Egypt

Some knockout games ask a champion whether it still wants to be one, and for seventy-eight minutes in Atlanta Argentina had no answer. Egypt led 2-0, Lionel Messi had missed a penalty, and the holders were a…

Some teams carry a curse into a penalty shoot-out. Egypt walked into this one having lost their previous four, and walked out of it into the last 16. This covers Egypt's win over Australia in Dallas: Emam…

Egypt had played at three World Cups and never won a game. This piece looks at the night in Vancouver that changed it, at the 34-year-old captain who refused to let a fourth attempt go the way of the others,…

Egypt came agonisingly close to ending a 92-year wait for a first World Cup victory in Seattle, only for Romelu Lukaku to intervene with one of the fastest impacts the tournament has ever seen from a…

When Mohamed Salah was helped off against Crystal Palace on Saturday, the prospect of a quiet, unceremonious final appearance loomed over Anfield. Liverpool have now offered significant relief, confirming the…