Australia vs. Egypt: Head-to-head record and past meetings after World Cup 2026 clash

Australia and Egypt met in the last-32 stage of the 2026 World Cup, with Hossam Hassan's side securing a penalty victory.

The two remained level at 1-1 after 120 minutes, with Emam Ashour giving Egypt the lead before Mohamed Hany's own-goal equalised for Australia. 

Australia subsequently missed their first and fourth penalties, while Egypt scored all four to secure their victory.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between Australia and Egypt ahead of their clash.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 2

Australia wins: 0

Draws: 1

Egypt wins: 1

There had only ever been one previous meeting between Egypt and Australia before their World Cup 2026 clash, which came in a friendly back in November 2010, with the former winning 3-0.

A tense last-32 encounter at the World Cup saw Egypt take the lead before an own-goal from Hany equalised for Australia, and with neither side able to break the deadlock, the tie progressed to penalties. 

Harry Souttar and Lucas Herrington went on to miss for Australia, while all four of Egypt's takers converted past Matthew Ryan - who was introduced for the penalty shootout - meaning Hassan's side progressed into the last-16.

Previous meetings

Nov 17, 2010: Egypt 3-0 Australia (international friendly)

Jul 3, 2026: Australia 1-1 Egypt - 2-4 after penalties (World Cup 2026 last-32)