Salah Panenka Sends Egypt Through on Penalties in Dallas
Match statistics
View knockout bracket →- Emam Ashour 13'(Karim Hafez)
- Mohamed Hany 55'(OG)
- Haissem Hassan 105'
- Yasser Ibrahim 120'
HT 0–1|Poss 42–58%|Shots 16–14|SOT 1–4
Fri, Jul 3, 2026 • 18:00 (Arlington local)
Egypt beat Australia 4–2 on penalties at Dallas Stadium after a 1–1 draw following extra time. Emam Ashour nodded in Karim Hafez's cross on 13 minutes, but Mohamed Hany accidentally glanced Aiden O'Neill's free-kick into his own net on 55 minutes — becoming the first player to score two own goals at a single World Cup — and neither side could find a winner across 120 minutes in front of 70,244 fans.
Harry Souttar blazed Australia's opening penalty over the bar and 18-year-old Lucas Herrington hit the crossbar with the Socceroos' fourth attempt after Mathew Ryan had been brought on specifically for the shootout. Mohamed Salah dinked his spot-kick down the middle and Hossam Abdelmaguid converted the winner as Egypt finished with 58% possession, 14 shots and four on target to Australia's 16 and one.
The Pharaohs advance to face Argentina in Atlanta on Tuesday — a rematch of the 2018 group-stage meeting Salah missed through injury. Australia exit at the round of 32 for a third time, while Egypt join Morocco as the second African nation through to the last 16 at this expanded World Cup.