Egypt has achieved a historic milestone in World Cup competition. Egypt and Australia contested a tightly-fought Round of 32 clash that required a penalty shootout to decide. The match ended 1-1 after 90 minutes at Dallas Stadium in Arlington on Friday. Egypt then prevailed 4-2 on penalties to claim their first World Cup knockout victory. The Egypt Australia penalty shootout triumph sends them to a last-16 meeting with Argentina or Cape Verde in Atlanta on Tuesday.

Egypt started brightly and took the lead through Emam Ashour in the 13th minute. Mohamed Salah took a free kick short to Ashour. A defender blocked the shot initially. However, Australia did not clear the ball. Instead, a teammate crossed it back into the area where Ashour lurked at the back post. He headed home to give Egypt the advantage.

Australia equalized in the 54th minute after Mohamed Hany scored an own goal. A free kick swung in from the left. Harry Souttar appeared to have scored. However, the final touch came off Egypt’s defender Hany. So Hany inadvertently sent the ball past his own goalkeeper. That was Hany’s second own goal of the tournament.

The match remained level through the remaining 36 minutes. Therefore, officials arranged a penalty shootout to determine the winner. Defender Harry Souttar had Australia’s first attempt. However, he squandered his spot-kick by leaning back and firing it comfortably over the crossbar. Additionally, Lucas Herrington hit the bar on Australia’s fourth attempt, sending his penalty too high toward the top-right corner.

Hossam Abdelmaguid then planted his penalty into the left corner to secure victory. The Egypt Australia penalty shootout win gave Egypt their first World Cup knockout match victory. Abdelmaguid’s successful conversion sends them to the Round of 16.

During the match, Hany required treatment on his knee during the first half. Additionally, he had a scary moment in the early second half. He collided in the air with Connor Metcalfe near the Egypt goal post. Hany collapsed to the turf and teammates called for medical assistance. Trainers brought a stretcher. However, after Hany stood up and officials gave him a concussion check, he continued playing. Therefore, Egypt retained their defender despite the collision concerns.