MUNDIAL·26

Round of 32 · Friday, July 3 · Dallas Stadium, Dallas · 70,244 in the stands

kickoff 13:00 local · 35°C · 46% humidity · roofed stadium

Australia

55′ (og)

?′ Jackson IRVINE

?′ Awer MABIL

1:1

2–4 on penalties

Egypt

13′ EMAM ASHOUR (pen)

?′ MAHMOUD SABER

?′ RAMY RABIA

?′ MOHAMED SALAH

?′ HOSSAM ABDELMAGUID

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Australia3-4-2-1
Egypt4-4-2
Patrick BEACH6.7Alessandro CIRCATI6.7Jordan BOS6.4Aziz BEHICH6.8Harry SOUTTAR7.0Lucas HERRINGTON6.5Connor METCALFE6.8Aiden ONEILL7.0Jackson IRVINE7.5Nestory IRANKUNDA7.0Cristian VOLPATO6.9MOSTAFA SHOUBIR6.5YASSER IBRAHIM6.2MOHAMED HANY5.5RAMY RABIA6.4KARIM HAFEZ7.8EMAM ASHOUR8.4MOSTAFA ZICO6.5HAMDY FATHY6.6MARAWAN ATTIA7.1MOHAMED SALAH8.1OMAR MARMOUSH6.4
from the bench

match pulse — xG per 5 minutes · goals · cards

45′90′105′129′AUSEGY

goals — hover the strip for every shot and card, with names

  • Penalty2′Saber0.79 xG
  • Penalty3′Irvine0.79 xG
  • Penalty4′Rabia0.79 xG
  • Penalty5′Mabil0.79 xG
  • Penalty6′Salah0.79 xG
  • Penalty8′Abdelmaguid0.79 xG
  • 13′Ashour0.17 xG
  • 55′Hany0.03 xG
AUS 0:0 EGY0'kickoff
Penalty 1 Souttar — xG 0.79 · MissedPenalty 2 Saber — xG 0.79 · GoalPenalty 3 Irvine — xG 0.79 · GoalPenalty 4 Rabia — xG 0.79 · Goal5' Volpato — xG 0.02 · PostPenalty 5 Mabil — xG 0.79 · GoalPenalty 6 Salah — xG 0.79 · GoalPenalty 7 Herrington — xG 0.79 · PostPenalty 8 Abdelmaguid — xG 0.79 · Goal13' Ashour — xG 0.01 · Blocked13' Ashour — xG 0.17 · Goal15' Metcalfe — xG 0.05 · Blocked15' O'Neill — xG 0.07 · Missed16' Marmoush — xG 0.10 · Blocked35' Behich — xG 0.03 · Saved46' Marmoush — xG 0.42 · Missed45 + 2' Volpato — xG 0.02 · Missed45 + 3' Irankunda — xG 0.12 · Missed55' Hany — xG 0.00 · Goal61' Irankunda — xG 0.03 · Blocked73' Ashour — xG 0.05 · Missed78' Hrustic — xG 0.03 · Blocked81' Metcalfe — xG 0.03 · Blocked86' Ateya — xG 0.03 · Blocked86' Hrustic — xG 0.03 · Blocked88' Irvine — xG 0.08 · Blocked88' Trewin — xG 0.01 · Blocked90 + 3' Rabia — xG 0.15 · Saved93' Salah — xG 0.10 · Missed90 + 4' Salah — xG 0.03 · Saved90 + 5' Ateya — xG 0.03 · Blocked90 + 6' Hassan — xG 0.15 · Blocked103' Ashour — xG 0.02 · Missed106' Touré — xG 0.05 · Missed109' Ateya — xG 0.04 · Missed112' Ashour — xG 0.03 · Blocked118' Mabil — xG 0.04 · Blocked120 + 2' Circati — xG 0.03 · Blocked120 + 2' Touré — xG 0.21 · Missed

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The xG race — cumulative expected goals, minute by minute

AUS 0:0 EGY
1.02.03.04.00′15′30′45′60′75′90′105′120′Penalty 2 Saber — GOALPenalty 3 Irvine — GOALPenalty 4 Rabia — GOALPenalty 5 Mabil — GOALPenalty 6 Salah — GOALPenalty 8 Abdelmaguid — GOAL13' Ashour — GOAL55' Hany — GOAL4.014.49

On paper vs as played — formation sheet vs heatmap reality

AUS 3-4-2-1 attack →, ← EGY 4-4-2 attack. The teamsheet, as announced.

18Patrick BEACHPatrick BEACH3Alessandro CIRCATIAlessandro CIRCATI5Jordan BOSJordan BOS16Aziz BEHICHAziz BEHICH19Harry SOUTTARHarry SOUTTAR25Lucas HERRINGTONLucas HERRINGTON8Connor METCALFEConnor METCALFE13Aiden ONEILLAiden ONEILL22Jackson IRVINEJackson IRVINE17Nestory IRANKUNDANestory IRANKUNDA20Cristian VOLPATOCristian VOLPATO23MOSTAFA SHOUBIRMOSTAFA SHOUBIR2YASSER IBRAHIMYASSER IBRAHIM3MOHAMED HANYMOHAMED HANY5RAMY RABIARAMY RABIA15KARIM HAFEZKARIM HAFEZ8EMAM ASHOUREMAM ASHOUR11MOSTAFA ZICOMOSTAFA ZICO14HAMDY FATHYHAMDY FATHY19MARAWAN ATTIAMARAWAN ATTIA10MOHAMED SALAHMOHAMED SALAH22OMAR MARMOUSHOMAR MARMOUSH

