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Vancouver, Canada. The Egyptian national team achieved a historic victory by defeating New Zealand 3-1 at BC Place in Vancouver, a result that marked the Africans’ first-ever win in a World Cup and keeps their hopes of advancing to the next round of the 2026 World Cup alive.

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The New Zealand side started the match better and took the lead in the 14th minute thanks to a header from Finn Surman, who took advantage of a set-piece play to beat goalkeeper Mostafa Shoubir.

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For much of the first half, New Zealand controlled the actions and showed greater offensive aggressiveness. However, the team led by Hossam Hassan reacted after the break and found in Mohamed Salah its main generator of danger.

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The comeback began in the 59th minute, when Mostafa Zico equalized the score after capitalizing on a defensive error by the Oceanians. Eight minutes later, Salah appeared to score the 2-1 and complete the Egyptian reaction.

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With New Zealand launching an attack in search of an equalizer, Egypt took advantage of the spaces and sealed the match in the 81st minute through Trezeguet, who scored the definitive 3-1.

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The triumph changes the landscape of Group G and leaves Egypt with qualification options heading into the final matchday, in which they will face Iran. For its part, New Zealand will look to recover when they take on Belgium.

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The match was attended by 52,497 fans and was marked by two hydration breaks due to weather conditions.

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