New Zealand vs Egypt Lineups & Formations Confirmed: Prediction for World Cup 2026 Tonight

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New Zealand vs Egypt Lineups & Formations Confirmed: Prediction for World Cup 2026 Tonight

New Zealand vs Egypt Confirmed Lineups & Formations — World Cup 2026 Tonight Group G | FanDuel

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✅ CONFIRMED LINEUPS · TONIGHT 9:00 PM ET · BC PLACE · VANCOUVER · FS1

FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group G · Matchday 2 · Official Starting XIs

New Zealand vs Egypt: Confirmed Lineups & Formations

🇳🇿 NZ 4-2-3-1: Crocombe; Payne, Surman, Boxall©, Cacace; Bell, Stamenic; McCowatt, Singh, Just; Wood · 🇪🇬 Egypt 4-2-3-1: Shobeir; Hany, Ibrahim, Fathy, Fatouh; Lasheen, Attia; Salah, Ashour, Zico; Marmoush · Both XIs unchanged · Salah +120 anytime CONFIRMED LIVE · Fatouh on yellow caution · Odds FanDuel Sportsbook.

Sunday June 21, 2026 · Confirmed XIs via Oddschecker · Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook · Must be 21+

🇳🇿

New Zealand ML

+500

Draw

+310

Over 2.5

+122

🇪🇬

Egypt ML

-175

✅ Both XIs Confirmed — Key Notes

🟢 Mohamed Salah (EGY RM) — CONFIRMED · +120 anytime FanDuel LIVE · 🟢 Omar Marmoush (EGY CF) — CONFIRMED · +180 LIVE · 🟢 Chris Wood (NZ CF) — CONFIRMED · +300 LIVE · 🟢 Elijah Just (NZ AM) — CONFIRMED · 2 goals vs Iran · 🟡 Ahmed Fatouh (EGY LB) — yellow vs Belgium (34') · one more = suspended MD3 · 🔴 Matt Garbett (NZ) — OUT (hamstring · tournament)

📊 Group G: All four teams on 1pt — six-pointer tonight 🇳🇿 MD1: 2-2 vs Iran · Just brace (6', 49') · Wood 4 shots + 2 assists 🇪🇬 MD1: 1-1 vs Belgium · Ashour goal (19') · Salah assist · Marmoush 0.63 xG

🇪🇬 Egypt — Confirmed Starting XI

Egypt · 4-2-3-1 · Hossam Hassan

4th World Cup appearance · FIFA rank 29th · BC Place, Vancouver

✅ CONFIRMED Unchanged from Belgium

MARMOUSH ⭐

CF · Man City · 0.63 xG vs BEL

+180 anytime · ✅ confirmed

SALAH ⭐

RM · Liverpool

+120 anytime · PK

ASHOUR ⭐

CAM · scored vs BEL

ZICO

LM · +205 anytime

LASHEEN

ATTIA

HANY

IBRAHIM

FATHY

FATOUH 🟡

LB · yellow vs BEL

SHOBEIR

📋 Egypt Notes — Unchanged from Belgium

✅ SAMEIdentical XI to Belgium MD1 — Hassan has no fitness concerns and no reason to change. Salah, Marmoush, Ashour, Zico all confirmed.

🟡 WATCHAhmed Fatouh (LB) — yellow card 34' vs Belgium. One more booking = suspended for MD3. May play cautiously or be subbed if under pressure.

⭐ KEYSalah (RM) — confirmed. Was subbed 76' vs Belgium (fitness management). 67 intl goals. PK taker. FOX Sports +120 anytime FanDuel — NOW LIVE.

⭐ KEYMarmoush (CF) — confirmed. 0.63 xG vs Belgium (match high), 5 shots, 0 goals. Covers: "better value than Salah." +180 anytime LIVE.

Set pieces (RotoWire): Penalties — Salah · Corners/FKs — Salah (3), Ashour (2), Zico (1) · Bench: El Shenawy (GK), Abdelmaguid, Abdelkarim, Adel, Trezeguet, Hassan, Saber, Alaa, Soliman, Rabia, Hafez, Dunga, Abdel Monem, Zizo

🇳🇿 New Zealand — Confirmed Starting XI

New Zealand · 4-2-3-1 · Darren Bazeley · All Whites

3rd World Cup · FIFA rank 85th · Never won a WC match in 7 attempts

✅ CONFIRMED Garbett OUT (tournament)

C. WOOD ⭐

CF · 45 intl goals · 4 shots vs Iran

+300 anytime · ✅ confirmed

McCOWATT

SINGH

CAM

E. JUST ⭐

LM · 2 goals vs Iran

Egypt will mark closely

BELL

STAMENIC

PAYNE

RB · 32yo · vs Salah

SURMAN

BOXALL ©

CB · captain

CACACE

CROCOMBE

📋 New Zealand Notes — Core XI Identical to Iran

✅ SAMECore XI identical to Iran MD1 — no new injuries, Bazeley sticks with the side that shocked Iran. Garbett replaced by Rogerson on bench only (not in XI anyway).

