FIFA World Cup: Egypt Makes History with 3-1 Win. LIVE Updates Here.
- On Sunday night at BC Place Vancouver, Egypt secured their first-ever World Cup win by defeating New Zealand 3-1.
- New Zealand opened the scoring in the 14th minute when Finn Surman headed home a corner kick delivered by Tim Payne, while Egypt's Mohamed Salah struggled to respond early.
- Mostafa Ziko equalized in the 58th minute before Salah struck the go-ahead goal in the 67th; Trezeguet sealed the result in the 81st minute.
- The result propels Egypt to the top of Group G, with Salah's goal marking his 68th international strike, leaving him one away from tying coach Hossam Hassan's record.
- Egypt faces Iran in Seattle on Friday, needing at least a draw to advance, while New Zealand returns to Vancouver on Friday to play Belgium.
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Egypt coach Hassan's stern half-time message fuels their first World Cup victory
VANCOUVER: Egypt coach Hossam Hassan told his players they would not return to the pitch for the second half against New Zealand unless they were determined to get the win their proud supporters deserved.His stern words had the desired effect as they fought back from a goal down to win 3-1 at BC Place and rec
Prince George Citizen
Fans clash at Vancouver's third World Cup match as Egypt wins 3-1 over New Zealand
VANCOUVER — Egypt and New Zealand fans turned up in force at BC Place, filling it with chants and cheers as they competed alongside their favourite players to see who could be the loudest.
Idaho Press
Surman gets World Cup goal but New Zealand falls to Egypt 3-1
New Zealand’s Finn Surman, a defender who rarely scores, got the opening goal off a corner kick in Sunday’s World Cup match against Egypt. Despite the early momentum, New Zealand
This was the first victory in the history of the Egyptian national team at the World Cup.
Egypt, however driven for an hour, managed to reverse the situation, to finally win its very first World Cup victory, at the expense of New Zealand (3-1), and thus see the 16th finals on Sunday in Vancouver. ...
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