FIFA World Cup

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Match Report

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

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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:51 Moreno: 18-year-old Herrington shouldn't have to take a penalty Watch on ESPN 02:23 Hutchison: Egypt will need Salah to step up in World Cup round of 16 Watch on ESPN 00:31 Egypt fans in Cairo celebrate opening goal vs. Australia Watch on ESPN 00:57 Scenes in Sydney at 5am as Australia equalise vs. Egypt Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

EGY leads series 1-0

Lineups

AUS · 3-4-2-1

  1. 18Patrick BeachG
  2. 19Harry SouttarCD
  3. 25Lucas HerringtonCD-L
  4. 3Alessandro CircatiCD-R
  5. 13Aiden O'NeillCM-L
  6. 22Jackson IrvineCM-R
  7. 16Aziz BehichLM
  8. 5Jordan BosRM
  9. 17Nestory IrankundaF
  10. 8Connor MetcalfeCF-L
  11. 20Cristian VolpatoCF-R

EGY · 4-4-2

  1. 23Mostafa ShoubirG
  2. 5Ramy RabiaCD-L
  3. 2Yasser IbrahimCD-R
  4. 15Karim HafezLB
  5. 3Mohamed HanyRB
  6. 19Marawan AttiaCM-L
  7. 14Hamdy FathyCM-R
  8. 22Omar MarmoushLM
  9. 8Emam AshourRM
  10. 11Mostafa ZicoCF-L
  11. 10Mohamed SalahCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  3. 23'
  4. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 26'
  6. 32' Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Hany (Egypt).
  7. 32'
  8. 33' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 33'
  10. 45' Substitution, Australia. Kai Trewin replaces Jordan Bos because of an injury.
  11. 48' Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Hany (Egypt).
  12. 48'
  13. 49' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 49'
  15. 55' Own Goal by Mohamed Hany, Egypt. Australia 1, Egypt 1.
  16. 67' Substitution, Egypt. Haissem Hassan replaces Mostafa Zico.
  17. 67' Substitution, Egypt. Hossam Abdelmaguid replaces Hamdi Fathy.
  18. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  19. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  20. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  21. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  22. 74' Substitution, Australia. Ajdin Hrustic replaces Cristian Volpato.
  23. 74' Substitution, Australia. Mohamed Touré replaces Nestory Irankunda.
  24. 79' Delay in match because of an injury Karim Hafez (Egypt).
  25. 79'
  26. 80' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  27. 80'
  28. 80' Substitution, Egypt. Trezeguet replaces Karim Hafez because of an injury.
  29. 90' Substitution, Australia. Paul Okon-Engstler replaces Aiden O'Neill.
  30. 90' Substitution, Australia. Awer Mabil replaces Connor Metcalfe.
  31. 90'
  32. 105' Haissem Hassan (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  33. 105'+1' First Half Extra Time ends, Australia 1, Egypt 1.
  34. 105' Substitution, Egypt. Hamza Abdelkarim replaces Omar Marmoush.
  35. 105'
  36. 119' Substitution, Australia. Mathew Ryan replaces Patrick Beach.
  37. 120' Yasser Ibrahim (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  38. 120'+1' Substitution, Egypt. Mahmoud Saber replaces Marwan Attia.
  39. 120'+2' Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Circati (Australia).
  40. 120'+2' Delay in match because of an injury Yasser Ibrahim (Egypt).
  41. 120'+3' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  42. 120'+3'
  43. 120'+3' Second Half Extra Time ends, Australia 1, Egypt 1.
  44. 120'
  45. 120'

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