Published Jun 27, 2026, 1:29 AM ET · Updated 5 months ago · 1 source
Drama-laden draw leaves Iran in limbo as Egypt set up last-32 clash with Australia
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After review,” began the Polish referee Szymon Marciniak, those two words breaking the hearts of Iran after they thought they scrambled an unlikely 93rd-minute winner. Moments earlier, the 37-year-old Shoja Khalilzadeh fired in from the edge of the six-yard box, whipped off his No 4 shirt in double-quick time and slid on to his knees before being mobbed by his teammates and nestled at the bottom of a pile-on. One member of Iran’s backroom team collapsed onto his back on the turf amid the deliriu