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Egypt goalkeeper Saafan Al-Saghir has revealed many heartwarming scenes from the Pharaohs’ trip to the 2026 World Cup, talking about tense moments in the penalty shootout with Australia and his sending-off against Argentina, in addition to how he made history for the United States as much as his humanity years ago. Egyptian national team.
Saafan Al-Saghir said on Al-Nahar TV channel. “I was very nervous before Mohamed Salah scored the penalty against Australia and at that moment I felt my heart stop. After the game I told him how I felt, but he replied to me by saying that he deliberately hit the ball that way to give the players confidence before taking the rest of the shots.”
“Before the start of the penalty shootout against Australia, Mustafa Schubert asked to sit alone for a few minutes to concentrate more. Indeed, he retired to the bench while Hossam Hasan gave final instructions to the batsmen and sat alone to prepare himself psychologically for the showdown.”
The goalkeeper coach of the Egyptian national team continued. “Before Lionel Messi scored the penalty against Egypt, I told Mohamed Abdel Wahed that Mustafa Schubert would save it and it actually happened.”
Saafan went on to talk about his sending-off incident against Argentina, saying: “Alexis McAllister was throwing water bottles at the Egyptian bench, so I went up to him and asked him,
“The referee didn’t see what happened between us, but he saw me enter the field, so he decided to send me off immediately. At that time, I realized that the case was over, but the Argentinian coach working in the technical staff of the Egyptian national team intervened and prevented me from going to the referee.”
Saafan Al-Sagheer concluded his statement by revealing a revealing side of his personal life, saying: “After I retired from football, I left Egypt and went to the United States and worked in a car wash. I also worked washing dishes as well as delivering orders to homes. I wish my mother was alive to see her son with the Egyptian national team.
“When we left for the USA to participate in the training camp before the World Cup, my eldest daughter wrote an emotional note saying: “This is the country where my father was broken years ago, but he’s back there today as a champion and I’m very proud of him.” Those words were one of the most influential moments for me.”
