Salah misses a penalty and Senegal beats Egypt again to qualify for the World Cup

The Senegalese national team defeated Egypt this afternoon (29), and secured its place in the World Cup this year. At Abdoulaye Wade Stadium, Senegal won 1-0 in the original time (Hamdi Fathi, against), and they also outperformed the penalty shootout and withstood the African qualifiers. In this way, the World Cup in Qatar will witness Sadio Mane, not Mohamed Salah.

The classification is Senegal’s second consecutive victory over Egypt. The Senegalese had already won the African Nations Cup final last January on penalties after being tied 0-0 in regular time. In the World Cup qualifiers, Senegal are now waiting for the draw on Friday (1) to see their opponents in the group stage.

Four penalties were placed in the sequence, right off the bat, including Salah. Then three goals in a row. Then goalkeeper Mendy saved Mustafa Mohamed’s free kick in the middle of the goal, and Sadio Mane settled the suspension with a powerful kick: 3 to 1 and a place in the Senegalese Cup.

how was the game

The match started very hot, with some violent entries. Amid a tense start, Senegal opened the scoring after just three minutes: in a free kick in the area, Boulay Diya fought for the ball remaining with the defenders until Fathi netted his own goal.

The goal left everything up in the qualifiers, after all, Egypt won 1-0 in Cairo. Senegal increased their pace and dominated the match: they held the ball much more (62%), created more chances and finished eight times in the first half alone, but could not turn around. Egypt was only excited in the last stage, when they let go of the barrier and start accepting a more honest match.

Neither Salah nor Mane have made any major breakthroughs so far, but the attention they attracted has left their teammates unrequited: in the 30th minute of the second half, for example, Zizou swung inside the area, passed two markers, and almost equalized for the visitors. Since then, Egypt has threatened more, but the best opportunity was wasted by Ismail Sarr, who had the qualifying ball in his right foot after a pass from Mane, but he sent it. So the match went into overtime.

Extra time saw goalkeeper Mohamed El Shennawy save Egypt three times in a row: first with a header from Cisse, and then with a close shot from close range. Ismael Sarr, and again with the arrival of defender Cisse, this time already on the ground. It was the Egyptian goalkeeper’s championship that pushed it all to penalty kicks. If not, Senegal would have qualified with the ball still rolling.

Egypt condemns racism and attack on buses

During the match, the Egyptian Federation presented to football He published an official memo denouncing the attack on his bus. The Egyptians say they have lodged an official complaint with FIFA and the African Union. “Our team is still subjected to racism, posters in the stands contain insults to our players, specifically Mohamed Salah,” the statement said.

The behavior of the fans inside the stadium was different: several bottles were thrown on the grass, and during the whole match, from start to finish, there were green lasers aimed at the players on the field. The referee left everything without any interference.