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00:00 Doesn't get better than that. We're here in the Cote d'Ivoire, this fabulous country with its beautiful people and food and culture.
00:07 Let's get down to business, ladies and gentlemen.
00:10 We have the Blue Sharks, who are obviously going to play in their favorite color up against Egypt in white and black.
00:16 Now they've got a little bit of pace over on that far side, a little bit of activity here.
00:20 If we can slot the ball down to the right-hand side, let's see if the cross is coming in, but it's been headed over.
00:26 And you can see that that man, Mustafa Mohamed, super dangerous.
00:29 You know that he's going to be there.
00:31 As you can see from the replay, gets up really well, gets up really high, but not high enough.
00:37 There you go. And it takes a big guy to lift himself off the ground to really get himself over the ball.
00:42 Egypt need to win.
00:44 Ball comes out wide. Again, you can see that it's important to bring it in.
00:47 Fatou, cut inside. You've got opportunity for a long-range shot.
00:50 It's just been scooped up and dealt with.
00:53 But I told you about Ashur, Barcelona bound.
00:56 When he gets the ball at his feet and he looks up and he's got a bit of space to actually pull the shot, pull the trigger, hit the shot, he's always super.
01:04 You can see that when you've got Fatou making the passes, getting himself into those dangerous pockets, you know how dangerous it can be.
01:12 A little sneaky little...
01:13 Malak Spooks with a shot! It's a beautiful effort!
01:16 Can they get a follow-up? Oh, great saves! Great saves from Vazinha!
01:20 And then Mahmoush, there's the Mahmoush shot. Look at that. It's a thunderous effort there. Blocks by Vazinha.
01:26 And then the follow-up from Mustapha. He just couldn't really get to it, could he?
01:30 But just don't go straight. You can cut inside and you can do something a little bit different.
01:35 He's been told that and he's doing that, which is great.
01:37 Ryan Mendes up the other end. And here he is, the captain.
01:41 And he drops the ball into the penalty area, into the six-yard box. No one went for it.
01:45 No foul at all. And that was well dealt with.
01:47 Very strong tackle there from Assure, who's just showing what he's capable of doing defensively.
01:52 Not just defensively. The ball comes out. Batou, he's going to put it on that left foot or is he going to pass?
01:57 There's the shot! And the shot is just not good enough.
02:00 Should have been kept down, but that man is super dangerous because it was unbelievable.
02:05 And it was from 40 yards out, just to give you an idea.
02:07 Cape Verde in possession here. The ball has been passed to the front man.
02:12 There's a long range shot. Benchamal unable to get his shot on target.
02:18 The cat amongst the pigeons. Here's the delivery. The delivery comes in.
02:21 Zizou into the penalty box. Who's going up for it? Anybody?
02:24 No, it's dealt with at the back by Dine.
02:27 And, but they get the ball back. That's nicely touched. A good little header here.
02:31 And working really well. Hattie puts it back and the shot is gone again.
02:35 Another shot! Oh, that was very close.
02:38 And the second shot was a beautiful low drive.
02:42 Fatou, the big boys are moving up to the back line. It comes in.
02:45 Oh, there's a little slip of the defender. An opportunity here.
02:48 Mustafa Mohamed tees it up to the right hand side.
02:50 Hanni's there. Hanni pulls it back.
02:53 Another pass and maybe they'll find a shot. It's a good shot, but it's gone wide.
02:57 And unfortunately, it's not going to be anything else but a goal kick there for the Blue Sharks.
03:06 Let's just have a look at the replay once again.
03:08 [crowd noise]
03:14 Marmouz trying to defend there. Ryan Mendes does really well.
03:17 The ball comes to that man who's looking super dangerous.
03:20 They're trying to get a shot in. Oh, there's a goal!
03:23 Kane barely has scored! Unbelievable! This is remarkable!
03:27 The Blue Sharks have done it again. It's that man!
03:30 The shake of the head from Becerra says it all.
03:33 Perfectly understandable. Let's just have a look at this again. Super dangerous.
03:38 Great work. Bit of pressing. Gets the ball down into the edge of the penalty box.
03:42 It's pulled back. Mendes makes a touch. And look at that.
03:46 That is sensational from Benchamel. One touch to control. Second one to deliver.
03:52 Look at that. Snapshot into the corner. And there you go. That's all it takes.
03:59 And all of a sudden, the Egyptians are going, "How do we fall behind?"
04:07 Look at that. That is a perfect str...
04:10 Mazari, player, he will be linking them up. He'll be trying to move the block forward.
04:16 And stopping these guys as well from pushing forward.
04:20 They had one shot on target. They get one goal. And they lead by a goal.
04:25 Oh, there's a great opportunity already.
04:26 Marmouz tries to get the ball over to the right-hand side.
04:29 Zizou still has the ball in possession. Here, the shot goes over!
04:34 Trezeguet already making his mark. And Egypt third, Mozambique fourth.
04:40 Kekveri, ball comes out. There's an opportunity here. The delivery comes over.
04:44 And a header. A header. Not handball or anything. No calls or cries of discontent.
04:53 Sure, there's the delivery into the penalty box.
04:55 The player gone down. Is there anything there?
04:59 Wants to get back up onto his feet. Long-range shot coming in.
05:02 And again, you can see this time it's Atiyeh who unleashes that shot.
05:06 Referee not reacting to a player that comes over. Perfectly delivered.
05:12 Chance for a shot. No, it's not a shot. Oh, that's a beautiful one too!
05:15 Look at that for an excellent shot! And it's in the back of the net!
05:19 It's a goal! Didn't think it was in, but it is! It's gone in!
05:22 Trezeguet! Trezeguet is the man!
