Iran urge FIFA to stand up to ‘really terrible’ World Cup treatment by US
Key takeaways
- Iran, who played their three group-stage matches at World Cup 2026, now face a wait to know if they will reach last 32.
- Seeking to advance out of the group stage for the first time in their World Cup history, Iran were left to wait out the results of Saturday’s matches following a third-place finish in Group G.
- It appeared “The Melli” had solidified their place in the round of 32 with a stoppage-time goal, only to have a VAR review disallow Shojae Khalilzadeh’s goal by a marginal offside call.
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Iran, who played their three group-stage matches at World Cup 2026, now face a wait to know if they will reach last 32.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Amir Ghalenoei's Iran side have been based in Mexico for World Cup 2026 [Matthew Childs/Reuters]By Reuters Published On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026The emotions were still raw for Iran players and their coach long after the final whistle of the team’s 1-1 draw against Egypt in their group-stage finale at Seattle Stadium on Friday night.
Seeking to advance out of the group stage for the first time in their World Cup history, Iran were left to wait out the results of Saturday’s matches following a third-place finish in Group G.