For more than 3,000 years, the Pharaohs ruled one of history’s greatest civilisations. In Dallas, Egypt’s modern-day Pharaohs ruled once more, bringing the Socceroos’ World Cup campaign to an end with a disciplined performance and an emphatic penalty shoot-out victory.
Australia coach Tony Popovic kept faith with the side that had performed so effectively in the third group-stage match against Paraguay. This was the first time in the tournament Popovic’s team selection had done something orthodox.
