Egypt Secures Historic First World Cup Knockout Win, Dedicates Victory to Palestinian People

Dallas. Egypt's head coach Hossam Hassan has dedicated the historic victory in the World Cup knockout stage against Australia to the Palestinian people. With this victory of Egypt, celebrations were held all night in the entire Arab world as well as in Palestine.

In the competitive Round of 32 match held at Dallas Stadium on Friday, after a 1-1 draw until extra time, Egypt defeated Australia 4-2 in a penalty shootout. With this, Egypt registered its first-ever World Cup knockout win in its history and secured a place in the last 16.