Australia vs Egypt, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Round of 32

· Egypt advance 4-2 on penalties

Australia

55': Mohamed Hany (OG)

FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Egypt advance 4-2 on penalties

Egypt

13': Emam Ashour

Egypt wins in World Cup knockout round debut with 4-2 penalty shootout over Australia

Egypt players react to teammate Mohamed Salah scoring during a penalty shootout against Australia [1296x729]

Egypt recorded their first World Cup knockout victory as Australia's decision to send on goalkeeper Mat Ryan specifically for the penalty shootout failed to pay off.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Cristian Volpato (Australia) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Alessandro Circati.
6': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Mohamed Hany.
9': Jackson Irvine (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Yasser Ibrahim (Egypt).
11': Foul by Connor Metcalfe (Australia).
11': Yasser Ibrahim (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Australia).
12': Mostafa Zico (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Attempt blocked. Emam Ashour (Egypt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
13': Goal! Australia 0, Egypt 1. Emam Ashour (Egypt) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Hafez with a cross following a set piece situation.
15': Attempt blocked. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
15': Attempt missed. Aiden O'Neill (Australia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
16': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marwan Attia.
21': Offside, Egypt. Mostafa Zico is caught offside.
22': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Emam Ashour.
23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Nestory Irankunda (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Yasser Ibrahim (Egypt).
32': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Hany (Egypt).
33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Foul by Harry Souttar (Australia).
33': Karim Hafez (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt saved. Aziz Behich (Australia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt). Assisted by Nestory Irankunda.
37': Cristian Volpato (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Foul by Emam Ashour (Egypt).
38': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Marwan Attia.
40': Foul by Jordan Bos (Australia).
40': Emam Ashour (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Offside, Egypt. Hamdi Fathy is caught offside.
45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Cristian Volpato (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Australia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aiden O'Neill with a cross.
45'+6': First Half ends, Australia 0, Egypt 1.
45': Substitution, Australia. Kai Trewin replaces Jordan Bos because of an injury.
45': Second Half begins Australia 0, Egypt 1.
46': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mostafa Zico.
46': Alessandro Circati (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
46': Foul by Mostafa Zico (Egypt).
48': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Hany (Egypt).
49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Aiden O'Neill (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Foul by Mostafa Zico (Egypt).
55': Own Goal by Mohamed Hany, Egypt. Australia 1, Egypt 1.
60': Nestory Irankunda (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60': Foul by Yasser Ibrahim (Egypt).
61': Attempt blocked. Nestory Irankunda (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
61': Foul by Harry Souttar (Australia).
61': Mohamed Salah (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Offside, Egypt. Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
67': Substitution, Egypt. Haissem Hassan replaces Mostafa Zico.
67': Substitution, Egypt. Hossam Abdelmaguid replaces Hamdi Fathy.
68': Aziz Behich (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Hossam Abdelmaguid (Egypt).
68': Delay in match for a drinks break.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Attempt missed. Emam Ashour (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
74': Substitution, Australia. Ajdin Hrustic replaces Cristian Volpato.
74': Substitution, Australia. Mohamed Touré replaces Nestory Irankunda.
77': Attempt blocked. Ajdin Hrustic (Australia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Trewin.
79': Delay in match because of an injury Karim Hafez (Egypt).
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Substitution, Egypt. Trezeguet replaces Karim Hafez because of an injury.
81': Aiden O'Neill (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Foul by Marwan Attia (Egypt).
81': Attempt blocked. Connor Metcalfe (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jackson Irvine.
82': Foul by Harry Souttar (Australia).
82': Ramy Rabia (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt blocked. Marwan Attia (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
86': Attempt blocked. Ajdin Hrustic (Australia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Metcalfe.
87': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Ramy Rabia.
88': Attempt blocked. Jackson Irvine (Australia) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ajdin Hrustic with a cross.
88': Attempt blocked. Kai Trewin (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
88': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (Australia).
88': Emam Ashour (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Alessandro Circati.
90'+3': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Mohamed Touré.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Ramy Rabia (Egypt) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Patrick Beach (Australia). Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross.
90'+4': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Patrick Beach.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Patrick Beach (Australia).
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Marwan Attia (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Haissem Hassan (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Australia 1, Egypt 1.
90': Substitution, Australia. Paul Okon-Engstler replaces Aiden O'Neill.
90': Substitution, Australia. Awer Mabil replaces Connor Metcalfe.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Australia 1, Egypt 1.
91': Kai Trewin (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
91': Foul by Trezeguet (Egypt).
93': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Omar Marmoush.
94': Foul by Mohamed Touré (Australia).
94': Emam Ashour (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
96': Jackson Irvine (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
96': Foul by Ramy Rabia (Egypt).
101': Foul by Ajdin Hrustic (Australia).
101': Emam Ashour (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
103': Attempt missed. Emam Ashour (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Hany.
105': Aziz Behich (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
105': Foul by Haissem Hassan (Egypt).
105': Haissem Hassan (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
105': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
105'+1': First Half Extra Time ends, Australia 1, Egypt 1.
105': Substitution, Egypt. Hamza Abdelkarim replaces Omar Marmoush.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Australia 1, Egypt 1.
106': Attempt missed. Mohamed Touré (Australia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
107': Alessandro Circati (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
107': Foul by Hamza Abdelkarim (Egypt).
108': Foul by Alessandro Circati (Australia).
108': Mohamed Salah (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
109': Attempt missed. Marwan Attia (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emam Ashour.
109': Foul by Lucas Herrington (Australia).
109': Mohamed Salah (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
112': Attempt blocked. Emam Ashour (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
112': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
112': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Jackson Irvine.
113': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
115': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Lucas Herrington.
117': Awer Mabil (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
117': Foul by Mohamed Hany (Egypt).
118': Attempt blocked. Awer Mabil (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
118': Foul by Harry Souttar (Australia).
118': Emam Ashour (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
119': Substitution, Australia. Mathew Ryan replaces Patrick Beach.
120': Mohamed Touré (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
120': Foul by Yasser Ibrahim (Egypt).
120': Yasser Ibrahim (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
120': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
120'+1': Substitution, Egypt. Mahmoud Saber replaces Marwan Attia.
120'+2': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Circati (Australia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ajdin Hrustic with a cross.
120'+2': Attempt missed. Mohamed Touré (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
120'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Circati (Australia).
120'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Yasser Ibrahim (Egypt).
120'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
120'+3': Second Half Extra Time ends, Australia 1, Egypt 1.
120': Penalty Shootout begins Australia 1, Egypt 1.
120': Penalty missed. Harry Souttar (Australia) right footed shot is just a bit too high.
120': Goal! Australia 1, Egypt 1(1). Mahmoud Saber (Egypt) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! Australia 1(1), Egypt 1(1). Jackson Irvine (Australia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
120': Goal! Australia 1(1), Egypt 1(2). Ramy Rabia (Egypt) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! Australia 1(2), Egypt 1(2). Awer Mabil (Australia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
120': Goal! Australia 1(2), Egypt 1(3). Mohamed Salah (Egypt) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
120': Penalty missed! Still Australia 1(2), Egypt 1(3). Lucas Herrington (Australia) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
120': Goal! Australia 1(2), Egypt 1(4). Hossam Abdelmaguid (Egypt) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Penalty Shootout ends, Australia 1(2), Egypt 1(4).
0': Match ends, Australia 1(2), Egypt 1(4).

