New Zealand vs Egypt — World Cup, Group Stage - 2 (22 June 2026)
World Cup Group Stage - 2 
BC Place
New Zealand vs Egypt
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Mohamed Salah drives Egypt to first World Cup win with comeback over New Zealand
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Lineups & ratings
New Zealand
4-2-3-1 13 ↓76'
Cacace
10 ↓76'
Singh
1
Crocombe
9
5
Boxall
20 ↓66'
McCowatt
11 ↓85'
2 ↓85'
Payne
6
Bell
8
Stamenić
16
Surman
- 19 Benjamin Old for C. McCowatt
- 21 Jesse Randall for L. Cacace
- 23 Ryan Thomas for S. Singh
- 3 Francis De Vries for E. Just
- 4 Tyler Bindon for T. Payne
- 7 Logan Rogerson
- 12 Alex Paulsen
- 14 Alex Rufer
- 15 Nando Pijnaker
- 17 Kosta Barbarouses
- 18 Ben Waine
- 22 Michael Woud
- 24 Callan Elliot
- 25 Lachlan Bayliss
- 26 Tommy Smith
Egypt
4-2-3-1 Coach Hossam Hassan
10 ↓85'
13
Fatouh
3
Hany
2
Ibrahim
14 ↓41'
Fathy
17
Lasheen
8 ↓85'
Ashour
22 ↓76'
19
Attia
23
Shobeir
11 ↓76'
- 5 Rami Rabia for H. Fathy
- 7 Mahmoud Trézéguet for O. Marmoush
- 9 Hamza Abdelkarim for M. Ziko
- 4 Hossam Abdelmaguid for M. Salah
- 25 Zizo for E. Ashour
- 6 Mohamed Abdelmonem for H. Abdelmaguid
- 1 Mohamed El-Shenawy
- 12 Haissem Hassan
- 15 Karim Hafez
- 16 Mahdi Soliman
- 18 Nabil Donga
- 20 Ibrahim Adel
- 21 Mahmoud Saber
- 24 Tarek Alaa
- 26 Mohamed Alaa
Bench · New Zealand
- 19 Benjamin Old for C. McCowatt
- 21 Jesse Randall for L. Cacace
- 23 Ryan Thomas for S. Singh
- 3 Francis De Vries for E. Just
- 4 Tyler Bindon for T. Payne
- 7 Logan Rogerson
- 12 Alex Paulsen
- 14 Alex Rufer
- 15 Nando Pijnaker
- 17 Kosta Barbarouses
- 18 Ben Waine
- 22 Michael Woud
- 24 Callan Elliot
- 25 Lachlan Bayliss
- 26 Tommy Smith
Bench · Egypt
- 5 Rami Rabia for H. Fathy
- 7 Mahmoud Trézéguet for O. Marmoush
- 9 Hamza Abdelkarim for M. Ziko
- 4 Hossam Abdelmaguid for M. Salah
- 25 Zizo for E. Ashour
- 6 Mohamed Abdelmonem for H. Abdelmaguid
- 1 Mohamed El-Shenawy
- 12 Haissem Hassan
- 15 Karim Hafez
- 16 Mahdi Soliman
- 18 Nabil Donga
- 20 Ibrahim Adel
- 21 Mahmoud Saber
- 24 Tarek Alaa
- 26 Mohamed Alaa