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Egypt and Iran share the points in Seattle, and the bracket math that follows

Egypt and Iran played out a 0-0 draw in Seattle that did nothing to separate them in Group G, and the round-of-32 seeding math it produces is now the only story that matters.

Ruari Blackwood · Monexus Sports desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·27 Jun 2026

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https://t.me/aljazeeraglobal
Monexus wire desk, Group G live coverage, 19 June 2026
Monexus wire desk, expanded-format bracket analysis, 15 June 2026

Desk note: With no surviving wire copy for this match, this piece was written as an explainer on the bracket logic that a 0-0 draw produces in a 48-team field, drawing on the live-blog record and the structural changes to the group-stage format.