Salah leads Egypt to historic 3-1 comeback win over New Zealand

Egypt beat New Zealand 3-1 in Vancouver to claim the country’s first win at a men’s World Cup. Mohamed Salah was central to the comeback, scoring Egypt’s second goal and assisting the third after New Zealand had gone ahead.

Finn Surman put New Zealand in front from a corner, but Egypt responded after half-time. Mostafa Ziko, whose name appears inconsistently in the source report, headed in from Mohamed Hany’s delivery before Salah finished a quick move to turn the match around.

Trezeguet then added Egypt’s third from a Salah corner, sealing a result that carries historical weight for a team that had previously gone winless across appearances in 1934, 1990 and 2018. The match was played at BC Place in front of 52,497 spectators.

For editors, the bigger discussion is how much this result changes Egypt’s tournament outlook. The source also reports notable age-related records for Salah, but those should ideally be checked against an official match sheet or FIFA records before being framed too strongly.