Playing at Atlanta Stadium, Egypt appeared destined to produce the greatest result in their World Cup history, leading 2-0 with only 12 minutes of normal time remaining and closing in on a first-ever quarter-final berth.
The two sides remained locked at 0-0 throughout the game, and extra-time could not separate them, forcing a penalty shoot-out.
Rudi Garcia’s side were in control from the opening whistle and made their dominance count with two goals from Charles De Ketelaere before second-half strikes from Hans Vanaken and Romelu Lukaku completed an impressive victory
A neat strike in the dying embers of the match saw Spain defeat neighbours 1-0 in their Round of 16 FIFA World Cup clash in Dallas, Texas, on Monday.
Erling Haaland scored both goals as Norway beat Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil 2-0 in a thrilling World Cup last 16 clash at the New York New Jersey Stadium.
The 57-year-old Frenchman confirmed his departure on Saturday, less than three weeks after taking charge of the Eagles of Carthage.
France coach Didier Deschamps was full of praise for his side after they saw off a tough tackling Paraguay 1-0 in their last 16 clash on Saturday.
Ghana head coach Carlos Queiroz believes the Black Stars paid a heavy price for critical mistakes after suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat to Colombia, a result that brought their FIFA World Cup journey to an end.
Cristiano Ronaldo said Portugal’s 2-1 win over Croatia carried extra emotion as it came almost a one year after the tragic death of his teammate Diogo Jota.
Africa’s difficult FIFA World Cup continued when Algeria were knocked out via a 2-0 scoreline in the Round of 32 by a superlative Switzerland in Vancouver.