Is Australia out of World Cup after loss to Egypt?

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Australia's2026 World Cup tour has come to an end. The Aussies went down in an instant classic, falling 4-2 on penalty kicks to Egypt after their July 3 match was tied 1-1 after extra time.

The Aussies struggled to find their chances, scoring on an own-goal header by Egypt's Mohamed Hany in the 55th minute. That inability to find the back of the net continued into penalty kicks, as Australia missed two of four chances before Egypt sealed the win with four consecutive conversions.

Is Australia out of the 2026 World Cup?​

Yes, Australia has officially been eliminated from the 2026 World Cup after its round of 32 loss to Egypt in penalty kicks.

Australia 2026 World Cup results​

Below is a look at Australia's full slate of results from the 2026 World Cup:

• June 13 (Group D): Australia 2, Turkey 0
• June 19 (Group D): USA 2, Australia 0
• June 25 (Group D): Paraguay 0, Australia 0
• July 3 (Round of 32): Egypt 1, Australia 1 (Egypt wins 4-2 on kicks)

Teams eliminated from 2026 World Cup​

Below is a look at the teams that have exited the tournament to date.

Group stage​

• Curacao
• Czechia
• Haiti
• Iran
• Iraq
• Jordan
• New Zealand
• Panama
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Scotland
• South Korea
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan

Knockout stage​

• Algeria
• Australia
• Austria
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Congo
• Croatia
• Ecuador
• Germany
• Ivory Coast
• Japan
• Netherlands
• Senegal
• South Africa
• Sweden

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Is Australia out of World Cup after loss to Egypt?

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