Egypt celebrated a landmark moment in their football history with a dramatic 3-1 comeback victory over New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup 2026, keeping their knockout-stage hopes firmly alive and securing the nation's first-ever win at a World Cup finals tournament.

World Cup 2026

New Zealand - Egypt 1:3 (1:0)
Goals: Surman, 15 (1:0); Ziko, 58 (1:1); Salah, 67 (1:2); Hassan, 82 (1:3)

New Zealand: Crocombe; Payne (Bindon, 85); Boxall; Cacace (Randall, 76); Surman; Bell J.; Stamenic; Singh S. (Thomas R., 76); Just (De Vries Fr., 85); McCowatt (Old, 66); Wood C.
Substitution: Old (from 66); Thomas R. (from 76); Randall (from 76); De Vries Fr. (from 85); Bindon (from 85)
Bench: Paulsen; Woud M.; Pijnaker; Elliot C.; Smith T.; Rufer; Garbett; Bayliss; Barbarouses; Waine
Yellow Cards: Singh S. 20; McCowatt 34

Egypt: Shobeir; Ibrahim; Hany; Fotouh; Ateya; Ashour (Zizo, 85); Fathi H. (Rabia, 41); Lasheen; Salah (Abdelmaguid, 85; Abdelmonem, 90); Ziko (Abdelkarim, 76); Marmoush (Hassan, 76)
Substitution: Rabia (from 41); Hassan (from 76); Abdelkarim (from 76); Abdelmaguid (from 85 till 90); Zizo (from 85); Abdelmonem (from 90)
Bench: El Shenawy M.; Soliman; Alaa M.; Hafez; Alaa T.; Nabil Dunga; Saber; Hassan H.; Adel
Yellow Cards: Lasheen 17