Egypt's World Cup Run Ends, Bringing Collective Joy to the Nation

Egypt’s World Cup ended in heartbreak but they gave the country reason to smile | Karim Zidan

For Egypt this World Cup was about more than football – it was the first glimpse of collective joy that Egyptians have enjoyed in 15 years For nearly 15 minutes on Tuesday it seemed Egypt were about to complete one of the great World Cup upsets. The Pharaohs were up 2-0 against Argentina, the world champions. The goalkeeper, Mostafa Shobeir, had earlier saved a penalty to deny Lionel Messi an equaliser. Then, late in the second half, Argentina staged a remarkable comeback. Inspired by their t...

By Karim Zidan