⭐ KEYElijah Just (LM) — 2 goals vs Iran (6', 49'). First NZ player ever to score twice in a WC match. Egypt will double-cover him. His pressure creates space for Wood.

⭐ KEYChris Wood (CF) — 4 shots, 2 assists, 0 goals vs Iran. Classic bounce-back scorer. 45 international goals. Set-piece aerial target. +300 anytime LIVE on FanDuel.

🎯 NOTETim Payne (RB, 32yo) — vs Salah one-on-one. "The duel most likely to shape this game" (Yahoo). Payne played in 2010 — 16 years between World Cups.

🔴 OUTMatt Garbett (CM) — hamstring, tournament ended. Bell/Stamenic double DM confirmed unchanged.

Set pieces (RotoWire): Corners/FKs — Payne, de Vries, Randall, Just, Singh, McCowatt, Stamenic, Cacace (1) · Bench: Woud (GK), Bayliss, Rogerson, Barbarouses, Randall, Bindon, Pijnaker, de Vries, T.Smith, R.Thomas, Old, Paulsen, Rufer, Elliott, Waine

📊 Head to Head & Context

H2H All Time

Egypt 2W–1D–0L

Never lost to NZ

Group G

All 4 on 1pt

Six-pointer tonight

NZ WC history

0W from 7 games

All 7 previous drew

Egypt WC record

0W from 9 tries

2nd most WC apps without a win

🇳🇿 New Zealand MD1 — 2-2 vs Iran

Just brace (6', 49') · Wood 4 shots + 2 assists · 53% possession · 8 SoT · conceded twice · first NZ player to score twice in WC history

🇪🇬 Egypt MD1 — 1-1 vs Belgium

Ashour goal (19', Salah assist) · Mohamed Hany OG (66', Lukaku pressure) · 46% possession · 3 SoT · Marmoush 0.63 xG (match high) · Salah subbed 76'

⚡ Key Tactical Matchups — Now XIs Are Confirmed

1. Salah vs Tim Payne (RB, 32) — The Match-Defining Duel

Salah confirmed at RM, Payne confirmed at RB. Yahoo: "the duel most likely to shape this game." Salah's pace, directness, and clinical left foot against Payne's experience. NZ will double-cover Salah, but every time Marmoush pulls CBs wide, Salah has a run to make in behind. This is the key defensive test for New Zealand.

2. Chris Wood vs Ibrahim/Fathy (EGY CBs) — The Physical Battle

Wood confirmed at CF, Ibrahim and Fathy confirmed as Egypt's CB pairing. Tips.gg: "The battle between Chris Wood and Egypt's central defensive pairing shapes up as the primary physical contest." Egypt's CBs haven't faced a direct aerial CF of Wood's profile. Every NZ corner is a Wood aerial target. With Garbett out, direct balls into Wood become NZ's primary attacking route.

3. Egypt DMs (Lasheen/Attia) vs Just — The Containment Battle

Just confirmed at LM — position from which he scored both Iran goals. Lasheen and Attia confirmed as Egypt's DM pivot, tasked with compressing the spaces Just exploits. Egypt will have specifically prepared to limit Just's shooting angles. If they succeed, Just's containment creates space for Stamenic to drive forward from deep.

4. Marmoush CF vs Surman/Boxall — Egypt's Direct Route

Marmoush confirmed at CF against Surman and Boxall — NZ's centre-back pairing. Marmoush had the highest xG (0.63) in the Belgium game without scoring. His direct running through the centre, combined with Salah on the right, creates the key attacking threat. RotoWire: "If Salah and Marmoush combine the way they did not against Belgium, Egypt should find a way through."

💰 FanDuel Sportsbook — All Scorer Bets Now Live

Egypt ML

-175

Over 2.5

+122

BTTS Yes

+130

Salah anytime

+120

✅ confirmed

Marmoush

+180

✅ confirmed

Wood

+300

✅ confirmed

All odds via FanDuel Sportsbook. All scorer bets now live — both XIs officially confirmed. Fatouh on yellow (card risk if under pressure). Check FanDuel live board. Must be 21+.

FanDuel Sportsbook — World Cup 2026 Group G · 9:00 PM ET Tonight

Bet New Zealand vs Egypt — BC Place Vancouver · Lineups Confirmed

Egypt ML -175 · Salah +120 ✅ · Marmoush +180 ✅ · Over 2.5 +122 · BTTS +130 · Wood +300 ✅

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Confirmed lineups via Oddschecker · Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook · Subject to change · 9:00 PM ET June 21 · Must be 21+ · Play responsibly

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