Iran wait on World Cup progress after late goal disallowed in Egypt draw

Iran's World Cup hopes hang in the balance after a dramatic 1-1 draw with Egypt, which saw a last-minute winning goal disallowed by VAR.

The match concluded with Iran's Shoja Khalilzadeh firing home in the 93rd minute, sparking wild celebrations among players and staff. However, the joy was short-lived as the goal was chalked off for an offside infringement, leaving Iran to await their fate.

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Iran face an anxious wait to see if they will progress to the World Cup knockout stage after they came from behind to hold Egypt to a 1-1 draw, which ended in dramatic fashion with an apparent last-ditch winner ruled out for offside.

Egypt had taken an early lead through Mahmoud Saber in the fifth minute, but Ramin Rezaeian quickly equalized for Iran in the 14th minute. The game then settled into a scrappy affair until the frantic finale.

Iran's Mehdi Taremi had a penalty saved in the first half, and later hit the crossbar with a header before the disallowed goal. The draw means Egypt finishes second in Group G, behind Belgium on goal difference, and will advance to the knockout stage. Iran finished third with three points and must hope to qualify as one of the best third-placed teams.

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Pinball in the box in added time ended with Khalilzadeh firing home to seemingly send Iran through to the Round of 32, but the goal was ruled o