Australia vs Egypt Player Ratings: Egypt Win Shootout to Reach the Last 16

Egypt are through to the last 16 — the hard way. Emam Ashour’s early opener was cancelled out by an unfortunate own goal, and after 120 goalless minutes it took a shootout to separate the sides, Mohamed Salah‘s Egypt edging it 4-2 on penalties against Australia in the Round of 32 at AT&T Stadium. Here are our Egypt player ratings. For more, see our World Cup 2026 hub.

Key match stats

Egypt player ratings vs Australia

• GK — Mostafa Shobeir: 8/10 — Barely tested in open play across 120 minutes and held his nerve through the shootout as Egypt advanced.
• RB — Mohamed Hany: 5.5/10 — A full 120-minute shift undone by the own goal that hauled Australia level.
• CB — Yasser Ibrahim: 7/10 — Composed and dependable across the full two hours.
• CB — Ramy Rabia: 7/10 — Marshalled the back line and stood firm as Australia pressed.
• LB — Karim Hafez: 7.5/10 — Grabbed the assist for Ashour’s opener and got forward well before being withdrawn.
• CM — Hamdi Fathy: 6.5/10 — Tidy in the middle before making way after 67 minutes.
• CM — Marwan Attia: 7/10 — Covered enormous ground across 119 minutes.
• RM — Emam Ashour: 8/10 — The matchwinner in normal time. Opened the scoring on 13 minutes and led the way with five shots.
• LM — Omar Marmoush: 6.5/10 — Lively for 105 minutes with two efforts, without finding a breakthrough.
• ST — Mohamed Salah (C): 6.5/10 — Quiet by his standards; two shots and three dribbles but no goal, though he went the full 120 minutes.
• ST — Mostafa Mohamed: 6/10 — Battled away up front before being replaced.

Substitutes

• Mahmoud Hassan (Trezeguet): 6.5/10 — Fresh legs and directness off the bench.
• Haissem Hassan: 6.5/10 — Lively cameo with a shot and a dribble.
• Hossam Abdelmaguid: 6.5/10 — Defensive reinforcement in extra time.
• Hamza Selim: 6/10 — Late introduction.

Australia vs Egypt: how it unfolded

Egypt made the brighter start and led on 13 minutes through Emam Ashour, teed up by Karim Hafez. Australia levelled just before the hour when Mohamed Hany turned into his own net, and neither side could find a winner across 90 minutes or extra time. Australia edged the shot count 16-14 but managed only one on target; Egypt held their nerve in the shootout, winning it 4-2 to reach the Round of 16.

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