05:26 ...the love for football. Let's have a look at this again.
05:29 Zizou. There's the delivery. Header goes over the top.
05:32 It's been picked up here. Look at that for a one-two with Trezeguet.
05:35 And here's Hegazi. Brilliant play. Goalkeeper can't stop it.
05:40 From an acute angle, he just manages to get his shot.
05:44 And look at the one-two in traffic! It's brilliant! Oh, that is sublime!
05:49 And Dine. Well, Zizou dispossessed. Dispossessed in a big way by Patrick.
05:57 But they get the ball back. An opportunity. A long-range shot!
06:00 Goes just a little bit wide. Who did it come from? Trezeguet!
06:04 Looking for Trezeguet, no doubt. Zizou. Zizou gets his ball over the top.
06:08 Oh, Mohamed! Mostafa is there. He lays it off.
06:11 There's Trezeguet. Trezeguet in the penalty box. Lays it back.
06:15 Hamdi, back to Atiyeh. Atiyeh looking for options.
06:18 Oh, it's a beautiful tip! And it's a chance for a shot!
06:21 But it's blocked. And great defensive play.
06:24 Samirdo on a little bit of a move. Ryan Mendes. Mendes gets the ball out wide.
06:28 He knows that he's got Rocha to work with.
06:31 Opportunities here. Nicely done. Rodriguez. Rodriguez!
06:37 He's on his own! He's on his own! Tries to get his ball across, but it's been blocked.
06:40 It's no pasado. They've got to move quick.
06:44 Egypt, if they want to try and find themselves. This is a very good ball.
06:47 Staffan Mohamed picking the ball up. And it's been teed up. An opportunity here.
06:50 Hani, Hani. Acres of space. Can he get the ball back? Drills it back!
06:54 Anybody for a shot? Well, it's a little bit of a...
06:57 And here we have Marmouche. Marmouche.
07:04 As the shot coming in hits the wall.
07:08 Zizou and Marmouche setting it up. But they will go again.
07:12 Well, it's better. Willy Samirdo.
07:15 Over to that right-hand position. Cutting inside. The Blue Sharks looking to try and get themselves...
07:20 They produce some long-range shots. The shot that's come in. It's blocked.
07:24 They get the ball back. If that had gone past, there would have been something else.
07:28 Over on that far side. The Blue Sharks on the attack once again.
07:32 Just on the edge of the penalty box. Getting past his man. The shot!
07:35 It's a shot that's high. And Shaw squares it over to Abdelmohamed.
07:39 Over to the left-hand side this time.
07:43 Another option. That's a lovely ball.
07:46 They split the defense. Can they get it across?
07:48 Oh! That was so close!
07:51 What a beautiful pass to Mustafa Mohamed!
07:53 Send them through.
07:55 If it stays like this, it doesn't look favorable for the seven-time African champions.
08:02 There's the corner coming into the penalty box.
08:04 Header! Header! And a downward header!
08:07 Well, he latched onto that perfectly. That could have been in the back of the net.
08:10 His running lines are perfect. Let's just have a look at this again.
08:13 So the ball comes in. Rocha with the delivery.
08:16 The first header at the back by Logan Costa.
08:20 And look at that from Tixera. Downward header straight into the hands of El Shenoui.
08:24 Nicely done by that man, Monteiro.
08:29 Over on that far side. Working hard, Willy Samero.
08:32 The great opportunity to get a delivery. And oh! It's just gone over.
08:35 And the goalkeeper, El Shenoui.
08:38 There's some tired legs. There are opportunities here.
08:42 It just depends how you execute.
08:45 The ball over the top. It's there! It's there!
08:48 It's in the back of the net! They've done it!
08:50 Egypt have scored! Can't believe it! Unbelievable!
08:53 Mustafa Mohamed!
08:56 Oh my word! Incredible scenes!
09:00 This is unbelievable!
09:02 Let's see exactly if everything's okay and if the goal has been awarded.
09:07 Was that handball? Will it be given? That's the big question.
09:14 The referee. Did he touch that?
09:18 Well he definitely scored. There's nothing wrong with that.
09:21 We are going to go back to see.
09:24 It came off his chest I think.
09:27 It came off his chest. His arm was out.
09:30 This will go to VAR as you can see. Which is logical.
09:35 And in a few moments there will either be scenes of jubilation.
09:43 Or scenes of celebration.
09:51 Well it's a tricky one isn't it?
10:01 This is it. This is the moment.
10:11 Goal Egypt! Goal Egypt!
10:14 Egypt! Oh wow!
10:16 Wow! Wow! Wow!
10:19 That's nicely done. Great ball but just didn't find Trezeguet.
10:24 Picked up once again. We don't know when the referee is going to blow the final whistle.
10:28 When he does the celebrations for the Egyptian people will be big time.
10:35 But they're on the attack and it's the Blue Sharks who can't let go now.
10:38 The ball comes across. Great save.
10:41 Oh no it's a chance. It's in the back of the net. They've scored.
10:44 The Blue Sharks have just ended Egypt's chances of qualification.
10:50 Get themselves an equaliser.
10:53 And it looks like now the Ghana will be going out.
11:00 Look at that. That's a fantastic finish. That really is.
11:05 And you know it comes to a beautiful shot.
11:09 Close range drilled into the corner.
11:12 The Blue Sharks doing the business there. It came from Samedo.
11:17 And how about that for a finish?
11:24 Oh there's the final whistle. Egypt a throw.
11:27 Egypt have qualified. They've done it the hard way.
11:31 It wasn't in their hands at one point but they didn't know it.
11:35 Because Mozambique clawed back to play out a 2-2 draw with Ghana.
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