Mohamed Salah rubs salt into wounds after World Cup star suffers wardrobe malfunction

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Liverpool legend Mohamed Salah made more history with his country at the World Cup after capitalizing on an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction for a New Zealand playerMohamed Salah helped Egypt secure their first ever World Cup win(Image: Getty)Mohamed Salah rubbed salt into the wounds of New Zealand after scoring while the All Whites were temporarily reduced to 10 men following a wardrobe malfunction.Salah, 34, who is leaving Liverpool this summer and will become a free agent, helped Egypt secure their first-ever World Cup win, scoring in the 3-1 win over New Zealand in Vancouver on Sunday night. All Whites midfielder Ben Old had his shorts ripped and had to temporarily leave the field of play to fix the wardrobe malfunction, reducing New Zealand to 10 men.

Old believed he had been fouled by Yasser Ibrahim on the edge of Egypt’s penalty area. It came before the Egypt boss aimed a dig at former Liverpool managers Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot.With his shorts torn, Old had to leave the field while a replacement pair was brought from the dressing room, preventing the 23-year-old from immediately rejoining play.Egypt wasted no time capitalizing on the extra man.

We could still defend it better,” Bazeley said."I’m not blaming it all on that, but it’s a World Cup, and we need things to go our way, and we didn’t get something to go our way today,” he added. Not only did Salah help Egypt to a historic first World Cup win, but he also broke several records in the process.All Whites midfielder Ben Old's shorts were ripped, and he was sidelined as Salah scored.(Image: ITV)Salah 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 celebrates after scoring during the second half of 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.