Egypt vs Iran 
The pick
Win, draw, and loss probabilities and expected goals are from our team-strength model. The composite averages every source we track for this match — see composite ratings for the full method. Public consensus from 1 source: PredictionMarketsPicks (model).
Head to head
Expected shapes: Egypt 4-2-3-1, Iran 4-2-3-1.
Ruled out: EGY — Ahmed Fatouh, 6 Mohamed Abdelmonem · IRN — Sardar Azmoun
Egypt Egypt IranKey players to watch
Egypt Egypt Iran EgyptProjected XIs
Most-likely starting elevens based on recent selections.
Egypt- 1M Shobeir
- 2M Hany
- 3Y Ibrahim El Hanafi
- 4H Fathi
- 5A Aboul-Fetouh
- 6M Lasheen
- 7M Attia
- 8A Sayed
- 9E Abdelghany
- 10I Elsayed Mohamed Attia
- 11O Marmoush
Iran- 1A Beiranvand
- 2S Khalilzadeh
- 3M Mohammadi
- 4S Ezatolahi
- 5S Ghoddos
- 6M Hashemnejad
- 7S Hardani
- 8A Alipour
- 9M Taremi
- 10M Hosseini
- 11A Hosseinzadeh
Storylines
2026 FIFA World Cup Group G Odds & Predictions: Belgium, Egypt, Iran & New Zealand
Identifies the simultaneous-kickoff Egypt vs Iran match in Seattle as Group G's pivotal fixture that is likely to decide who advances in second place behind Belgium.
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