Statistics

EGY		AUS
14	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	3
58.3	Possession	41.7
14	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	1
0.2	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
613	Accurate Passes	403
722	Passes	505
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	7
24	Crosses	25
0.3	Cross %	0.3
77	Long Balls	58
36	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
6	Blocked Shots	9
7	Effective Tackles	7
15	Tackles	10
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	9
37	Effective Clearances	31
37	Clearances	31

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: AT&T Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas, USA
Attendance: 70,244

Line-Ups

Australia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
18	Patrick Beach (GK)
19	Harry Souttar
25	Lucas Herrington
3	Alessandro Circati
13	Aiden O'Neill
22	Jackson Irvine
16	Aziz Behich
5	Jordan Bos
17	Nestory Irankunda
8	Connor Metcalfe
20	Cristian Volpato

Australia Substitutes:

Cameron Devlin, Ajdin Hrustic, Cameron Burgess, Nishan Velupillay, Kai Trewin, Milos Degenek, Awer Mabil, Mohamed Toure, Tete Yengi, Jason Geria, Mathew Ryan, Paul Okon-Engstler, Paul Izzo.

Egypt (4-4-2)

No.	Name
23	Mostafa Shoubir (GK)
5	Ramy Rabia
2	Yasser Ibrahim
15	Karim Hafez
3	Mohamed Hany
19	Marawan Attia
14	Hamdy Fathy
22	Omar Marmoush
8	Emam Ashour
11	Mostafa Zico
10	Mohamed Salah

Egypt Substitutes:

Mahdy Soliman, Zizo, Ibrahim Adel, Mohamed Alaa, Tarek Alaa, Hossam Abdelmaguid, Haissem Hassan, Mohamed El Shenawy, Hamza Abdelkarim, Mahmoud Saber, Nabil Donga, Trézéguet.

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