Goalkeeper Replacement Tactics Was in Vain, Australia Eliminated, Egypt 16th in the Big

JAKARTA - The Egyptian national team advanced to the 16th round of the 2026 World Cup after eliminating Australia through a penalty shootout in the 32nd round at the AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Friday local time.

In this match, Egypt was able to take the lead through Emam Ashour, then Australia equalized thanks to Mohamed Hany's own goal, FIFA notes.

After the two countries played a draw with a score of 1-1 for 120 minutes, Egypt was able to come out as the winner through a penalty shootout after a score of 4-2 after two Australian kickers Harry Souttar and Lucas Harrington failed to carry out their duties.

Next, in the 2026 World Cup 16th round, Egypt will face the winner of the 32nd round match between Argentina and Cape Verde at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Tuesday (7/7) at 23.00 WIB.

As reported by ANTARA, Australia created the first opportunity in this match through a shot by Cristian Volpato, but the ball still hit the crossbar.

Egypt could take the lead in the 13th minute after a pass sent by Karim Hafez could be converted into a goal through Emam Ashour's execution so that the score became 1-0.

Entering the second half, Egypt had the opportunity to double the lead through Omar Marmoush's shot which was still narrowly off the Australian goal.

Australia was able to equalize in the 55th minute to 1-1 after Egyptian defender Mohamed Hany failed to anticipate the ball resulting in a self-goal.

Entering the end of the second half, Egypt had several times spread threats to the Australian goal, one of which was through Rami Rabia's kick which could still be blocked by Australian goalkeeper Patrick Beach.

Furthermore, in the remaining 90 minutes of normal time, no more goals were created so that the match had to continue to extra time.

In the first extra time, Egypt had the opportunity to kick Mohamed Salah, but the ball still did not find the target.

Entering the second extra time, both teams had several times launched attacks on the opponent's defense line, but there was no goal again so the winner had to be determined by a penalty shootout.

In the penalty shootout, Egypt won 4-2 after two Australian kickers, Harry Souttar and Lucas Harrington, failed to carry out their duties properly.