Flawless penalty shootout from Egypt, who are deserved winners to extend their history. They dominated play, were wasteful and then too casual and restrained but were denied at the death of regulation time by Patrick Beach. They went for it in extra time too. Why would Australia swap out the goalkeeper in the shootout based on experience but then make a bizarre, contrasting selection for their takers?
Mohamed Salah in his first World Cup KO match:
• 3/3 Dribbles
• 5 Key Passes
• 7/7 Duels Won
• 1 Big Chance Created
• 1 Penalty Shootout Goal
• Man of the Match Award
• First World Cup KO win in Egypt’s history
The greatest African footballer of all time. 🇪🇬👑
Mohamed Salah, by the way. Carrying an injury, but when the game demanded decisiveness, he took it upon himself to deliver. The cross for Rabia would have been the winner but for the goalkeeping brilliance of Beach. He drove Egypt on in extra time, calling for movement to supply, creating space for himself to have a crack…
Then that cold-as-ice penalty. Powered through his usual run up only to surprise everyone with a Panenka finish 😮💨
He said he “wanted to give the team confidence” by doing that. “I decided last minute… I didn’t know if that was my last World Cup action or not … but I *had* to do it!”
🚨 Celtic have agreed a 1-year deal for midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Oxlade-Chamberlain had a number of options from clubs across Europe but has chosen to stay at Celtic.
(Source: @SkySports)
Arne Slot speaking to @BBCSport about Jota: "I always think about the photograph he chose after we won the Premier League.
"Out of all the pictures available, he picked the one with the entire team and staff in front of the Kop singing You'll Never Walk Alone. That was Diogo.
"He always put the team before himself. That simple choice told you everything about the person he was, and it's the memory that stays with me."
Salah: “It’s history. I told the boys before the game this is the biggest game you’ll play in your lives, don’t let the pressure get to you.
“I’m glad we made history today.”
Current holders vs the only debutants left in the tournament 🤝
On their tournament debut, Cabo Verde’s first-ever @FIFAWorldCup knockout fixture is against current holders and three-time FIFA World Cup winners Argentina.