[Saba Sports News] In the World Cup Round of 16, Egypt lost 2-3 to Argentina and exited the tournament at the last sixteen stage. Even so, Egypt set a new milestone at this World Cup, reaching the knockout stage for the first time in the nation’s football history. The Egyptian national squad flew back home recently and were greeted with a heroes’ welcome at El Alamein International Airport. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took to social media to praise the players for achieving an “unprecedented feat” and announced he would grant the team an audience in person. Upon the team’s charter jet touching down at El Alamein Airport, the aircraft received the highest honor of a water cannon salute. Thousands of Egyptian supporters flocked to the terminal, holding up portraits of star player Mohamed Salah and banners celebrating the side’s historic breakthrough, cheering loudly to welcome their heroes home.
The editor believes that Egypt qualified from the group stage of this World Cup with one win, two draws and five points. In the Round of 32, Egypt beat Australia 5-3 on penalties to advance to the Round of 16. Though they lost 3-2 to Argentina in the Round of 16 and failed to reach the quarter-finals, this campaign still represents Egypt’s best-ever World Cup performance in their history.