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Egypt defeated Australia in a tightly contested Round of 32 match at the 2026 World Cup, advancing on penalties after the two sides played to a 1-1 draw through extra time.
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Australia nearly snatched the win in stoppage time, but goalkeeper Patrick Beach produced a brilliant fingertip save to deny Egypt a dramatic late winner.
With the victory, Egypt advances to the Round of 16 in Atlanta, where it will face the winner of the Argentina vs. Cape Verde matchup.
In a bold tactical move, Australia head coach Tony Popovic substituted Beach for veteran goalkeeper Mathew Ryan moments before the penalty shootout.
The gamble did not pay off as Australia fell behind immediately after captain Henry Souttar shot the opening penalty over the crossbar.
Egypt forward Mohamed Salah then outsmarted Ryan, sending the goalkeeper diving to his left before calmly slotting his penalty down the middle to give Egypt a 3-2 lead in the shootout.
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Hossam Abdelmaguid sealed the victory by calmly scoring the decisive penalty into the bottom-left corner.
Who Scored for Egypt?
Emam Ashour scored a header to open the scoring for Egypt in the 13th minute after a cross delivered by Karim Hafez.
Who Scored for Australia?
Australia equalized in the 55th minute following an own goal by Egypt’s Mohamed Hany.
Australia vs. Egypt Player Ratings
Australia:
Patrick Beach – 6.5
Harry Souttar – 7.0
Alessandro Circati – 6.5
Lucas Herrington – 5.5
Jordan Bos – 6.0
Aziz Behich – 6.5
Jackson Irvine – 8.0
Aiden O’Neill – 6.5
Cristian Volpato – 7.5
Connor Metcalfe – 6.5
Nestory Irankunda – 6.5
Mathew Ryan – 5.5
Awer Mabil – 6.5
Mohamed Touré – 6.0
Kai Trewin – 6.5
Ajdin Hrustic – 6.5
Paul Okon-Engstler – 6.0
Egypt:
Mostafa Shobeir – 6.0
Mohamed Hany – 6.0
Ramy Rabia – 7.5
Yasser Ibrahim – 7.0
Karim Hafez – 7.5
Emam Ashour – 7.5
Hamdi Fathy – 6.5
Marwan Attia – 7.5
Omar Marmoush – 6.0
Mohamed Salah – 8.0 (FIFA Player of the Match)
Mostafa Zico – 6.5
Trezeguet – 6.0
Hossam Abdelmaguid – 7.0
Mahmoud Saber – 6.5
Haissem Hassan – 6.5
Hamza Abdelkarim – 6.0
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This story was originally published July 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM.