Cristiano Ronaldo fulfills the dream of a Venezuelan child affected by the earthquakes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe African team, led by Mohamed Salah, showed greater determination during the match and ended up prevailing from the penalty spot to stay alive in the biggest football event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Egypt opened the scoring just in the 13th minute with a header from Emam Ashour, who took advantage of a ball served into the box by Hamdy Fathy following a free kick taken by Salah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia reacted in the second half and found the equalizer in the 55th minute thanks to an own goal by Mohamed Hany, who deflected the ball into his own net while attempting to clear a rival cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neither team managed to break the deadlock during the remainder of regulation time or in the 30 minutes of extra time, so the ticket to the next round was decided from the penalty spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the decisive shootout, Salah took responsibility for the third kick for Egypt and converted with an elegant “Panenka”-style shot, while Harry Souttar and Lucas Herrington missed their attempts for Australia, tipping the scales in favor of the “Pharaohs”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ramy Rabia, Saber, and Abdelmaguid also scored for the Egyptians, who secured the 4-2 victory in the penalty shootout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the victory, Egypt advanced to the round of 16 and now awaits the winner of the matchup between Argentina and Cape Verde to determine their next opponent in the fight for a spot among the top eight in the World Championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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