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World Cup · MD2 · Jun 22, 2026
Lucas
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☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Jun 22 (edited)

Not the type of game most people get excited about but this is World Cup heritage for me. Not exactly a classic but still one with a nice story attached. New Zealand deserved a lot more here, they had some chances but couldn’t finish them. I like this team though and they deserve to have more than the 1 point they have now, going to be very difficult to advance now with Belgium next. This ref was also just awful and called nothing for them. Egypt can be happy with the result, obviously with their first World Cup win and advancing to the knockouts for the first time. Which is absolutely insane because they have won 7(!!!) Afcons. Salah definitely isnt it anymore, which is a sad thing to see, just slow and old and he should maybe just retire i cant lie. Marmoush for some reason doesnt have it anymore since his transfer to Man City, i dont know what they did to him but he has never been the same since. Wanted to do a check on the referee but theres barely anything about him. Omar Mohamed Ahmed Hassan Al-Ali is mostly active in the UAE pro league and other domestic competitions, and some AFC CLE games. Ill just say it i think he was insanely biased to Egypt and i wouldn’t be surprised if it’s because hes from the UAE. Then also not ending the game when it was supposed to and adding like 2 extra minutes was stupid too. Hes incompetent and shouldn’t referee again. Salah motm because unc still had it even if he was meh for big parts of the game lmao. Lastly i wanna shoutout @alf for predicting the game right, you have my respect. (Used almost 1600 characters im actually so cooked)

Player of the match
Mohamed Salah
3
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Ratings

Everyone
3.4
300 ratings
☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★
Mohamed Salah
Player of the match
Mohamed Salah

Lineups

New Zealand
1M. CrocombeGK
2T. PayneDF
16F. SurmanDF
5M. BoxallDF
13L. CacaceDF
6J. BellMF
8M. StamenicMF
20C. McCowattMF
10S. SinghMF
11E. JustMF
9C. WoodFW
New Zealand · Substitutes
22M. WoudGK
12A. PaulsenGK
26T. SmithDF
23R. ThomasMF
18B. WaineFW
19B. OldFW
21J. RandallFW
25L. BaylissMF
17K. BarbarousesFW
14A. RuferMF
7L. RogersonFW
3F. De VriesDF
24C. ElliotDF
15N. PijnakerDF
4T. BindonDF
Egypt4-2-3-1
23O. ShobeirGK
3M. HanyDF
2Y. IbrahimDF
14H. FathyDF
13A. FatouhDF
19M. AttiaMF
17M. LasheenMF
11M. ZikoMF
10M. SalahMF
8E. AshourMF
22O. MarmoushFW
Egypt · Substitutes
26M. Alaa
1M. El ShenawyGK
16E. SolimanGK
5R. RabiaDF
7TrezeguetFW
20I. AdelFW
21M. SaberMF
6M. AbdelmonemDF
24T. AlaaDF
9H. AbdelkarimFW
25ZizoFW
15K. HafezDF
18N. DungaMF
12H. HassanFW
4H. AbdelmaguidDF
Hossam Hassan (Coach)
Referee
Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Key events

New ZealandEgypt
⚽️
F. Surman
T. Payne
15'
41'
R. RabiaH. Fathy
58'
⚽️
M. Ziko
M. Hany
B. OldC. McCowatt
66'
67'
⚽️
M. Salah
M. Ziko
R. ThomasS. Singh
76'
J. RandallL. Cacace
76'
76'
TrezeguetO. Marmoush
76'
H. AbdelkarimM. Ziko
82'
⚽️
Trezeguet
M. Salah
F. De VriesE. Just
85'
T. BindonT. Payne
85'
85'
ZizoE. Ashour
85'
H. AbdelmaguidM. Salah
90'
M. Abdelmonem

Match stats

44%Possession56%
11Shots19
5Shots on target7
4Corners3
4Saves4
14Fouls8
3Offsides0
2Yellow cards1

Match info

Competition
World Cup
Round
MD2
Date
22 Jun 2026
Kick-off
01:00
Venue
BC Place
Referee
Omar Mohamed Al Ali

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