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Salah inspires Egypt comeback to claim historic first World Cup victory Mohamed Salah scored once and set up another as Egypt came from behind to beat New Zealand and claim the first World Cup victory in their history. Author | Josh T Stadium | BC Place Vancouver The 3-1 win leaves the Pharaohs on the verge of reaching the knockout stages for the first time. New Zealand made the brighter start and went ahead in the 15th minute when Finn Surman rose to head in Tim Payne's inviting corner, raising hopes of a first victory at the tournament for the All Whites. Watch | Egypt celebrate first World Cup win A closer analysis of what happened  Having surrendered the lead twice in their opening draw with Iran, the Kiwis suffered a similar fate here. Egypt struck three times in a 24-minute spell after the interval as manager Hossam Hassan's tactical adjustments transformed the contest and sent his side to the top of Group G. Mostafa Zico, named after the legendary Brazilian playmaker, he...

An emotional night for everyone associated with the Canada team Ismael Kone's serious-looking injury left Canada manager Jesse Marsch in tears and cast a shadow over their first World Cup finals victory as they swept aside nine-man Qatar Author | Peter Grainger  Stadium | BC Place Vancouver With the co-hosts already 3-0 up in Vancouver and enjoying a numerical advantage, Qatar's Assim Omer Madibo and Kone challenged for the ball, leading to a lengthy stoppage and the Canadian midfielder being carried off on a stretcher. Madibo was initially shown a yellow card, but it was upgraded to a red following a video assistant referee (VAR) review. As Canadian supporters chanted his name, former Watford midfielder Kone was able to sit up and wave while being taken around the side of the pitch, inhaling pain relief. Canada are now in a strong position to reach the knockout rounds, but the injury to Kone could prove a major setback to any hopes of progressing beyond the last 32. The distre...

Australia upset Turkey in their World Cup opener Nestory Irankunda became Australia's youngest World Cup goalscorer as a youthful Socceroos side stunned Turkey. Author | Josh T Stadium | BC Place Vancouver The Watford forward struck a superb first-half goal before Connor Metcalfe added a second to hand Tony Popovic's team the ideal start to their Group D campaign in Vancouver. At 20 years and 125 days old, Irankunda eclipsed the record previously held by Brett Holman, who scored against Ghana at the 2010 World Cup aged 26 years and 84 days. The former Bayern Munich player was one of 10 World Cup debutants named by Popovic in Australia's starting XI, making it the country's youngest side at a World Cup since their meeting with France in 2018. Irankunda's finish was of the highest quality. A deft touch after collecting a pass from Paul Okon-Engstler created the space he needed before he drove a low effort beyond the goalkeeper. Turkey are appearing at a World Cup for ...