Egypt 1-1 Iran result, stats and report

Argentina survived a remarkable Egyptian resistance to advance at the 2026 World Cup, with three goals in the final eleven minutes of a match that had no right to be as dramatic as it was. Rafa Mbeki reflects on what this extraordinary evening revealed about the nature of class under pressure.

Egypt and Iran shared the spoils in a tense World Cup 2026 group stage encounter, a result that keeps both sides in contention but does little to inspire confidence in either camp heading into the final reckoning.

Belgium were held to a frustrating goalless draw by Iran in their World Cup 2026 opener, leaving them bottom of their group with just one point from one game. A result that raises serious questions about where this Belgian side are heading.

Iran looked like they had their World Cup opener sewn up before New Zealand fought back to earn a point in a dramatic 2-2 draw. Absolute scenes.

Egypt took a point from Belgium in a result that defied pre-match market expectations, with the draw validating a model probability that suggested this outcome was genuinely possible. The interesting thing is not that Belgium failed to win, but why.

Mohamed Salah has left Liverpool as a free agent to join Trabzonspor, ending a nine-year, 257-goal Anfield career after a collapsed Besiktas deal and a public fallout with Arne Slot.