The biggest single culprit in Iran’s failure to advance to the knockout phase is a weird idiosyncracy to the offside law that ...

There was still a defender behind the ball when Iran scored the goal that seemed like it would get them a FIFA World Cup win ...

There was a hugely dramatic finish to Egypt and Iran's 1-1 draw in Seattle, including an unusual - and tight - VAR offside ...

Iran thought they had advanced to the 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout round. A less frequent aspect of the offside law ...

For the tournament, we are taking a look at the major incidents to examine and explain the process in terms of both VAR ...

Egypt are taking on Iran in their final group-stage match at the 2026 World Cup in Seattle today. Mohamed Salah’s side have ...

Shoja Khalilzadeh scored in the third minute of stoppage time, putting Iran up 2-1 over Egypt and setting off pandemonium ...

Iran was denied a dramatic late winner against Egypt at the World Cup, with Shoja Khalilzadeh's goal ruled out for offside ...

A viral claim alleged that the 2026 FIFA World Cup VAR team for Belgium vs. Iran was Israeli after a VAR review disallowed a ...

Team Melli’s agonizing exit after other results failed to break their way is a moment of anguish that rises to the top of a football history full of them ...

Iran’s Mehdi Taremi goal got disallowed off for offsides and the score stayed level at 0-0 against Belgium.

A World Cup match at Seattle Stadium that had been circled on the calendar for months, as much for what could happen off the ...