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Australia vs. Egypt—World Cup: Live Score and Match Stats

The 86th match of the 2026 World Cup will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
Australia or Egypt will likely play Argentina in the round of 16.
Australia or Egypt will likely play Argentina in the round of 16. | Joe Prior/Visionhaus/Getty Images (Australia, Egypt), Julian Finney/FIFA/Getty Images (AT&T Stadium)

Australia is the only remaining team from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and to keep its surprising World Cup run alive, it must get past Egypt.

The Socceroos has exceeded expectations, beating Türkiye 2-0 and drawing with Paraguay to reach the knockout stage. It has not offered much attacking threat, posting one of the lowest xG totals (1.99) among the remaining teams, but have made up for it with grit, applying 856 defensive pressures and committing 34 fouls.

Egypt, however, presents a much tougher test. Unbeaten so far, it has produced a far stronger attacking output with 3.76 xG, averages 47% possession to Australia’s 37%, and plays with real purpose in the final third, recording 72 defensive line breaks and 23 switched long balls—both among the tournament’s highest totals.

Expect Egypt to do most of the attacking, while Australia looks to frustrate and dig in defensively.


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Toby Cudworth
TOBY CUDWORTH

Toby Cudworth is Lead Editor for SI FC. A Premier League, EFL and UEFA accredited journalist, Cudworth is a graduate of the University of Gloucestershire, where he studied Broadcast Journalism. He previously worked for 90min as a writer, academy manager, editor and eventually content lead, before joining Sports Illustrated in May 2025. A lifelong supporter of West Ham United, he still can’t quite believe they won a European trophy and feels nature is healing now that results have slipped back into the yo-yo patterns of the last 30 years.