Salah set to face Messi as Egypt beat Australia on penalties at World Cup | World Cup 2026 News
Egypt beat Australia 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw after extra time, and could now face Argentina in the last 16.
Published On 3 Jul 2026
Egypt beat Australia 4-2 on penalties to advance to the World Cup last 16 after a 1-1 draw at the end of extra time.
Hossam Abdelmaguid tucked away the winning penalty after Australia missed two.
Egypt’s Emam Ashour opened the scoring after 13 minutes, heading home Karim Hafez’s cross. It was the 250th goal of the tournament.
Australia equalised 10 minutes into the second half as Aiden O’Neill’s free kick was headed into his own net by Mohamed Hany for his second own goal of the tournament.
Egypt’s first win in a knockout game at the World Cup set up a last-16 meeting with Argentina or Cape Verde in Atlanta on Tuesday.
Argentina and Cape Verde meet in Miami later on Friday.
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