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:
“In this dream that dogs me I am part
Of a silent crowd walking under a wall,
Leaving a football match, perhaps, or a pit,
All moving the same way.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
“People stress the violence. That’s the smallest part of it. Football is brutal only from a distance. In the middle of it there’s a calm, a tranquility. The players accept pain. There’s a sense of order even at the end of a running play with bodies stewn everywhere. When the systems interlock, there’s a satisfaction to the game that can’t be duplicated. There’s a harmony.”
—Don Delillo (b. 1926)
“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)