Soccer-Egypt, New Zealand field unchanged teams in hunt for historic World Cup win


Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Egypt Training - Killarney Park, Vancouver, Canada - June 20, 2026 Egypt's Mohamed Salah, Omar Marmoush and teammates during training REUTERS/Lee Smith

VANCOUVER, June 21 (Reuters) - ⁠Egypt coach Hossam Hassan named an ⁠unchanged starting XI for their Group ‌G clash against New Zealand on Sunday, as the Pharaohs continue their bid for a first-ever World ​Cup victory, with New ⁠Zealand also opting to ⁠stick with the same lineup.

• Mohamed Salah ⁠again ‌leads Egypt and will be looking to open his scoring account ⁠in the tournament after providing the ​assist for ‌Emam Ashour in their opener.

• Chris Wood, ⁠New ​Zealand's all-time leading scorer, captains the island nation and spearheads their attack.

• New Zealand ⁠are also targeting the first ​World Cup win in their history after a 2-2 draw with Iran.

Lineups:

New Zealand - Max Crocombe; ⁠Tim Payne, Michael Boxall, Liberato Cacace, Finn Surman; Joe Bell, Marko Stamenic, Sarpreet Singh, Elijah Just, Callum McCowatt; Chris Wood.

Egypt - ​Mostafa Shobeir; Yasser Ibrahim, ⁠Mohamed Hany, Ahmed Fatouh; Emam Ashour, Mostafa Ziko, ​Hamdy Fathy, Mohanad Lasheen, ‌Marwan Attia; Mohamed Salah, ​Omar Marmoush.

(Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Vancouver; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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