🚨Zinedine Zidane on Ashour opening goal for Egypt against Australia at the FIFA World Cup:
🗣️ “Look at that header. Absolutely outstanding. That wasn’t just about jumping the highest—it was about desire, timing, courage, and believing you are going to score before the ball even arrives. Ashour attacked that cross with complete conviction, and that’s the mentality you need to succeed at a World Cup.
What impresses me even more is the way Egypt started the match. They weren’t waiting to see what Australia would do. They imposed themselves from the first whistle, pressed aggressively, won the physical battles, and played with confidence. That’s the attitude of a team that believes it belongs on the biggest stage.
People have spent years underestimating African football, but this tournament is proving a different story. These teams haven’t travelled thousands of miles just to make up the numbers. They’ve come here to compete with the very best, to challenge the traditional favourites, and to show the world the quality that exists across African football.
Egypt deserve this lead because they’ve earned it. If they continue playing with this level of intensity, discipline, and belief, Australia will have a very difficult night. African countries have not come here to participate—they’ve come here to make history.”