Historic World Cup Breakthrough: Egypt Beat Australia on Penalties to Reach Round of 16
Egypt celebrated their first-ever World Cup knockout victory by overcoming Australia in a thrilling penalty shootout. Emam Ashour gave the Pharaohs the lead in the 13th minute with a towering header from Karim Hafez’s cross. Australia equalised midway through the second half when Mohamed Hany’s deflected header into his own net cancelled out the opener. Neither side could find a winner after 120 minutes, setting up a shootout. Egypt seized an early advantage before Mohamed Salah and Hossam Abdelmaguid converted the decisive spot-kicks to secure a 4-2 win on penalties.
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