs

MTalisman

Mehdi Taremi

Iran

The man Iran lean on for goals and gravity — their go-to source of inspiration up top.

Developing

Developing

Iran are out at the group stage

That's that, then. Iran are out at the group stage — the maths finally caught up. A disappointing end, but there'll be stories to tell and lessons to take from it.

Developing

Egypt are through to the last 32

Egypt are into the last 32. Job done in the group, and now the tournament really begins — one-and-done from here, every match a final.

Developing

Egypt hold their nerve

Level at 1–1 with Australia after 120 minutes in the round of 32, so it came down to the spot — and Egypt held their nerve, 4–2. There's no harder way to win a football match, and no better feeling when the last one hits the net.

Teams out: Egypt 4-2-3-1 · Iran 5-4-1. Full lineups on the pitch in the Lineups tab.