FIFA World Cup 26™: What to look out for in Australia v Egypt 🇦🇺🇪🇬 | OneFootball

The FIFA World Cup 26™ round of 32 action continues with Dallas Stadium being the venue as Australia face Egypt.

This is everything you need to know about the contest.

Who is playing today? 👀

Australia surprised many by coming through as runners-up from a difficult group, defeating Türkiye in their opener against the odds and drawing with Paraguay in their final game either side of a defeat to USA.

The 2-0 win against Türkiye was one of their finest World Cup™ moments, with Nestory Irankunda being a constant threat and earning an Attacking Score of 8.40 for his performance in the FIFA Power Rankings - powered by Aramco.

Egypt drew their opening game with Belgium and then registered a famous first ever World Cup™ win next time out when they defeated New Zealand, fighting back from a goal down to win 3-1.

Their final game saw them draw 1-1 with IR Iran to qualify in second place and set up this tasty tussle.

Players to watch 🔥

It was a surprise to many when Paul Okon-Engstler was given the nod in the Socceroos' opener ahead of Jackson Irvine but he had an impressive Creativity Score of 7.70, although it remains to be seen who will get the nod in this one.

There will also be a big decision to be made over Cristian Volpato. He didn't start the first two games but played a big part in the priceless point against Paraguay, topping the charts for the entire game for both Creativity Score (7.69) and Attacking Score (5.90).

For Egypt, it is no surprise that Mohamed Salah remains the main man as was evidenced by his display in the history-making win over New Zealand with a goal and an assist contributing to an Attacking Score of 9.30 and Creativity Score of 8.20.

Defensively, among the players to attempt at least 15 true tackles at this World Cup™, Mohamed Hany had the greatest success rate with 81.3% and will need to carry that on into the knockout stages.

Must-watch video 🎥

Egypt were involved in one of the most heartwarming, viral moments of the group stage.

Fun facts 📊

Our prediction 🔮