Australia vs Egypt Official Lineups, Friday, 3 July 2026, World Cup Round of 32

Egypt triumphed over Australia 4-2 in a penalty shootout, securing their place in the World Cup Round of 16 after a 1-1 draw that extended into extra time at Dallas Stadium. Emam Ashour from Egypt scored the first goal in the 13th minute, but an own goal from an Egyptian player equalized the score in the second half. Next, Egypt will face the winner of the match between Argentina and Cape Verde in the Round of 16.

The sole Serie A player in this game was Cristian Volpato, a defender for Sassuolo. He played until the 74th minute before being substituted by Ajdin Hrustic.

 

FIFA Ranking

Australia holds the 28th position in the world rankings, just two places behind Egypt, which is ranked 26th.

How did they reach the Round of 32?

Australia progressed as the runners-up in Group D and is aiming for their first-ever knockout stage win in the World Cup. They are guided by manager Tony Popovic and feature players like Jackson Irvine.

Egypt secured second place in Group G and is participating in their inaugural knockout match at the tournament. Their squad prominently includes star player Mohamed Salah, although his participation is uncertain due to a hamstring injury.

Head-to-Head

The two teams have met only twice in official matches: Australia won a 1987 President's Cup match via penalties, while Egypt claimed a 3-0 victory in a friendly match held in Cairo in 2010.

 

1 Serie A players called up for  🇦🇺     the Australia National team:

• Sassuolo defender Cristian Volpato

 

👉   There are no Serie A players either with  Egypt

 

🇦🇺 Australia 0 – 1 Egypt 🇪🇬

⚽️ In the 13th minute, Emam Ashour scored with a powerful header. The talented '98 Al-Ahly player, after hitting the wall with a free kick, was perfectly positioned to connect with Hafez's cross from the right.



 

🇦🇺 Australia 1 – 1 Egypt 🇪🇬

⚽️ In the 55th minute, an own goal by Mohamed Hany brought the teams level. Following a set piece from O'Neill, Hany inadvertently deflected the cross into Shobeir's net. Australia fans erupted in cheers as their team equalized!



 



 



 

 



 

   Australia World Cup 2026 Squad:

• Goalkeepers: Ryan (Levante), Izzo (Randers), Beach (Melbourne City)


• Defenders: Behich (Melbourne City), Bos (Feynoord), Burgess (Swansea City), Circati (Parma), Degenek (APOEL), Geria (Albirex Niigata), Herrington (Colorado Rapids), Italiano (Grazer), Souttar (Leicester City), Trewin (New York City)


• Midfielders: Devlin (Heart of Midlothian), Hrustic (Heracles Almelo), Irvine (St Pauli), Metcalfe (St Pauli), Okon-Englster (Sydney), O’Neill (New York City)


• Forwards: Irankunda (Watford), Leckie (Melbourne City), Mabil (Castellon), Toure (Norwich City), Velupilly (Melbourne City), Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), Yengi (Livingston/Machida Zelvia)

 

   Egypt World Cup 2026 Squad:

• Goalkeepers: Mohamed El Shenawy (Al Ahly), Mostafa Shobeir (Al Ahly), El Mahdi Soliman (Zamalek), Mohamed Alaa (El Gouna)


• Defenders: Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly), Tarek Alaa (Zed), Hamdy Fathy (Al Wakrah), Rami Rabia (Al Ain), Yasser Ibrahim (Al Ahly), Hossam Abdelmaguid (Zamalek), Mohamed Abdelmonemn (Nice), Ahmed Fatouh (Zamalek), Karim Hafez (Pyramids)


• Midfielders: Marwan Ateya (Al Ahly), Mohanad Lasheen (Pyramids), Nabil Emad (Al Najma), Mahmoud Saber (Zed), Ahmed Zizo (Al Ahly), Emam Ashour (Al Ahly), Mostafa Ziko (Pyramids), Mahmoud Trezeguet (Al Ahly), Ibrahim Adel (Nordsjaelland), Haissem Hassan (Real Ovideo)


• Forwards: Omar Marmoush (Manchester City), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Aqtay Abdallah (Enppi), Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona)

Absolutely breathtaking! At 3:30 AM in Melbourne, Fed Square looks like this for the match between Australia and Egypt.

 



 

Australia's official starting lineup against Egypt

Photo via x.com/Socceroos

Different numbers, same dream 🤩🇪🇬#egyptnt#FIFAWORLDCUP pic.twitter.com/NrW4iMIPE2

— Egypt National Team (@EgyptNT_EN) July 3, 2026

 

Egypt's official starting lineup against Australia

Photo via x.com/EgyptNT_EN

 

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World Cup 2026 Round of 32

🇦🇺  Australia - Egypt  🇪🇬

Date: Friday, July 3, 2026
Kick-off Time: 11:00 AM Pacific Time (2:00 PM Eastern Time)
Location: AT&T Stadium, Arlington
Texas, USA

Referee: Gustavo Tejera URU
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Barreiro URU
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Taran URU
Fourth Official: Sandro Schärer SUI
Reserve AR: Stéphane De Almeida SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Leodan Gonzalez URU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1 : Antonio Garcia URU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2 :Bastian Dankert GER

⚽️   Goals:

🟨   Yellow Cards:

✅    Official lineups - Tabellino:

🇦🇺 Australia starting lineup (3-4-2-1): Patrick Beach, Harry Souttar, Alessandro Circati, Lucas Herrington, Aiden O’Neill, Jackson Irvine, Aziz Behich, Jordan Bos, Cristian Volpato, Nestory Irankunda, Connor Metcalfe.

Substitutes: Cameron Burgess, Ajdin Hrustic, Nishan Velupillay, Awer Mabil, Paul Izzo, Milos Degenek, Kai Trewin, Tete Yengi, Cameron Devlin, Jason Geria, Mohamed Touré, Mathew Ryan, Paul Okon-Engstler

Egypt starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Mostafa Shobeir, Yasser Ibrahim, Mohamed Hany, Ramy Rabia, Karim Hafez, Hamdi Fathy, Mohamed Salah, Emam Ashour, Mostafa Zico, Marwan Attia, Omar Marmoush.

Substitutes: Ibrahim Adel, Nabil Emad Dunga, Mohamed El Sayed Mohamed El Shenawy Gomaa, Zizo, Tarek Alaa, Mahmoud Saber, Trezeguet, Hossam Abdelmaguid, Haissem Hassan, El Mahdy Soliman, Hamza Abdelkarim, Mohamed Alaa



 
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