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Cricket Hero Adam Gilchrist Reacts with 2-Word Message as Mohamed Salah Consoles Australia Footballers After 2026 FIFA World Cup Exit
Egypt claimed their first World Cup knockout-stage victory, beating Australia 4-2 on penalties after Mohamed Salah's Panenka, and will now face Argentina.
On Friday, Egypt defeated the Australian Socceroos in a penalty shootout to advance in the World Cup, marking the nation's maiden knockout-stage victory.
The Round-of-32 encounter remained deadlocked after Emam Ashour's 13th-minute goal was canceled by a Mohamed Hany own goal, forcing the match into a decisive penalty shootout.
Mohamed Salah calmly converted an audacious Panenka penalty to help secure the 4-2 shootout win, later becoming visibly emotional while consoling the Australian squad.
"What happened today is history for us," Salah said, explaining he chose the risky Panenka to provide confidence to his teammates during the high-pressure moment.
Egypt next faces reigning world champions Argentina in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 7, in a highly anticipated clash featuring Salah and Lionel Messi.
Dr. Maya Morsi, Minister of Social Solidarity, said to Captain Mohamed Salah's cry after the Egyptian election had won over his Australian counterpart, that she stood before the hero's crying the moment of victory, and that she didn't cry, Salah, the mothers of Egypt, all of whom felt from her heart that you were her son.