Egyptian fans died while watching Argentina match

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Egypt-Argentina 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match turned into a sad scene after two fans died in Sharqia and Alexandria provinces after suffering two sudden health crises while watching the match which ended in a 3-2 defeat by the Pharaohs.

According to the website “Masravi” Residents of the village of Sufia, attached to the Aulad Saqr center in Sharqiya province, were left in mourning after the death of citizen Salah Abdel Hamid Al-Hadad, who suffered a sudden heart attack in the final minutes of the game.

According to eyewitnesses, the fan fell unconscious while watching the match, while those present tried to save him and rushed him to Sufia Central Hospital, but the efforts of the medical team to save him failed and he died of a heart attack.

In a similar incident, Alexandria Province witnessed the death of another fan while watching the match at a cafe in Safar area of ​​Ramli First Police Station.

The Ramli Police Department received the first report from the Emergency Police about the death of a citizen in a cafe. The employees of the department, accompanied by an ambulance, were taken to the place of the report, where it turned out that the citizen was Ibrahim. M. experienced a sudden health crisis when he sat in the cafe to watch the match.

Egypt bid farewell to the 2026 World Cup after losing 3-2 to Argentina, despite leading the opposition with two unanswered goals until the 79th minute, before the reigning champions overturned three goals in a row to book their place in the quarter-finals.

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