Thousands of fans greet Egypt’s national soccer team as it returns home after its World Cup journey ended with a 3-2 loss to Argentina

Egypt's national soccer team has made history by reaching the World Cup knockout stages for the first time.

As Egypt bowed out of the World Cup with a dramatic 3-2 defeat to a Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina in the last 16 on Tuesday, supporters in Cairo rose to applaud a team that had…