Egypt's national team qualified for the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup after defeating Australia in the round of 32 match held at the main stadium in Dallas.

Egypt took the lead with the first goal by Emam Ashour, following a brilliant cross from Karim Hafez that he converted into the net.

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Australia equalized through an own goal by Mohamed Hany into Mustafa Shobeir's net, sending the match to extra time. Neither team managed to score in the two extra periods, before Egypt won on penalty kicks 3-2.