Salah delivers Egypt's first World Cup win after 92 years

First ever, Egypt win a World Cup match

It took 92 years. Egypt beat New Zealand 3–1 in Vancouver and you have your first World Cup victory (4) (7) (8). Finn Surman put New Zealand ahead early, but your team did not fold. Zico equalised in the 58th minute (10). Mohamed Salah scored the go-ahead goal in the 67th, then Trezeguet sealed it in the 82nd (10). Egypt top Group G (4) (12).

Salah breaks the curse

Salah had never won a World Cup match. Now he has three goals in four World Cup games, the most any Egyptian has ever scored at the tournament (fan post #2). The goal to make it 2–1 was pure Salah: a one-two, a burst into the box, and the finish (5). BBC called it the end of his World Cup pain (1).

Zico and Trezeguet step up

Zico pulled Egypt level with a composed strike before the hour mark. Trezeguet put the game away with eight minutes left (10). Three different scorers, one historic night.

Egypt close to the knockout stage

Midi Libre report that Egypt are on the verge of qualification (13). Group G is yours to control now. Cape Verde drew Uruguay 2–2 elsewhere, and a win in Egypt's next match could book passage to the round of 16 (15).

Fan-reaktioner

94 years of waiting, and the reaction online is half celebration, half disbelief. The number that keeps surfacing: 92 years since Egypt's first World Cup appearance in 1934 (1). Salah passing the all-time Egypt World Cup goal record, in his fourth game, has fans calling it inevitable. Read more on r/soccer.