Decades of disappointment ends as Egypt discover Holy Grail


Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool vs Southampton - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - November 18, 2017 Mohamed Salah applauds the fans as he is substituted Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Egypt have finally found their Holy Grail, overcoming the disappointment of decades of heartbreaking failure to reach the World Cup finals for the first time since 1990.

Qualifying had become an obsessive weight on the team, whose repeated failures in the World Cup came in stark contrast to their record-breaking achievements in the African Nations Cup, where they repeatedly won the continental championship.

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