New Zealand vs. Egypt - prediction, team news, lineups | World Cup 2026

About a week aft their respective drawn openers successful the 2026 World Cup, New Zealand and Egypt conscionable astatine BC Place connected Sunday, aiming to unafraid maximum points to fortify their qualification hopes.

Both nations are inactive seeking a archetypal triumph connected the planetary stage, and they surrendered leads successful their Group G openers, but each volition anticipation to extremity that agelong hold astatine the other's expense. 

Match preview

Heading into their fixture against Iran, lone 1 subordinate successful the New Zealand line-up had reached treble figures for planetary goals with the All Whites.

That raised questions implicit wherever the goals would travel from for a broadside heavy reliant connected Chris Wood, with the Nottingham Forest striker connected 45 goals earlier the finals successful North America.

However, Elijah Just needed lone 7 minutes to respond, his aboriginal onslaught earning him a 10th extremity for the nationalist team.

After Iran equalised connected the half-hour, Just restored New Zealand's pb successful the 54th minute, but the Oceania broadside could not clasp connected arsenic Mohammad Mohebi levelled for the Asian federation 10 minutes later.

That 2-2 draw leaves New Zealand unbeaten successful their past 4 World Cup matches, though each person been draws crossed the 2010 and 2026 tournaments.

Even so, the All Whites volition consciousness they are edging person to that elusive triumph aft a commendable show successful their archetypal lucifer connected the planetary signifier successful 16 years.

Egypt whitethorn stock New Zealand's consciousness of vexation heading into Sunday's crippled successful Vancouver, having besides travel adjacent to a archetypal World Cup triumph successful their opener against Belgium.

A thunderous onslaught from Emam Ashour aft 20 minutes enactment Hossam Hassan's broadside up aft helium was acceptable up by day lad and talisman Mohamed Salah, but the Pharaohs could not spot it retired contempt having chances to treble their advantage.

Eager to physique connected the momentum from that creditable and deserved 1-1 draw arsenic they hole to look New Zealand, the North Africans volition anticipation to yet assertion their archetypal World Cup triumph astatine the ninth attempt.

Hassan's program against Belgium appeared designed to bring others to the fore alternatively than simply relying connected a diminished Salah, an attack the nation's grounds goalscorer and existent manager volition anticipation is rewarded this weekend.

Some observers whitethorn question that strategy, but it makes the Pharaohs little predictable adjacent if it places greater work connected teammates to measurement up for the seven-time African champions. 

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Team News

With Matthew Garbett replaced by Logan Rogerson connected 15 June aft the erstwhile was ruled retired of the tourney with a hamstring injury, Darren Bazeley has nary caller fittingness concerns up of the All Whites' 2nd Group G fixture.

Although Wood failed to adhd to his 45 planetary goals, his 2 assists against Iran underlined that the 34-year-old guardant tin inactive power games beyond finishing, expanding the menace helium poses.

After Just's brace, 3 New Zealand players person present reached astatine slightest 10 goals for the nationalist side, portion Port Vale striker Ben Waine needs 1 much to articulation Wood (45), Just (11) and Kosta Barbarouses.

Like New Zealand, Egypt emerged from their gully with Belgium without immoderate caller wounded problems, giving Hassan a afloat squad to take from for the gathering with the Oceania side.

Salah remains the team's starring marksman and sits 2 goals down his manager's tally of 69 for the Pharaohs, a people helium could lucifer with a brace connected Sunday.

However, the legendary forward's show against Belgium suggested helium whitethorn present presume much originative work for the North African giants.

If so, Hassan volition request Omar Marmoush, whose finishing was wayward against Belgium, Mostafa Ziko, who mislaid possession respective times successful the opener and goalscorer Ashour to present against the All Whites. 

New Zealand imaginable starting lineup:

Crocombe; Payne, Surman, Boxall, Cacace; Bell, Stamenic; McCowatt, Singh, Just; Wood

Egypt imaginable starting lineup:

Shobeir; Hany, Ibrahim, Fathy, Fatouh; Attia, Lasheen; Salah, Ashour, Ziko; Marmoush

We say: New Zealand 1-2 Egypt

This fixture should beryllium entertaining if the teams' opening matches are immoderate denotation of however their tournaments volition unfold.

While Egypt person small pedigree astatine World Cups, the beingness of much imaginable match-winners if Salah fails to sparkle is encouraging, peculiarly with Trezeguet inactive successful reserve.

After respective setbacks connected the planetary stage, the Pharaohs are tipped to yet assertion their archetypal World Cup triumph and enactment qualification for the knockout signifier wrong reach. 

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