Overview
- A VAR review for handball on Mohamed Salah led to a penalty that he converted with a Panenka just before halftime.
- Two minutes later Mohamed Hany received a second yellow card, leaving Egypt to play the second half with ten men.
- Goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shenawy preserved the lead with a late intervention that denied South Africa an equalizer.
- The victory clinched a place in the round of 16 and set up a final group match against Angola to determine first place.
- South Africa protested the penalty decision, which followed a contentious VAR review.