مبروك يا مصر .. ومبروك لكل العرب .. صعود المنتخب لكأس العالم .. ليلة عربية جميلة .. أفرحتم قلوبنا من المحيط للخليج.. كبيرة يا مصر دايماً pic.twitter.com/s4ilYFeM4f
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) October 8, 2017
On Sunday night at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria, Egyptian soccer player Mohamed Saleh – who plays for European club Liverpool – scored a triumphant 94th-minute penalty for the Egyptian national team against Congo, leading his team to a 2-1 win and securing the North African country’s spot at the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia. The victory marks the first time in 27 years that Egypt has qualified for one of the biggest sporting events in the world (the last time they made the Fifa World Cup was in 1990), so naturally, fans had a meltdown.
Celebrations took to the streets of Cairo, where an army helicopter dropped hundreds of Egyptian flags on the thousands of fans gathered at Tahrir Square. Of course, the merriment was not merely limited to the Egyptian streets – the Burj Khalifa in Dubai lit up in the colors of the Egyptian flag to show support.
As is the case with most historic events, the internet erupted with hilarious and witty tweets and memes from Egyptian football supporters. Check out some of the best reactions from Twitter below.
Burj Khalifa lights up in colours of Egypt Flag after qualifying to the World Cup 2018 in Russia😍. #Respect pic.twitter.com/khzo9G0KZI
— Hanine (@HamzehHanine) October 8, 2017
This is Cairo tonight after Egypt qualifying to World Cup after 28 years https://t.co/G6gqep8NT8
— Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) October 8, 2017
Mo Salah’s goal vs Congo is even better with titanic music 🇪🇬 pic.twitter.com/HsN1dkxcpi
— Hussein (@AlgindiHussein) October 8, 2017
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