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play_arrow1 clip- 15′New Zealand, goal:1–0assistT. Payne
- 17′Egypt, yellow card:Mohanad Lasheen
- 20′New Zealand, yellow card:
- 21′Egypt, VAR review:Mostafa Zico
- 34′New Zealand, yellow card:
- 41′Egypt, substitution:R. RabiaoffH. Fathy
- Half-time1 – 0
- 58′Egypt, goal:1–1M. Ziko
- 66′New Zealand, substitution:off
- 67′Egypt, goal:1–2assistM. Ziko
- 76′New Zealand, substitution:off
- 76′New Zealand, substitution:J. Randalloff
- 76′Egypt, substitution:off
- 76′Egypt, substitution:H. AbdelkarimoffM. Ziko
- 82′Egypt, goal:1–3assist
- 85′Egypt, substitution:H. Abdelmaguidoff
- 85′Egypt, substitution:off
- 85′New Zealand, substitution:offT. Payne
- 85′New Zealand, substitution:F. De VriesoffE. Just
- 90+9′Egypt, substitution:offH. Abdelmaguid
- Full-time1 – 3
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Egypt fight back from behind to sink New Zealand at BC Place
Egypt came from behind to beat New Zealand 3-1 in a World Cup Group Stage - 2 fixture at BC Place, overturning a half-time deficit with three second-half goals. F. Surman had given the hosts an early lead, but Hossam Hassan's side responded after the break to take control of the contest and secure all three points.
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New Zealand made the brighter start, with F. Surman converting a chance set up by T. Payne in the 15th minute to put the hosts 1-0 up at the interval. Egypt turned the match on its head after the break. M. Ziko levelled in the 58th minute, assisted by M. Hany, before combining with Mohamed Salah nine minutes later to put the visitors ahead for the first time. Trézéguet added a fourth-quarter goal in the 82nd minute, teeing off an assist from Salah to make it 3-1.
Egypt controlled proceedings for long spells, holding 56% of possession and outshooting New Zealand 19 to 11, with seven shots on target against the hosts' five. The visitors' greater threat was reflected across the match, as they turned a competitive first half into a comfortable victory once their attacking players found their rhythm after the interval.
Mohamed Salah scored once, set up another and finished with a rating of 8.7, playing a hand in two of Egypt's three second-half goals.
Egypt's dominance in shots, 19 to New Zealand's 11, underlined how thoroughly they took over after conceding the opening goal.
Egypt won 3–1 away against New Zealand (half-time 1–0).
New Zealand met Egypt in the World Cup (Group Stage - 2). Kick-off was Monday, 22 June 2026, 01:00 UTC at BC Place. Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali.
Team pages: New Zealand · Egypt · World Cup
Key moments
- 15' Goal: Finn Surman (assist: T. Payne) — 1–0
- 58' Goal: M. Ziko (assist: M. Hany) — 1–1 · Watch M. Ziko's goal video (58')
- 67' Goal: Mohamed Salah (assist: M. Ziko) — 1–2
- 82' Goal: Trézéguet (assist: Mohamed Salah) — 1–3
Starting line-ups
New Zealand (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Max Crocombe
- 13 Liberato Cacace
- 5 Michael Boxall
- 16 Finn Surman
- 2 T. Payne
- 8 Marko Stamenić
- 6 Joe Bell
- 11 Elijah Just
- 10 Sarpreet Singh
- 20 Callum McCowatt
- 9 Chris Wood (c)
Egypt (4-2-3-1)
- 23 O. Shobeir
- 13 A. Fatouh
- 14 H. Fathy
- 2 Yasser Ibrahim
- 3 Mohamed Hany
- 17 Mohanad Lasheen
- 19 Marwan Attia
- 8 Emam Ashour
- 10 Mohamed Salah (c)
- 11 M. Ziko
- 22 Omar Marmoush
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