Hundreds welcome Salah's Egypt home after best World Cup run

Hundreds welcome Salah's Egypt home after best World Cup run reports the return of Egypt’s national football team after the country’s best-ever World Cup showing, which ended with a last-16 elimination to Argentina. On Friday, hundreds of supporters gathered outside the airport in El-Alamein to greet the players, who rode an open-top bus through the coastal city. Fans waved Egyptian flags and Palestinian flags in solidarity with Gaza, including banners referencing coach Hossam Hossan and shirts bearing captain Mohamed Salah’s name, a former Liverpool forward. Egypt secured its first-ever World Cup win, reaching the last 16 for the first time after beating Australia on penalties, then took a 2-0 lead late against Argentina before the defending champions rallied to win 3-2. Salah wrote that the celebrations mark a “new beginning” and the team is expected to meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday. The Egyptian Football Association also lodged a complaint over officiating from Tuesday’s match, while FIFA’s refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina rejected allegations the coach termed unjust.