Egypt’s World Cup adventure gave the country its first collective joy in 15 years | Karim Zidan

In a nation where more than 70% of people rely on food subsidies the team’s history-making campaign brought welcome celebration For nearly 15 minutes on Tuesday it seemed Egypt were about to complete one of the great World Cup upsets. The Pharaohs were up 2-0 against Argentina, the world champions. The goalkeeper, Mostafa Shobeir, had earlier saved a penalty to deny Lionel Messi an equaliser. Then, late in the second half, Argentina staged a remarkable comeback. Inspired by their talisman, they scored three goals in 13 minutes to book a spot in the quarter-finals , ending Egypt’s magical run.

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