NEW ZEALAND suffered a hammer blow from Mo Salah after an All Whites player was made to leave the pitch due to an awkward problem with his shorts.
Egypt had just scored an equaliser in their Group G clash with minnows New Zealand.
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Mo Salah took advantage of an awkward wardrobe malfunction to give his side an advantage Credit: Getty
The underdogs were looking to freshen up their options to prevent a second sucker punch with a substitution in the wake of the goal.
Ben Old had only just come on to replace Callum McCowatt in attack, when he felt he was fouled near the opposition box.
Nothing was given and Egypt began to counter attack, but Old was not able to keep up with play after suffering a bizarre wardrobe malfunction.
The star was taken off the pitch, leaving his side a man down, because his shorts had developed a massive hole in the front in a rather intimate spot.
Talisman Salah then used the extra space from the Kiwis being a man down to burst into the box and smash an effort into the bottom left corner to give his side a crucial advantage in the contest.
