New Zealand v Egypt, 21 June 2026

Score3-1 to Egypt
RefereeOmar Al Ali
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group G
VenueBC Place, Vancouver
Attendance52,497

View New Zealand v Egypt head to head

Kick-off: 6.00pm local . Head to Head Played: 4 New Zealand won: 0 Drawn: 1 Egypt won: 3 New Zealand scored: 2 Egypt scored: 6 . FIFA World Ranking: New Zealand 85th, Egypt 29th . Egypt won the most recent meeting 1-0 with a goal from Mostafa Mohamed. The game was a Semi-final in the FIFA Series played in Cairo in March 2024.

1 New Zealand

Manager: Darren Bazeley

3 Egypt

Manager: Hossam Hassan

Goals:

Finn Surman 15 G

Goals:

Mostafa Zico 58 G
Mohamed Salah 67 G
Trézéguet 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Max Crocombe
Defender Michael Boxall
Defender Finn Surman
Defender/Midfielder Liberato Cacace
Defender/Midfielder Tim Payne
Midfielder Joe Bell
Midfielder Elijah Just
Midfielder Callum McCowatt
Midfielder Sarpreet Singh
Midfielder Marko Stamenić
Forward Chris Wood (captain)

Starting lineup:

Mostafa Shobeir Goalkeeper
Mohamed Hany Defender
Yasser Ibrahim Defender
Marwan Attia Defender/Midfielder
Ahmed El Fetouh Defender/Midfielder
Hamdy Fathy Defender/Midfielder
Mohanad Lasheen Midfielder
Emam Ashour Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Mostafa Zico Midfielder/Forward
Omar Marmoush Forward

Substitutions:

Ben Old for Callum McCowatt 66
Jesse Randall for Liberato Cacace 76
Ryan Thomas for Sarpreet Singh 76
Tyler Bindon for Tim Payne 85
Francis De Vries for Elijah Just 85

Substitutions:

Ramy Rabia for Hamdy Fathy 41
Hamza Abdelkarim for Mostafa Zico 76
Trézéguet for Omar Marmoush 76
Hossam Abdelmaguid for Mohamed Salah 84
Zizo for Emam Ashour 84
Mohamed Abdelmoneim for Hossam Abdelmaguid 90+9

Cards:

Sarpreet Singh 20 Y
Callum McCowatt 34 Y

Cards:

Mohanad Lasheen 17 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Paulsen
Goalkeeper Michael Woud
Defender Tyler Bindon
Defender Francis De Vries
Defender Callan Elliot
Defender Nando Pijnaker
Defender Tommy Smith
Defender/Midfielder Ben Old
Midfielder Lachlan Bayliss
Midfielder Alex Rufer
Midfielder Ryan Thomas
Midfielder/Forward Kosta Barbarouses
Midfielder/Forward Ben Waine
Forward Jesse Randall
Forward Logan Rogerson

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mohammed Alaa
Goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy
Goalkeeper El Mahdi Soliman
Defender Hossam Abdelmaguid
Defender Mohamed Abdelmoneim
Defender Karim Hafez
Defender/Midfielder Tarek Alaa
Defender/Midfielder Ramy Rabia
Midfielder Ibrahim Adel
Midfielder Nabil Dunga
Midfielder Maumoud Saber
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Zizo
Forward Hamza Abdelkarim
Forward Haissem Hassan

Comments:

New Zealand now remained without a win in their eight all-time games at FIFA World Cup tournaments (lost four). . The All Whites had now conceded more than two goals in a game at the FIFA World Cup finals for the first time since their inaugural appearance in 1982 in Spain. . They had now failed to win either of their two games so far at this tournament despite scoring first in one and twice leading in the other (a 2–2 draw with Iran).

