Mohamed Salah dances in streets of Vancouver after inspiring historic World Cup result
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Former Liverpool star Mohamed Salah and his Egyptian teammates celebrated their FIFA World Cup win over New Zealand by taking to the streets of Vancouver, CanadaMo Salah celebrated Egypt's World Cup win on the streets of Vancouver with his teammates(Image: X)Liverpool legend Mohamed Salah celebrated Egypt’s historic first World Cup win in the streets of Vancouver after scoring in the 3-1 win over New Zealand.Salah, 34, who will become a free agent at the end of this month, ending his nine-season spell at Anfield, led Egypt to a first World Cup win, while also making history of his own, scoring his country’s second goal of Sunday evening. The Egyptians fell behind to an early All Whites goal from Finn Surman, before grabbing an equalizer through Mostafa Ziko in the 58th minute.Just nine minutes later, Egypt captured the lead, with Salah getting on the scoresheet.
It came with New Zealand temporarily down to 10 men after a wardrobe malfunction saw one player forced to change his shorts.Former Aston Villa star Trézéguet then scored Egypt’s third and final goal to put the team in control of Group G.Egypt sits top on four points following a draw with Belgium, a win over New Zealand, and just the Islamic Republic of Iran left to play.However, before their qualification to the knockout stages had even been confirmed, Egyptian stars, led by Salah, were out on the streets of Vancouver celebrating their historic victory.It was Egypt’s first at the tournament, while Salah also celebrated some individual records.Content cannot be displayed without consentSalah became Egypt's oldest scorer at the World Cup, at 34 years and 7 days old — surpassing the previous record holder, Magdi Abdelghani, who was 30 years and 320 days old when he scored against the Netherlands in 1990.He is also now the oldest African to both score and assist in the same World Cup match since records began in 1966."It’s incredible, I don’t know how to express it in a word, but it’s a great achievement for all the players, for the subs, so hopefully we can carry on like this,” Salah said.“In the years to come, we will remember this as one of the best achievements in our history, so we just have to enjoy today, enjoy tomorrow, then focus on the game after.Mohamed Salah #10 of Egypt waves to fans after the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G match against New Zealand at BC Place, Vancouver, on June 21, 2026, in Vancouver, Canada. (Image: Getty)“It seemed like we were playing in Egypt [today], all the fans were wearing red, and we felt like we were playing at home, it’s a great vibe.“Everybody was happy to play this kind of game.
We have four points now, so we’re top in the group. The next game is very important.”Egypt will complete its Group G venture next Friday in Seattle against Iran.