Australia vs. Egypt Top Storylines, Odds, Live Stream for World Cup 2026
Australia and Egypt must see Friday's round-of-32 clash at the 2026 FIFA World Cup as a massive opportunity.
Neither side has a lengthy history in the World Cup knockout round, so Friday is a chance to secure advancement and land a historic win.
Australia landed second place in Group D behind the United States. Its win over Turkiye was one of the surprise results of the group stage. Some of the counter-attacking principles it showed on Matchday 1 should be in play against Egypt.
Egypt was the second-place finisher in Group G behind Belgium.
The Pharaohs have the best player on the field in Mohamed Salah, but the attack is more than just a one-man show.
Match Info and Odds
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Date: Friday, July 3
Start Time: 2 p.m. ET
TV: Fox
Live Stream: Fox One or FoxSports.com.
To Qualify For Next Round: Egypt (-148; bet $148 to win $100); Australia (+122; bet $100 to win $122)
90-Minute Money Line: Egypt (+145); Australia (+240); Draw (+180)
Egypt Needs to Rely On All Of Its Attacking Stars
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It's easy to just talk about Mohamed Salah when you discuss Egypt's attack.
While Salah is a very important piece of the attack, he isn't the only star in the unit.
Manchester City's Omar Marmoush is a talented goal-scorer in his own right and he'll be important as well to break down Australia's defense.
Mostafa Ziko and Trezeguet, who both scored against New Zealand, will also factor into the attack in some capacity.
Egypt's best attacking performance of the group stage came in the second half against New Zealand, when it bagged three goals in 24 minutes.
The Pharaohs need to find a similar attacking level to that to hit Australia from all angles.
Yes, Salah is the go-to guy, but for Egypt to set up a dream matchup with Argentina in the round of 16, all three members of its forward lineup must be clicking.
Australia Likely to Defend and Counter Again
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Australia's defend-and-counter strategy got it into the knockout round.
The Socceroos set up an organized defensive block and struck fast on the counter in their win over Turkiye.
They used a similar approach to no avail against the United States on Matchday 2.
The final group-stage game against Paraguay had different circumstances around it because both teams needed a draw to advance and they played for that result.
Australia will most likely set up its defensive block to absorb pressure from Salah, Marmoush and Co.
Nestory Irankunda, who scored against Turkiye, is the speedy threat on the counter.
The Watford player will be tasked with striking fast and putting Egypt under more pressure.
Australia could open up its game more, but the defensive block is what worked in the group stage, so it shouldn't stray too much from that approach.
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