If you were looking for a quiet Friday afternoon football match, Iran versus Egypt was not that match.
The two sides played out a 1-1 draw on June 27 at Lumen Field in Seattle, in a Group G contest that managed to pack in a penalty miss, a ball off the crossbar, and a late Iran goal ruled offside, all in the span of one genuinely chaotic game.
Mehdi Taremi, Iran’s captain and most recognizable attacking threat, stepped up from the spot and failed to convert. That miss loomed large over everything that followed.
Iran eventually found the net late, only for the goal to be chalked off for offside.
A match carrying more weight than three points
