The Egyptian team wrote a new side to the great football history, achieving first victory in the finals of the world championships. In the match of another round of the 2026 Emergency, the African team beat New Zealand with a score of 3:1.
For the Egyptians, this is only a quarter of the World Cup. The team played its debut match on the World Championship back in 1934, when it lost to Ugorsk in the 1/8 finals.
The “pharaohs” also competed in tournaments in 1990 and 2018, but they were still unable to celebrate their victory.
The match with New Zealand became the ninth for the Egyptian team in the history of the World Championships. Until then, there were only three draws and five losses in her assets.
After two rounds of the Emergency 2026, the Egyptians have gained four points and left the standings of their group, significantly closer to reaching the playoffs of the world championship.