Mohanad Lashin, the Egyptian national team midfielder, revealed the behind-the-scenes of Mohamed Salah's talk, the Pharaohs' winger, with the players, between the halves of the New Zealand match.
The Egyptian national team achieved victory over its New Zealand counterpart, three goals to one, in the second round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup competition.
Behind-the-scenes of Mohamed Salah's talk with the players between the halves of the Egypt and New Zealand match
The Egyptian team was behind in the first half by one goal without reply, before scoring 3 goals in the second half.
Mohanad Lashin said in statements via the "Fayeq in the World Cup" program broadcast on "MBC Egypt 2" channel: "Hossam Hassan was nervous between the halves of the New Zealand match".
And he continued: "Salah told us 'The entire Egyptian people are waiting for the first victory in the World Cup'".
And he continued: "Hossam Hassan felt that the players wanted to make up for the delay in the result against New Zealand, in the second half".
It is worth noting that the Egyptian national team fell to its Argentine counterpart, three goals to two, in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup tournament.
