Egypt advanced to the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup after defeating Australia in the first knockout round. The match at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas ended 1-1 after regular and extra time, and Egypt won the penalty shootout 4-2. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
Round of 32, July 3, 23:00, Dallas, AT&T
AUSTRALIA – EGYPT a.e.t. 1:1 (0:1). Penalties: 2:4
Penalty shootout: Souttar (over), Saber (0:1), Irvine (1:1), Rabia (1:2), Mabil (2:2), Salah (2:3), Herrington (crossbar), Abdelmagid (2:4)
Egypt opened the scoring in the 13th minute. After a blocked shot by Emam Ashour, Karim Hafez quickly returned the ball into the box, and Ashour, avoiding offside, headed it into the corner of the net.
Australia equalized early in the second half. In the 55th minute, Aiden O'Neill delivered a free kick from the left flank, and Mohamed Hany mishandled the ball in the six-yard box, deflecting it into his own net.
Late in regular time, Egypt nearly snatched victory, but Patrick Beach saved Australia after a header from Rami Rabia. Extra time passed without goals, and before the penalty shootout, Australia's coaching staff brought on Matthew Ryan to replace Beach.
In the shootout, Australia started with a miss from Harry Souttar, who shot over the bar. Then Jackson Irvine and Awer Mabil converted their attempts, but Egypt responded more accurately: Mahmoud Saber, Rami Rabia, and Mohamed Salah, who executed a Panenka, all scored.
Australia's crucial miss came at 2-3, when 18-year-old Lucas Herrington hit the crossbar. After that, Hossam Abdelmagid converted the decisive penalty to send Egypt through.
In the round of 16, Egypt will face the winner of the Argentina vs. Cape Verde match.
Two more round of 32 matches will be played tonight: Argentina vs. Cape Verde and Colombia vs. Ghana.