The Egypt national football team achieved a historic win against New Zealand with a score of 3-1 in the World Cup. The match took place at BC Place in Vancouver, Canada. New Zealand started the game with early pressure, and Finn Surman scored the opening goal in the 15th minute. However, Mostafa Ziko equalized in the 58th minute after receiving a perfect pass from Mohamed Hani. In the 67th minute, Mohamed Salah scored the winning goal, becoming the top scorer in the tournament. Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet added the third goal in the 82nd minute. Egypt's coach, Hossam Hassan, started the game with a lineup consisting of Mostafa Shobier, Mohamed Hani, Yasser Ibrahim, Hamdi Fathi, Ahmed Fattouh, Marwan Atia, Mohand Lasheen, Emam Ashour, Mostafa Ziko, Mohamed Salah, and Omar Marmoush. On the other hand, New Zealand's coach, Darren Bazeley, chose the following lineup: Max Crocombe, Nikko Boxall, Michael Boxall, Finn Surman, Tim Payne, Marco Stamenic, Joe Bell, Elijah Just, Sarpreet Singh, Callum McCowatt, and Chris Wood. After the win, Egypt's team raised its score to 4 points and took the lead in Group 7 with a two-point difference over Iran and Belgium.