Egypt beat Australia 4-2 in a penalty shootout Friday to secure the nation’s first-ever win in a knockout round match at the FIFA World Cup.
Egypt made all four of their spot kicks, with Harry Souttar and Lucas Herrington missing attempts for Australia after the game had ended 1-1 after extra time.
Just before the shootout, Australia coach Tony Popovich made a switch at goalkeeper, bringing on veteran Mathew Ryan to replace starter Patrick Beach.
Egypt defender Mohamed Hany became the first player with two own-goals in the same World Cup tournament, allowing Australia to even the score at 1-1.
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Emam Ashour scored in the 13th minute for Egypt, which is making its debut in the knockout round of the World Cup. Australia is looking for a first knockout victory in the third try for the Socceroos.
The two teams were all square in the 30 minutes of extra time, and the game went to a shootout with Egypt and Australia both looking for a first-ever win in the knockout round of a World Cup.
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