For 40 minutes, the New Zealand men's football side might have thought Old Trafford in Manchester was their Theatre of Dreams.
Striker Chris Wood scored in the 17th minute when he nodded in simply from a Tommy Smith flick-on to give his side a 1-0 lead but Mohamed Salah stayed
onside by the narrowest of margins to meet Mohamed Aboutrika's cross at the back post just before the break.
A draw is a meritorious result for the Oly Whites but it probably means elimination at these Olympics. They still have a chance of progressing but when that chance requires beating Brazil, realism needs to kick in.
Brazil beat Belarus 3-1 today to earn their place in the quarter-finals - New Zealand went down to Belarus 1-0 in their opening match.
Neil Emblen's side played well at times this morning (NZT) and created a handful of chances but they also came under considerable pressure and relied on some good goalkeeping from Michael O'Keefe and some last-ditch defending to keep Egypt out.
It meant some good entertainment for an impressive crowd of 50,050, with chances at both ends, but wasn't really the result either side wanted.
