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Egypt captain Mohamed Salah led the celebrations outside the team hotel in Vancouver after the 'Pharaohs' secured their first-ever World Cup victory, coming from behind to defeat New Zealand 3-1.
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The 34-year-old Salah scored his team's winning goal midway through the second half and then assisted the final goal of the match. Prior to this, Egypt had not won a single game in their previous two World Cup appearances in 1990 and 2018.
In their opening match of this tournament, the African side drew 1-1 with Belgium.
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