Egypt
- Saber5'
Full Time
Iran
- Rezaeian14'
The Players to Watch
Confirmed starting elevens, bench, and substitutions for both sides. Coach and captain detail come from each team's full squad page.
Egypt
4-2-3-1 · Starting XI
Hossam Hassan
Mohamed Salah
Starting XI · 4-2-3-1
- 23Oufa Shobeir
- 6Mohamed Abdelmonem
- 13Ahmed El Fotouh
- 3Mohamed Hany
Al Ahly
- 5Rami Rabia
- 8Emam Ashour
- 17Mohanad Lashin
- 21Mahmoud Saber
- 7Trezeguet
Trabzonspor
- 11Mostafa Ziko
- 10Mohamed SalahC
Liverpool
Substitutions
- 14'
↑Yasser Ibrahim
↓Mohamed Abdelmonem
- 46'
↑Marwan Attia
↓Mahmoud Saber
- 46'
↑Omar Marmoush
↓Emam Ashour
- 57'
↑Zizo
↓Mohamed Salah
- 76'
↑Hamza Abdelkarim
↓Mostafa Ziko
Bench13
- 26Mohamed Alaa
- 1Mohamed El Shenawy
- 16El Mahdi Soliman
- 24Tarek Alaa
- 15Karim Hafez
- 2Yasser Ibrahim
- 19Marwan Attia
- 18Nabil Dunga
- 25Zizo
- 9Hamza Abdelkarim
- 20Ibrahim Adel
- 12Haissem Hassan
- 22Omar Marmoush
Iran
5-3-2 · Starting XI
Amir Ghalenoei
Ehsan Hajsafi
Starting XI · 5-3-2
- 1Alireza Beiranvand
Persepolis
- 13Hossein Kanaanizadegan
Al-Ahli
- 4Shojae Khalilzadeh
Tractor
- 5Milad Mohammadi
Persepolis
- 19Ali Nemati
- 23Ramin Rezaeian
Sepahan
- 6Saeid Ezatolahi
Lechia Gdansk
- 21Mohammad Ghorbani
- 14Saman Ghoddos
Brentford
- 8Mohammad Mohebi
- 9Mehdi Taremi
Inter Milan
Substitutions
- 46'
↑Saleh Hardani
↓Hossein Kanaanizadegan
- 66'
↑Shahriar Moghanlou
↓Saman Ghoddos
- 90'
↑Alireza Jahanbakhsh
↓Mohammad Mohebi
Bench15
- 22Hossein Hosseini
- 12Payam Niazmand
- 15Rouzbeh Cheshmi
- 3Ehsan Hajsafi
- 2Saleh Hardani
- 25Danial Eiri
- 10Medhi Ghayedi
- 26Amir Razzaghinia
- 16Mehdi Torabi
- 17Ariya Yousefi
- 11Ali Alipour
- 24Dennis Eckert
- 18Amir Hosseinzadeh
- 7Alireza Jahanbakhsh
- 20Shahriar Moghanlou
Goal Timeline
2 goals- 5'⚽1 - 0
Mahmoud Saber
- 14'⚽1 - 1
Ramin Rezaeian
Bookings
7- 18'
Hossein KanaanizadeganIran
- 19'
Mahmoud SaberEgypt
- 41'
Yasser IbrahimEgypt
- 43'
Ali NematiIran
- 79'
Saeid EzatolahiIran
- 90'
Mohanad LashinEgypt
- 90'
Shojae KhalilzadehIran
Match Officials
- Centre RefereeSzymon MarciniakPoland
- Assistant Referee 1Tomasz ListkiewiczPoland
- Assistant Referee 2Adam KupsikPoland
Group Standings
Live points, goal difference, and the qualification cutoff line. The top 2 advance to the Round of 32; eight best third-place finishers across all 12 groups also progress.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇪Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬EgyptIn match | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | 🇮🇷IranIn match | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 🇳🇿New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
Where to Watch
Seattle Stadium
(Lumen Field)
Match #63 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 is played at Seattle Stadium in Seattle, Washington. Capacity 69,000 for the tournament.
Kick-Off in Your Time Zone
Six common time zones for international fans, plus your local time at the top.
- 🇺🇸ET (Eastern Time, USA)Your zone23:00 EDT
- 🇺🇸PT (Pacific Time, USA)20:00 PDT
- 🇬🇧UK (London)04:00 GMT+1
- 🇪🇸Spain (Madrid)05:00 GMT+2
- 🇧🇷Brazil (São Paulo)00:00 GMT-3
- 🇦🇷Argentina (Buenos Aires)00:00 GMT-3
- 🇯🇵Japan (Tokyo)12:00 GMT+9
- 🇦🇺Australia (Sydney)13:00 GMT+10
- 🇲🇦Morocco (Casablanca)04:00 GMT+1