Comments:

Having made their first appearance at a FIFA World Cup finals in 1934 in Italy, Egypt had now won their first tournament game (played nine, lost five). . This was the first time that the Pharaohs had trailed at half time in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament. . They had now become the first CAF (African) nation to win a game at a FIFA World Cup finals after conceding the opening goal since Tunisia against Panama at Saransk, Russia in 2018. Hossam Abdelmaguid’s replacement in the ninth added minute of the second half was regarded as a concussion substitution, therefore allowing both teams the possibility to make six substitutions during the game.

1 New Zealand

Manager: Darren Bazeley

Goals:

Finn Surman 15 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Max Crocombe
Defender Michael Boxall
Defender Finn Surman
Defender/Midfielder Liberato Cacace
Defender/Midfielder Tim Payne
Midfielder Joe Bell
Midfielder Elijah Just
Midfielder Callum McCowatt
Midfielder Sarpreet Singh
Midfielder Marko Stamenić
Forward Chris Wood (captain)

Substitutions:

Ben Old for Callum McCowatt 66
Jesse Randall for Liberato Cacace 76
Ryan Thomas for Sarpreet Singh 76
Tyler Bindon for Tim Payne 85
Francis De Vries for Elijah Just 85

Cards:

Sarpreet Singh 20 Y
Callum McCowatt 34 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Paulsen
Goalkeeper Michael Woud
Defender Tyler Bindon
Defender Francis De Vries
Defender Callan Elliot
Defender Nando Pijnaker
Defender Tommy Smith
Defender/Midfielder Ben Old
Midfielder Lachlan Bayliss
Midfielder Alex Rufer
Midfielder Ryan Thomas
Midfielder/Forward Kosta Barbarouses
Midfielder/Forward Ben Waine
Forward Jesse Randall
Forward Logan Rogerson

Comments:

New Zealand now remained without a win in their eight all-time games at FIFA World Cup tournaments (lost four). . The All Whites had now conceded more than two goals in a game at the FIFA World Cup finals for the first time since their inaugural appearance in 1982 in Spain. . They had now failed to win either of their two games so far at this tournament despite scoring first in one and twice leading in the other (a 2–2 draw with Iran).

3 Egypt

Manager: Hossam Hassan

Goals:

Mostafa Zico 58 G
Mohamed Salah 67 G
Trézéguet 82 G

Starting lineup:

Mostafa Shobeir Goalkeeper
Mohamed Hany Defender
Yasser Ibrahim Defender
Marwan Attia Defender/Midfielder
Ahmed El Fetouh Defender/Midfielder
Hamdy Fathy Defender/Midfielder
Mohanad Lasheen Midfielder
Emam Ashour Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Mostafa Zico Midfielder/Forward
Omar Marmoush Forward

Substitutions:

Ramy Rabia for Hamdy Fathy 41
Hamza Abdelkarim for Mostafa Zico 76
Trézéguet for Omar Marmoush 76
Hossam Abdelmaguid for Mohamed Salah 84
Zizo for Emam Ashour 84
Mohamed Abdelmoneim for Hossam Abdelmaguid 90+9

Cards:

Mohanad Lasheen 17 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mohammed Alaa
Goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy
Goalkeeper El Mahdi Soliman
Defender Hossam Abdelmaguid
Defender Mohamed Abdelmoneim
Defender Karim Hafez
Defender/Midfielder Tarek Alaa
Defender/Midfielder Ramy Rabia
Midfielder Ibrahim Adel
Midfielder Nabil Dunga
Midfielder Maumoud Saber
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Zizo
Forward Hamza Abdelkarim
Forward Haissem Hassan

Comments:

Having made their first appearance at a FIFA World Cup finals in 1934 in Italy, Egypt had now won their first tournament game (played nine, lost five). . This was the first time that the Pharaohs had trailed at half time in a game at a FIFA World Cup tournament. . They had now become the first CAF (African) nation to win a game at a FIFA World Cup finals after conceding the opening goal since Tunisia against Panama at Saransk, Russia in 2018. Hossam Abdelmaguid’s replacement in the ninth added minute of the second half was regarded as a concussion substitution, therefore allowing both teams the possibility to make six substitutions during the game.