The duel — team data, FIFA tracking included

35%
Possession
53%
0.74
Expected goals
1.23
38
Threat
62
16
Shots
14
2
On target
4
428
Passes completed
638
56
Forced turnovers
42
21.5s
Ball recovery time
17.9s
4.95
High-press phases
4.87
14
Fouls committed
12
0
Offsides
3
148 km
Distance covered
142 km
34.8 km/h
Top speed
35.2 km/h

Territory — where each team lived

Every player's heatmap, minutes-weighted and stacked per team. Australia attack →, ← Egypt attack. Brighter is more presence; where the colors meet is the contested ground.

How it happened

  1. 13′EMAM ASHOUR (Egypt) scores!!
  2. ′Before the second half begins Kai TREWIN (in) comes off the bench to replace Jordan BOS (out) (Australia)
  3. 55′MOHAMED HANY (Egypt) scores an own goal.
  4. 67′HAISSEM HASSAN (in) comes off the bench to replace MOSTAFA ZICO (out) (Egypt)
  5. 67′HOSSAM ABDELMAGUID (in) comes off the bench to replace HAMDY FATHY (out) (Egypt)
  6. 74′Ajdin HRUSTIC (in) comes off the bench to replace Cristian VOLPATO (out) (Australia)
  7. 74′Mohamed TOURE (in) comes off the bench to replace Nestory IRANKUNDA (out) (Australia)
  8. 80′TREZEGUET (in) comes off the bench to replace KARIM HAFEZ (out) (Egypt)
  9. ′Awer MABIL (in) comes off the bench to replace Connor METCALFE (out) (Australia)
  10. ′Paul OKON-ENGSTLER (in) comes off the bench to replace Aiden ONEILL (out) (Australia)
  11. 91′SAAFAN ELSAGHIR (Staff) (Egypt) is booked by the referee.
  12. 104′HAISSEM HASSAN (Egypt) is booked by the referee.
  13. ′HAMZA ABDELKARIM (in) comes off the bench to replace OMAR MARMOUSH (out) (Egypt)
  14. 119′Mathew RYAN (in) comes off the bench to replace Patrick BEACH (out) (Australia)
  15. 120′YASSER IBRAHIM (Egypt) is booked by the referee.
  16. 120+1′MAHMOUD SABER (in) comes off the bench to replace MARAWAN ATTIA (out) (Egypt)
  17. ′MAHMOUD SABER (Egypt) successfully converts the penalty!
  18. ′Jackson IRVINE (Australia) successfully converts the penalty!
  19. ′RAMY RABIA (Egypt) successfully converts the penalty!
  20. ′Awer MABIL (Australia) successfully converts the penalty!
  21. ′MOHAMED SALAH (Egypt) successfully converts the penalty!
  22. ′HOSSAM ABDELMAGUID (Egypt) successfully converts the penalty!

The morning-after column · AI-written from the match data

Australia's volume wasted as Egypt's accuracy settles penalty drama

Australia came to Dallas with aggression and desperation, pressing high in 4.9 phases and forcing 56 turnovers to compensate for their 35 per cent possession. They peppered Egypt's goal with 16 shots. But desperation is not precision. Only two found the target. Egypt, meanwhile, controlled the tempo at 53 per cent possession and turned fewer opportunities—14 shots total—into four on target. The match clung to 1-1 through 90 minutes and beyond, each team's approach cancelling the other out until the lottery of penalties decided who advanced.

The numbers betrayed Australia's waste. Their expected goals of 0.74 versus Egypt's 1.23 told the true story: Egypt created better chances, not more of them. More telling still was the recovery time: Australia needed 21.5 seconds to reorganise after each press, Egypt 17.9 seconds. That three-second gap—the difference between structured defending and frantic scrambling—compounded across 120 minutes. In the end, Egypt's clinical shooting and tighter shape held firm where Australia's high-press gamble exhausted itself. When the shootout came, it was Egypt who had the nerve, not the Socceroos.

Australia's 16 shots yielded just 0.74 expected goals; Egypt's 14 shots generated 1.23—a gap of 38 per cent that penalties merely confirmed.

120′

Penalty shootout: Egypt converted their composure; Australia's shot allocation had already cost them.

What Australia needed

Pressing without pattern wasted a 16-shot day; finish is non-negotiable at this stage.

  • Only 2 of 16 shots on target (12.5% accuracy) is tournament suicide; precision drills, not volume.
  • Recovery time of 21.5s after pressing suggests shape broke after turnovers; tighter defensive structure needed.
  • 56 forced turnovers created chaos but not clear chances; press must funnel play toward danger, not just disrupt.

What Egypt needed

Superior shot quality and composure won the day; susceptibility to high press remains a risk.

  • 4 on-target shots from 14 attempts (28.6% accuracy) outclassed Australia's 12.5%; efficiency was the difference.
  • 1.23 xG against Australia's 0.74 shows clear superiority in chance creation and shot selection.
  • Fast 17.9s recovery time locked down Australia's transitions; but sustained high-press eventually forced penalties—a coin flip they survived.