{"id":1466048,"date":"2026-07-03T21:55:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T20:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&p=1466048"},"modified":"2026-07-03T21:55:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T20:55:05","slug":"post-match-analysis-australia-vs-egypt-03-07-26","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-australia-vs-egypt-03-07-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia vs Egypt stats and analysis: The Pharaohs strike it lucky to advance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Egypt<\/a> needed penalties to defeat Australia<\/a> and advance to the Round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup to take on Argentina or Cape Verde.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first half was an even affair, with the sides sharing the possession and chances quite evenly. Even their xG was separated by just 0.01 when the half time whistle was blown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite this it was Egypt that held the 1-0 advantage following Emam Ashour’s header from the second phase of a dangerous Egyptian free kick. There was plenty of bluster from Australia in the remainder of the first half but a lack of real quality in the final third meant they went into the break behind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second period saw Australia ride out some early Egyptian pressure before continuing to push for an equaliser. Most of their danger came from set pieces and it was on their eighth (five free kicks and three corners) that the breakthrough finally came for them. Mohamed Hany, under plenty of pressure from the Australian attack, was unlucky to divert a ball into the box into his own net. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second half didn’t really have much more action as the game slowed and the referee’s whistle signified an extra 30 minutes of play. It would be a push to describe extra time as having much action. Egypt had the better of the play, with Australia very much playing for penalties, a situation that arrived without much incident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The penalties bought their usual drama but Egypt were able to come out on top, eventually claiming the victory by a 4-2 margin on spotkicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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