Zico fan, Egypt player matches Flamengo idol's World Cup feat

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Coluna do Fla

·22 Juni 2026

Zico fan, Egypt player matches Flamengo idol's World Cup feat

What happened to Mostafa Zico, Egypt player, at the World Cup?

Mostafa Ziko scored one of the goals in Egypt’s 3-1 win over New Zealand in the second round of Group G at the World Cup. With that strike, the Egyptian player matched an achievement by Zico, Flamengo’s greatest idol, in the tournament.

The coincidence between Ziko, from Egypt, and Zico comes from the goals both scored against New Zealand at World Cups. In 1982, the eternal No. 10 from Gávea found the net against the same opponent while playing for the Brazilian National Team. Then in 2026, 44 years later, it was the Egyptian’s turn.

IS MOSTAFA ZIKO A TRIBUTE TO ZICO, FLAMENGO’S IDOL?

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It is important to point out that, in recent interviews, Mostafa Ziko has made it clear that he carries the name because of his family’s admiration for Flamengo’s idol. The Egyptian player never saw Zico play, but learned about the ‘Rooster of Quintino’s’ achievements through technology.

“Zico is my role model as a player. I watched his videos, he is my favorite player. My father used to talk a lot about him, and I watched the videos on YouTube,” said Mostafa Ziko, Egypt player.

HAS MOSTAFA ZIKO EVER PLAYED AGAINST FLAMENGO?

If Mostafa Ziko never saw the greatest idol in Flamengo’s history play, the forward has already faced the Rubro-Negro as a professional. That meeting happened at the end of last season when Mengão played in the Club World Cup in Qatar.

On that occasion, Flamengo faced Pyramids (EGY) on December 13 and won 2-0. In the match, Mengão sealed the result with goals from Léo Pereira and Danilo. As a result, Rubro-Negro eliminated the Egyptian team from the tournament.

WHAT IS EGYPT’S SITUATION AT THE WORLD CUP?

In short, with Mostafa Ziko in the squad, Egypt remains in search of making history at the World Cup. So far, the Egyptians lead Group G with four points. In total, the country has one draw with Belgium and a win over New Zealand.

To seal qualification for the next stage of the World Cup, Egypt will face Iran next Saturday (27) at 00:00 (Brasília time) at Seattle Field, in the United States. Therefore, Coluna do Fla, as usual, continues to keep an eye on everything happening in the tournament.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.