Australia face Egypt in one of the final Round of 32 World Cup clashes as both look to secure a historic place in the last-16.
Mohamed Salah is once again looking to make the difference for the Pharaohs, but he will be facing a tough and hungry Socceroos side.
Catch up with all the team news below.
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Australia team news
Australia starting XI: Beach, Circati, Bos, Behich, Souttar, Herrington, Metcalfe, O’Neill, Irvine, Irankunda, Volpato
Australia substitutes: Ryan, Izzo, Degenek, Geria, Trewin, Burgess, Devlin, Okon-Englstler, Toure, Hrustic, Mabil, Velupillay, Yengi
Egypt team news
Egypt starting XI: Shoubir, Ibrahim, Hany, Rabia, Hafez, Ashour, Zico, Fathy, Attia, Salah, Marmoush
Egypt substitutes: Elshenawy, Soliman, Alaa, Abdelmaguid, Alaa, Dongo, Saber, Trezeguet, Abdelkarim, Hassan, Adel, Zizo
Where to watch Australia v Egypt: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Friday is at 19:00 BST (14:00 ET / 11:00 PT). In the UK, live TV coverage is on BBC One.
Streaming on a vast range of devices is available through the BBC iPlayer app and BBC Sport website.
World Cup 2026: Australia v Egypt stats
- Australia’s stalemate with Paraguay was their first 0-0 draw at the tournament since an encounter with Chile in 1974
- They were kept goalless in back-to-back matches within a single World Cup tournament for the first time in 52 years
- A return of two goals during the 2026 group stage equalled Australia’s fewest during a World Cup group stage since not scoring any in 1974
- Against Paraguay, Lucas Herrington (18 years, 294 days of age) became the youngest player to start for Australia in World Cup history and the second-youngest to feature for the Socceroos overall (Garang Kuol was 18y, 68d)
- Jackson Irvine is the third player to reach 10 games for the Australia at the tournament, after Mathew Leckie (11) and Mathew Ryan (10)
- This is the first time Egypt have reached the knockout rounds after playing in a group stage
- Mahmoud Saber’s goal after four minutes and 26 seconds against Iran was Egypt’s fastest in their World Cup history
- Mostafa Shobeir is the second Egypt goalkeeper to save a penalty in a World Cup match, after Essam El Hadary, who did so against Saudi Arabia in 2018
- Mohamed Salah is the first Egypt player to make five World Cup starts, although the 57 minutes the forward played against Iran represented his fewest by 19 minutes in a World Cup match
- Trezeguet has two direct goal involvements (one goal, one assist) at these finals. In the three World Cup matches the winger played in 2018, he did not produce a single one
World Cup 2026: Australia v Egypt prediction
Australia 1-0 Egypt
Australia shared a game of few chances with Paraguay and, if Tony Popovic’s team can keep this contest tight again, they may have enough to edge past injury-hit opponents. Egypt are yet to keep a clean sheet at these finals but have not lost by more than a goal in their last 15 games, including friendlies.
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