sports
Egypt Defeats New Zealand 3-1 for First World Cup Finals Victory
Egypt recorded its first win in a FIFA World Cup finals match with a 3-1 group-stage result against New Zealand on 22 June 2026. Mohamed Salah scored the second goal and set up the third.
FA
TH
indianexpress.comAudio version
Tap play to generate a narrated version.
Developing·Limited corroboration so far. This page will refresh as more sources emerge.
Egypt defeated New Zealand 3-1 in a FIFA World Cup group-stage match on 22 June 2026, securing the team's first victory in nine appearances at the finals tournament. Mohamed Salah scored Egypt's second goal in the 67th minute. Trezeguet headed in the third goal from a corner delivered by Salah in the 82nd minute.
New Zealand had taken the lead through an early goal. The result leaves Egypt one point from qualification for the round of 32. The team plays Iran on 26 June in Seattle and needs only a draw or win to advance.
Salah now has 68 international goals for Egypt in 118 appearances, one short of the national record held by team manager Hossam Hassan. He created five chances and took five shots against New Zealand. Egypt drew its opening match against Belgium.
Salah was substituted during that game. The team failed to qualify for the 2022 tournament and lost all three matches at the 2018 finals. Salah announced in December 2025 that he would leave Liverpool at the end of the 2025-26 season after his final campaign under manager Arne Slot.
Transparency
Source diversity
across the spectrum · 2 outlets
64/100
Left 1Center 1Right 0
Some ideological spread among the sources; broader cross-spectrum confirmation would strengthen it.
CorroborationStrong · 12 sources
