Iran's game-winning goal that wasn't: Goal in stoppage time waved off for offside
Iran thought it had a game-winner in stoppage time but VAR said no.
Editor's note: Check out our live blog for everything that went down in Egypt-Iran. SEATTLE — Iran had the game winner. Until it didn't.
Shoja Khalilzadeh scored in the third minute of stoppage time, putting Iran up 2-1 over Egypt and setting off pandemonium throughout the stadium. And then the most dreaded words in soccer were seen.VAR REVIEW.
More: Outside Iran vs. Egypt, the World Cup was almost beside the pointKhalilzadeh was eventually ruled offside by the slightest of margins. Still, offside is offside and the goal was waved off.
One of the Egypt players bent down and kissed the grass in relief as half the stadium howled. A closer look at the Iran goal that was called offside pic.twitter.
com/8fZAfGuEum— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 27, 2026Iran would have another chance, banging a shot off the crossbar, but they could never find the game-winner that counted. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Iran's game-winning goal that wasn't: Goal in stoppage time waved off for offside
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