Saber Confident Egypt Can Beat Australia in the 2026 World Cup

Mahmoud Saber says Egypt will be fully prepared for their FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match against Australia, Completesports.com reports.

The Pharaohs secured a place in the knockout stages after a 1‑1 draw with Iran on Saturday.

Mahmoud Saber gave Hossam Hassan the lead in the fifth minute.

Saber converted from close range after Alireza Beiranvand could only parry Mohamed Salah’s deflected strike.

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Ramin Rezaeian restored parity for Iran nine minutes later.

Saber Fired Up For Australia Test

Saber said they will be ready to face Australia next week.

“I am very proud to take part in the World Cup, the greatest stage of football,” the ZED star was quoted by FIFA.com.

“We had a great result tonight from this match and we are proud to make it to the knockout stage and make all Egyptian fans happy. It is a huge privilege to score in the World Cup. We will study Australia very well and we will try to be ready for the next match.”

Egypt will face Australia at the Dallas Stadium on Friday, 3 July.

Adeboye Amosu

Adeboye Amosu; Senior Content Writer. NPFL Expert, Super Eagles, Chelsea.