Egypt, which is participating in the tournament for the fourth time and achieved its first ever victory by defeating New Zealand in the second round of the group stage, raised its score to 5 points, while Iran settled for 3 points from 3 draws, while New Zealand remained in fourth and last place with one point.

Mahmoud Saber, who participated in the tournament for the first time, put Egypt in the lead after 5 minutes when he followed a shot that bounced off Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Biranvand to fire a powerful shot with his left hand that passed between the goalkeeper’s feet and into the net.

Six minutes later, defender Mohamed Abdel Moneim caused a penalty kick to Mehdi Taremi with a defensive error, but Mustafa Schubert brilliantly blocked the kick.

Ramin Rezaian equalized for Iran, which is participating in the World Cup for the seventh time, in the 14th minute when he followed up a powerful shot that was blocked by Schubert.

Shoja Khalilzadeh scored a fatal goal in stoppage time, but the referee canceled it after reviewing the video technology due to offside.

Egypt ranked second with five points, behind Belgium on goal difference, while Iran and New Zealand exited the tournament in the first round.