In a nail-biting encounter at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, Egypt secured their first-ever knockout round victory in the World Cup, edging out Australia 4-2 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in regular play. The decisive goal was scored by Hossam Abdelmaguid, with Mathew Ryan failing to save any of Egypt's four attempts following his late substitution for Patrick Beach in extra time. This victory marks Egypt's fourth appearance in the World Cup and their first with an expanded field of 48 teams. The Socceroos, who are now 0-3 in the knockout round, will be left to ponder missed opportunities as they prepare to exit the tournament. Egypt will face either defending champions Argentina or Cape Verde in the round of 16 on Tuesday in Atlanta. Mohamed Salah, the 34-year-old former Liverpool player and current captain, scored one of Egypt's penalties and expressed his joy at witnessing his teammates' happiness following the historic win. The Pharaohs took an early lead through Emam Ashour's header in the 13th minute, but Australia equalized in the 55th when Mohamed Hany scored an own-goal. This was Hany's second own-goal of the tournament, having previously done so against Belgium in the group stage. The late goalkeeper switch to Mathew Ryan saw the veteran make his 105th international appearance despite Beach's strong performance earlier in the match. Egypt had opportunities to increase their lead but missed them all, including a chance for Omar Marmoush at the start of the second half. Australia's only scoring in World Cup knockout rounds has been two own-goals, losing to Italy 1-0 in 2006 and to Argentina 2-1 four years ago in Qatar. The goal against Argentina was also an own-goal.