FIFA World Cup

FT Sunday, June 21, 2026
Egypt DWLDW 3
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New Zealand WLLDL 1
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Match Report

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Salah leads rally over New Zealand as Egypt gets first-ever WC win

Mohamed Salah scored the go-ahead goal, and Egypt went on to defeat New Zealand 3-1 on Sunday night and secure a first-ever World Cup win.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
4
55.6
Possession
44.4
19
SHOTS
11
7
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
460
Accurate Passes
337
526
Passes
421
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
3
22
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
50
22
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
6
16
Tackles
12
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
4
37
Effective Clearances
22
37
Clearances
22

Highlights

01:05 Salah: We made Egypt happy and proud with first win Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

EGY leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

NZL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Max CrocombeG
  2. 5Michael BoxallCD-L
  3. 16Finn SurmanCD-R
  4. 13Liberato CacaceLB
  5. 2Tim PayneRB
  6. 10Sarpreet SinghAM
  7. 8Marko StamenicLM
  8. 6Joe BellRM
  9. 9Chris WoodF
  10. 11Elijah JustAM-L
  11. 20Callum McCowattAM-R

EGY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Mostafa ShoubirG
  2. 14Hamdy FathyCD-L
  3. 2Yasser IbrahimCD-R
  4. 13Ahmed FatouhLB
  5. 3Mohamed HanyRB
  6. 10Mohamed SalahAM
  7. 17Mohanad LashinLM
  8. 19Marawan AttiaRM
  9. 22Omar MarmoushF
  10. 8Emam AshourAM-L
  11. 11Mostafa ZicoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Delay in match (New Zealand).
  2. 8'
  3. 8' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 8'
  5. 15' Goal! New Zealand 1, Egypt 0. Finn Surman (New Zealand) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross following a corner.
  6. 17' Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 20' Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 21'
  9. 21'
  10. 22' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  11. 22'
  12. 25' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  13. 25'
  14. 34' Callum McCowatt (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 40' Delay in match because of an injury Hamdi Fathy (Egypt).
  16. 40'
  17. 41' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  18. 41'
  19. 41' Substitution, Egypt. Ramy Rabia replaces Hamdi Fathy because of an injury.
  20. 58' Goal! New Zealand 1, Egypt 1. Mostafa Zico (Egypt) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Hany with a cross.
  21. 66' Substitution, New Zealand. Ben Old replaces Callum McCowatt.
  22. 67' Goal! New Zealand 1, Egypt 2. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mostafa Zico.
  23. 72' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  24. 72'
  25. 75' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  26. 75'
  27. 76' Substitution, New Zealand. Jesse Randall replaces Liberato Cacace.
  28. 76' Substitution, New Zealand. Ryan Thomas replaces Sarpreet Singh.
  29. 76' Substitution, Egypt. Trezeguet replaces Omar Marmoush.
  30. 76' Substitution, Egypt. Hamza Abdelkarim replaces Mostafa Zico.
  31. 82' Goal! New Zealand 1, Egypt 3. Trezeguet (Egypt) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross following a corner.
  32. 85' Substitution, Egypt. Zizo replaces Emam Ashour.
  33. 85' Substitution, Egypt. Hossam Abdelmaguid replaces Mohamed Salah.
  34. 85' Substitution, New Zealand. Tyler Bindon replaces Tim Payne.
  35. 85' Substitution, New Zealand. Francis de Vries replaces Elijah Just.
  36. 90'+4' Delay in match because of an injury Hossam Abdelmaguid (Egypt).
  37. 90'+4'
  38. 90'+7' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  39. 90'+7'
  40. 90'+9' Substitution, Egypt. Mohamed Abdelmonem replaces Hossam Abdelmaguid because of an injury.

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