Cairo, June 27, 2026 (AFP) - 'It was a dream': Egypt revel in historic World Cup moment

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2026-06-27

For Karim Ramadan, watching from a buzzing Cairo cafe before sunrise, the moment felt almost unreal as Egypt progressed from the group stage of a World Cup for the first time in their history on Saturday. "It was a dream," Ramadan told AFP from a cafe in Cairo's popular Shubra neighbourhood, where he arrived at 6:00 am to secure a seat among hundreds of other fans. "It's an incredible feeling we've dreamt of for years," he told AFP. Egypt already......

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