Australia - Egypt: score, highlights and statistics

Australia face Egypt in the Round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday, 3 July at 7:00 PM BST at Dallas Stadium in Texas. The Socceroos advanced as Group D runners-up with four points, while Egypt went through the Group G stage unbeaten, collecting five points. Historically, these sides have met just twice, with Egypt's 3-0 win in a 2010 friendly standing as the only decisive result between them.

Match Info: Australia vs Egypt

Australia take on Egypt in the Round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday, 3 July 2026, with kick-off at 7:00 PM BST (18:00 UTC) at Dallas Stadium in Dallas, Texas.

Where to Watch Australia vs Egypt?

Viewers in England and Ireland can follow Australia vs Egypt on radio via BBC Radio 5 Live and TalkSport Radio UK. Irish fans also have a television option with RTÉ2 and online with RTÉ Player, making it accessible across the island of Ireland on multiple platforms.

In Australia, the match is broadcast on SBS TV, with SBS On Demand available for online streaming. Fans in the United States can watch on FOX and Telemundo on television, or stream through Peacock, Fubo TV, FOX One, and Telemundo Deportes En Vivo. Canada has TSN1 for TV viewers and TSN+ online.

Arab-region viewers are served by beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia across countries including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Jordan, Kuwait, and the UAE. Across Latin America, DIRECTV GO and Paramount+ carry the match in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay, while VIX serves Mexico. In Germany, the match is available on MagentaTV, and French viewers can tune in to M6 or stream via M6+.

Match between Australia and Egypt - Preview

Australia and Egypt meet for the first time at a FIFA World Cup, with a place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 edition on the line in Dallas, Texas.

Australia navigated Group D with four points from three matches - a 2-0 win over Turkey, a 2-0 defeat to hosts USA, and a goalless draw with Paraguay. That draw in the final group game was enough to seal second place, and the Socceroos head into this Round of 32 clash having kept a clean sheet in two of their three group matches. Head coach Tony Popovic has built a side that is hard to break down, with Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe providing the attacking spark that turned the Turkey match.

Egypt's journey through Group G was arguably more impressive. The Pharaohs went unbeaten across all three group-stage fixtures - drawing 1-1 with Belgium, beating New Zealand 3-1, then holding Iran to a 1-1 draw to finish second. They scored 5 goals in the group stage while conceding just 3, and their performance against the Belgians on Matchday 1 signalled from the outset that this Egyptian side would be no easy opponent. The clash between these two sides in Dallas shapes up as one of the most intriguing Round of 32 encounters.

Head-to-Head: Australia vs Egypt

Historical meetings between Australia and Egypt are extremely rare - in over a century of international football, the two nations have faced each other just twice, each match separated by more than two decades and ending in contrasting fashion.

Here are all recorded senior international meetings between Australia and Egypt ahead of the 2026 World Cup:

• 19 June 1987 - President's Cup - Australia 0-0 Egypt (Australia advanced)
• 17 November 2010 - International Friendly - Egypt 3-0 Australia

Australia - Recent Form

Australia arrive in the knockout stage with 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 losses from their last 5 matches - a mixed run that nevertheless secured their place as Group D runners-up with 4 World Cup points.

The Socceroos began their pre-tournament preparation with a 1-1 draw against Switzerland, before losing 1-0 to Mexico. At the World Cup itself, they opened with a composed 2-0 victory over Turkey - Nestory Irankunda scoring in the 27th minute and Connor Metcalfe sealing it in the 75th - before a 2-0 loss to USA exposed some vulnerability against top-tier opposition.

The meeting with Paraguay on 26 June was a tense, goalless affair that ended with Australia confirmed in second place. Across their three group-stage games, the Socceroos scored 2 goals and conceded 4, but their ability to hold firm when needed - as shown against Paraguay - suggests a solid defensive shape going into the knockout rounds.

Egypt - Recent Form

Egypt arrive at the Round of 32 with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss from their last 5 matches, unbeaten in their 3 World Cup group-stage games with 5 points to show for it.

The Pharaohs opened their pre-tournament schedule with a 1-0 win over Russia, then faced a 2-1 defeat against Brazil - a result that sharpened their focus heading into the World Cup. At the tournament itself, Egypt held Belgium to a 1-1 draw in their Group G opener, a result widely praised as one of the surprises of Matchday 1. They followed that with a convincing 3-1 win over New Zealand, before a 1-1 draw with Iran sealed their place in the knockout rounds.

Across the group stage, Egypt scored 5 and conceded 3, demonstrating both a willingness to attack and a degree of resilience defensively. This is only Egypt's second-ever World Cup knockout-stage appearance - their first since 1934 - which makes the Dallas showdown a historic moment for African football.

Facts and Statistics

Australia and Egypt have rarely shared a football pitch, making their encounter at the 2026 FIFA World Cup a genuinely novel fixture on the international stage. The two nations come from different confederations, have met just twice before in over 90 years of international football, and this Dallas clash marks the first time either side has faced the other in a World Cup match.

• Egypt's largest win over Australia is their 3-0 victory in a November 2010 international friendly - the only time they've scored more than once against the Socceroos.
• Australia are appearing at the FIFA World Cup for the sixth consecutive time, having debuted in the current cycle in 2006.
• Egypt are in the World Cup knockout stage for the first time since 1934 - a gap of 92 years.
• Egypt went unbeaten in all 3 Group G matches (1W 2D), making them the only team in the 2026 knockout stage to reach the Round of 32 without a group-stage loss after accumulating 5 points.
• Australia and Egypt have combined for exactly 3 goals in their 2 historical meetings (Egypt 3-0 Australia in 2010; the 1987 match ended 0-0).