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Mo Salah celebrates with Egypt fans outside Vancouver hotel

Rob Williams
Rob Williams
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Jun 22 2026, 4:34 pm
Mo Salah celebrates with Egypt fans outside Vancouver hotel
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BC Place was the site of a history-making moment for Egypt on Sunday at the FIFA World Cup.

The African nation picked up its first-ever FIFA World Cup win, defeating New Zealand 3-1. They did so with global soccer superstar Mohamed Salah scoring the game-winning goal.

The win was clearly very special for the players, who showed emotion on the pitch after the final whistle. Players were jubilant in the dressing room, singing and dancing.

“What happened today was history, for us as Egyptians,” Salah said after the match.

“It’s a great feeling for all of us. It’s a great achievement. I said before, we just do our best in the tournament to make the people happy in Egypt, and right now they are happy and proud. The only thing I can promise them is we will sweat, and we will run, and we will give it our best.”

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Mahmoud Trezeguet and Mohamed Salah celebrate Egypt’s third goal at BC Place (Anne-Marie Sorvin/Imagn Images)

While players were partying in the dressing room, thousands of Egypt fans poured into the streets of Vancouver. They could be seen celebrating on Granville Street.

Eventually, the players joined in the celebration with their supporters outside the Hyatt Regency. Salah was lifted onto one of his teammates’ shoulders as the team acknowledged the crowd.

 

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Egypt will play Iran next, on Friday in Seattle. At the same time, Vancouver will be hosting New Zealand and Belgium.

The next FIFA World Cup match in Vancouver will take place two days earlier, when Canada faces Switzerland on Wednesday.

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