Football
Egypt competed in the Olympic football tournament for the second time in 1924. The Egyptian side was on the winning side of one of the two major second-round upsets, beating Hungary three to nil. Their quarterfinal loss to Sweden was more in keeping with expectations.
- Round 1
- Bye
- Round 2
| May 29, 1924 |
Egypt | 3–0 | Hungary | Stade de Paris Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Luis Collina (ESP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakan 4' 58' Hegazi 40' |
Report |
- Quarterfinals
| June 1, 1924 |
Sweden | 5–0 | Egypt | Stade Pershing Attendance: 6,484 Referee: Henri Christophe (BEL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaufeldt 5' 71' Brommesson 31' 34' Rydell 49' |
Report |
- Final rank
- 5th place
Read more about this topic: Egypt At The 1924 Summer Olympics
Famous quotes containing the word football:
“Idon’t enjoy getting knocked about on a football field for other people’s amusement. I enjoy it if I’m being paid a lot for it.”
—David Storey (b. 1933)
“...I’m not money hungry.... People who are rich want to be richer, but what’s the difference? You can’t take it with you. The toys get different, that’s all. The rich guys buy a football team, the poor guys buy a football. It’s all relative.”
—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)
“In football they measure forty-yard sprints. Nobody runs forty yards in basketball. Maybe you run the ninety-four feet of the court; then you stop, not on a dime, but on Miss Liberty’s torch. In football you run over somebody’s face.”
—Donald Hall (b. 1928)