{"id":215878,"date":"2026-07-03T22:01:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T22:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/australia-vs-egypt-live-updates-penalties-loom-in-tense-2026-world-cup-knockout-clash-the-athletic-the-new-york-times\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T22:01:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T22:01:56","slug":"australia-vs-egypt-live-updates-penalties-loom-in-tense-2026-world-cup-knockout-clash-the-athletic-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/australia-vs-egypt-live-updates-penalties-loom-in-tense-2026-world-cup-knockout-clash-the-athletic-the-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia vs Egypt live updates: Penalties loom in tense 2026 World Cup knockout clash – The Athletic – The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The lasting image of Australia's 2026 World Cup will be Mo Salah<\/strong> grinning at Mat Ryan<\/strong> after scoring an easy penalty down the middle. Not an easy one to stomach!
If I was a coach, I\u2019d be banning players (especially hefty centre backs) from bludgeoning penalties. Maybe it\u2019s the Trionda ball but we\u2019ve seen a few attempts like Souttar\u2019s disappear into space.
There\u2019s a Gordon Ramsay quote I could use here, but I won\u2019t.
Two centre-backs taking penalties for Australia<\/strong> seemed a very, very strange strategy, particularly when one of them is only 18 years old. Surely the attacking players should have been putting their names forward. You feel for anyone who misses a World Cup spot kick, never mind a teenager who misses one.
It was a mixed game for Mohamed Salah.
But he was still involved in more attacking sequences than almost everyone else.
And, most crucially, he's through to the next round!
Maybe Lucas Herrington<\/strong> really wanted to take a penalty. But, personally, I find it weird that a kid found himself in that situation.
Another legend is through to the last 16.
But will Mohamed Salah<\/strong> face Lionel Messi<\/strong>? Probably.
With all due respect to Cape Verde and their World Cup fairytale, they are big underdogs later today against Messi and Argentina.
The winners play Egypt.
My wife, who turned the game on just for the penalties, just texted me: "Is the Aussie goaltender as bad as he seemed?" Well…
Not sure if Mat Ryan<\/strong> actually touched the ball after coming on, in extra time or the penalty shootout.
No Patrick Beach, no party. That\u2019s all I\u2019m saying.
Australia changed the goalkeeper for the penalty shootout and he didn't make a save.
Four penalties and all four scored for Egypt as they eliminate Australia in Arlington!
They will face Argentina or Cape Verde in the World Cup last 16.
18-year-old defender Herrington is the next man up and he is so <\/em>unlucky as his spot kick crashes off the crossbar.
Here comes Salah, Egypt's best player and talisman.
He races up to the spot and sits Ryan down with a panenka!
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