Mohamed Salah led the Egyptian national team to an important victory over New Zealand, 3-1, in the match that was held on Monday at BC Place Stadium, in the second round of the group stage in the 2026 World Cup.
Salah scored his goal in the 67th minute, after hitting a ground ball from inside the penalty area, to increase the Egyptian team’s lead in the match.
With this goal, the Egyptian star achieved a number of notable numbers, as he became the Egyptian player who participated most in the World Cup, with 4 matches.
He also became the Egyptian player who scored the most goals in the tournament, and the oldest Egyptian player to score in the World Cup at the age of 34 years and 7 days.
Salah is equal to the top Arab scorers in the World Cup with the Saudis Sami Al-Jaber and Salem Al-Dosari, the Moroccan Youssef Al-Nusairi, and the Tunisian Wahbi Al-Khazri.
