International Desk, Jul 3 (EFE).- The Egyptian national team advanced to the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup on Friday after defeating Australia in a penalty shootout 4-2.
Emam Ashour scored in the 13th minute for Egypt. However, Mohamed Hany scored an own goal in the 55th minute, his second in this World Cup, evening the score at 1-1.
The two teams were all square in the 30 minutes of extra time, and the game went to a shootout.
Egypt made all four of their spot kicks.
Harry Souttar and Lucas Herrington missed for Australia.
