In a tightly contested match, Egypt and Iran ended in a 1-1 draw. Mahmoud Saber opened the scoring for Egypt in the 5th minute with a left-footed shot, but Iran quickly equalized through Ramin Rezaeian just nine minutes later. The match featured a missed penalty by Mehdi Taremi for Iran and multiple yellow cards, but neither side could find a winner, leaving both teams with a point in their group stage encounter.

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