Imam Ashour, the star midfielder of the Egyptian national team, scored a historic goal in Australia's net during the match between them, this Friday evening, in the 2026 World Cup tournament.
The Egypt vs Australia match is being held on the Dallas stadium pitch within the round of 32 competitions of the World Cup held in the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico.
Imam Ashour scored the first goal for the Egyptian national team, in the 13th minute, with a header to the right of the Australian goalkeeper, following a cross from the right side by Karim Hafez.
This goal is the second for player Imam Ashour with the Egyptian national team in the 2026 World Cup tournament.
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Record numbers from Imam Ashour's goal against Australia
- Imam Ashour scored the first goal in the history of the Egyptian national team in the knockout stages of the World Cup.
- Imam Ashour became the second highest scorer for the Egyptian national team in the World Cup (2), tied with Abdelrahman Fawzy, the owner of the Pharaohs' two goals in the 1934 edition, while Mohamed Salah leads (3 goals)
- The Egyptian national team reached 11 goals in the history of the World Cup
- The current 2026 edition became the most scoring for Egypt (6 goals), knowing that the Pharaohs scored two goals in the 1934 edition, one goal in 1990, and two goals in the 2018 edition.
