{"id":508738,"date":"2026-07-04T00:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T00:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/508738\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T00:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T00:47:10","slug":"fifa-world-cup-egypt-beat-australia-on-penalties-to-reach-round-of-16-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/508738\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifa World Cup: Egypt beat Australia on penalties to reach Round of 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia coach Tony Popovic threw on experienced goalkeeper Mathew Ryan for the penalty shootout in a last-gasp gamble. <\/p>\n

Shooting towards the Egypt fans and whistles raining down, defender Harry Souttar blazed the first penalty over to put the Socceroos on the immediate back foot. <\/p>\n

The next five players all scored, including Salah with the coolest of penalties, before 18-year-old Australia defender Lucas Herrington hit the bar. <\/p>\n

Abdelmaguid kept his nerve to send Egypt through to leave Salah in tears of joy and break Australia hearts. <\/p>\n

Emam Ashour had given seven-time African champions Egypt the lead from a header after 13 minutes at the air-conditioned home of the Dallas Cowboys. <\/p>\n

The early goal put the onus on a shot-shy Australia who scored only twice in the group phase to attack in front of a crowd of 70,000.<\/p>\n

\"EmamEmam Ashour celebrates his goal. Photo \/ Photosport<\/p>\n

With Salah mostly ineffective after injury in Egypt\u2019s last game, the Socceroos equalised 10 minutes after half-time when Mohamed Hany headed into his own net. <\/p>\n

Both sides sensed history, neither having won a knockout game before at a men\u2019s World Cup, and they went to extra time after late Egypt pressure. <\/p>\n

With nothing to divide them they went to penalties. <\/p>\n

Popovic\u2019s side had nearly taken the lead with less than five minutes gone as Cristian Volpato – who switched to Australia from Italy on the eve of the World Cup – rattled the top of the crossbar. <\/p>\n

Egypt, who won a World Cup match for the first time in the group phase when they beat New Zealand 3-1<\/a>, looked nervy at the back. <\/p>\n

Slightly against the run of play, Hossam Hassan\u2019s men took the lead. <\/p>\n

Australia forward Nestory Irankunda failed to pick up Ashour, who headed home at the back post from a cross by Karim Hafez for his second goal of the tournament. <\/p>\n

The Socceroos had their first shot on target 10 minutes before the break when full-back Aziz Behich fired tamely at goalkeeper Mostafa Shoubir. <\/p>\n

His father, Ahmed, played in goal for Egypt at the 1990 World Cup. <\/p>\n

The 34-year-old talisman Salah, who came into the match after a hamstring strain, made little impact in an attritional first 45 minutes. <\/p>\n

The half ended with Jordan Bos, one of the fastest players at the tournament, in a heap after a robust flying challenge from Rabia. <\/p>\n

The wing-back had to be helped from the pitch and was replaced at half-time by Kai Trewin in a blow to Australian hopes. <\/p>\n

Seconds after the restart it should have been 2-0 when Egypt\u2019s Manchester City attacker Omar Marmoush slid the ball off-target from close range. <\/p>\n

Egypt\u2019s coach had said he was wary of Australia\u2019s physical approach, and so it proved as Hany headed under pressure into his own net from an in-swinging Socceroos free-kick. <\/p>\n

It was Hany\u2019s second own goal of the tournament. <\/p>\n

Former Liverpool superstar Salah remained a peripheral figure but was involved in the build-up as Australian stopper Patrick Beach saved athletically deep in added time to keep out Ramy and force another 30 minutes. <\/p>\n

Egypt finished normal time the stronger and Salah fired well over early in extra time on his weaker right foot, with penalties looking increasingly inevitable. <\/p>\n

Salah though was to prove more reliable in the shootout as Egypt triumphed.<\/p>\n

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