Egypt national team goalkeeper Mustafa Shobier expressed his sadness after the loss to Argentina in the dying moments.
Mustafa Shobier
Club: Al Ahly
The Egyptian national team bid farewell to the World Cup competitions from the round of 16 after a loss in the dying moments to Argentina.
The Argentine national team turned their two-goal deficit into a 3-2 victory, securing their qualification to the quarter-finals.
Mustafa Shobier said via beIN Sports: "Praise be to God in all circumstances, victory was close and we missed some very small details, but they make the difference in big matches".
He stressed, "The players were men, and I am sad that we were very close to winning, and God willing, we will work to appear better in the coming period".
When asked about his brilliance and saving penalties, he replied, "We play a team game and I wished we would continue our superiority and settle the match".
The Egyptian national team took the lead through Yasser Ibrahim in the 15th minute, and Lionel Messi missed a penalty in the 21st minute, allowing the Pharaohs to end the first half with a goal to nil.
Mustafa Zico scored a goal in the 58th minute before it was disallowed by the match referee after resorting to video technology due to a foul on Marwan Attia.
Zico succeeded in scoring the second goal after it was counted this time in the 67th minute from a pass by Haitham Hassan.
The Argentine national team snatched the match in the final minutes after Christian Romero, Lionel Messi, and Enzo Fernández scored respectively in the 79th, 83rd, and 92nd minutes.
The Argentine national team advances to face the winner of Switzerland against Colombia in the quarter-finals.
