‘Source of pride’: Egypt backs team to topple Argentina in World Cup match
Streets lined with flags, conversations centred on one match, and hopes pinned on the team ahead of Egypt vs Argentina.
![Akram and Julia talk to their father over the phone after being banned from traveling to meet him [Mohamad Turkman/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Fayha3-1783098470.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![From prayers on the pitch to cursing the opposing team, faith and religious belief have been prominent this World Cup. [Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-1782927710.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![A Palestinian nurse carries an injured child at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, following a reported Israeli strike on a displacement camp in Al-Mawasi, on June 27, 2026. [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/afp_6a411d1a5a5c-1782652186.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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