Full time: Egypt 1-1 Kuwait
Scorers: Afsah 87'pen / Al-Hajeri 65
Yellow cards:
Ghanam Mohamed (Egypt)
Abdulwahab Al-Awadhi, Saud Al-Houshan, Daham (Kuwait)
Red Cards:
Al-Houshan 84' (Kuwait)
Lineups
Egypt: Mohamed Bassam – Akram Tawfik, Ragab Nabil, Yassin Marei, Yehia Zakaria (Mido Gaber 72') – Mohamed Elneny (Mohamed Afsha 64'), Amr El-Sulaya, Ghanam Mohamed – Mostafa Saad (Karim Fouad 72'), Islam Issa, Mohamed Sherif (Marwan Hamdi 64').
Kuwait: Saud Al-Houshan – Fahad Al-Hajeri, Khaled Sabah, Moath Al-Dhafiri, Abdulwahab Al-Awadhi (Rashed El-Dosary 58') – Fawaz Ayed (Nasser El-Faleh 60'), Ahmed Al-Dhafiri, Youssef Majed (Eid El-Rashidi 58'), Sultan Al-Enezi – Mohammed Daham, Youssef Nasser.
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90+7' Full time
87' GOAL!! Afsha equalizes for Egypt from the penalty spot.
84' Kuwait goalkeeper Saud Al-Houshan was sent off with a second yellow card!!
84' The referee awards another penalty kick to Egypt.
82' WHAT A CHANCE!! Kuwait's Mohammed Daham fails to score from a one-on-one situation as goalkeeper Bassam makes a brilliant save.
78' Egypt continue their pressure as Afsha sends a powerful strike from outside the area, but it goes over the bar.
72' Toulan makes another double substitution, bringing on Mido Gaber and Karim Fouad to replace Mostafa Saad and Yehia Zakaria.
65' GOAL!! Fahad Al-Hajeri breaks the deadlock with a powerful header from inside the area, converting a corner kick delivered from the left wing.
64' Egypt's coach Helmy Toulan brings on Marwan Hamdi and Mohamed Magdi Afsha to replace Sherif and El-Neny.
48' WHAT A CHANCE!! Eslam Issa strikes from outside the area, but Kuwait's goalkeeper makes the save.
46' Second half is underway
45+3' Halftime
45+2' Kuwait's Youssef Majed strikes, but Egypt's goalkeeper Bassam palms it away for a corner kick.
45' El-Neny strikes from outside the area, but Kuwait's goalkeeper makes the save.
38' Egypt midfielder Amr El-Sulaya fails to convert the penalty, sending the ball wide of the right post!
36' The referee awards a penalty kick to Egypt after Kuwait's defender commits a foul against Eslam Issa inside the area.
35' Akram Tawfik sends a powerful strike from outside the area, but it goes over the bar.
26' Egypt dominate possession with continuous pressure on the Kuwaiti defense as they look to break the deadlock.
20' WHAT A CHANCE!! Kuwait's Ayed delivers a free kick from the right wing, but striker Ayed fails to convert from close range.
14' WHAT A CHANCE!! Eslam Issa sends a brilliant cross from the left wing into the box, but Ragab Nabil's header goes over the bar.
9' Kuwait's Nasser strikes from the edge of the box, but the ball hits the left post.
5' Egypt start the game with early pressure.
2' Egypt's winger Ghanam Mohamed sends a powerful strike from outside the area, but it is blocked by Kuwait's goalkeeper
0' Match is underway.
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16:20 The starting lineups have arrived on the pitch as the national anthems of both countries are being played.
15:00 Egypt are using a B-team in this tournament due to AFCON 2025 preparations in Morocco later this month.
14:30 Coach Helmi Toulan confirmed only one Pyramids player, striker Marwan Hamdi, was released for the squad due to league scheduling.
14:00 Toulan said he trusts the squad to go far despite limited preparation time.
13:30 Egypt’s squad includes Mohamed Elneny, Amr El-Sulaya, Mahmoud “El-Wensh” Hamdi, Akram Tawfiq and Mohamed Sherif.
13:00 Egypt delivered strong performances in friendly games against Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Bahrain.
12:30 Egypt will face the UAE on 6 December and Jordan on 9 December in their remaining Group C matches.
12:00 Egypt won the Arab Cup in 1992 and finished fourth in the most recent edition in Qatar in 2021.
11:30 Kuwait booked their place in the group stage after defeating Mauritania.
11:00 Group C teams: Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan, UAE.
Venue: Lusail Stadium, Qatar
Referee: Espen Eskas (Norway)
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