The Senegalese football players qualified for the World Cup with a victory against Egypt after the penalty lottery. The Senegalese thus left Mohamed Salah without a place in the World Cup, and Sadio Mane ruled in the fifth penalty series.
Almost identical ending, similar to the one in the African Cup of Nations, with penalties. Senegal had a goal behind in the first match, but they made up for it very quickly.
Already in the third minute, the net of the Egyptians shook, and the scorer was Boulaye Dia. However, since neither team managed to score until the end of the match, and then not in the additional half-hour of overtime. There were penalties.
The participant was decided by controversial penalties, during which Senegalese fans used lasers to disturb the Egyptian football players. Only one football player from the Egyptian team was precise among the four performers, and a series of misses was started by Mohamed Salah. In the end, the decision fell on Sadio Mane, who decided the winner in cold blood.