Salah misses, Mane scores decider in shoot-out as Senegal beat Egypt to seal World Cup spot

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Liverpool star Sadio Mane converted the winning penalty, while club teammate Mohamed Salah missed his spot-kick, to take African champions Senegal to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the expense of Egypt.

Senegal won the second leg of the African play-off 1-0 in in Diamniadio thanks to a fourth-minute goal from Boulaye Dia as the teams finished level at 1-1 on aggregate and the game went to extra time.

The home side were denied on a number of occasion by the brilliance of Mohamed El Shenawy in the Egyptian goal forcing the game to penalties.

Stepping up under a barrage of lasers directed from the crowd, Mohamed Salah missed his penalty setting up the crowning moment for Mane.

As was the case in the Africa Cup of Nations final last month, Mane was entrusted with taking the crucial fifth Senegal kick and once again he made no mistake to give his side a 3-1 shoot-out victory.

As Senegal celebrated a second straight qualification for the World Cup, Egypt were left to lament another dramatic loss to Senegal this year.

There were no goals in the Cup of Nations final that went to extra time in Yaounde last month, leading to a shoot-out which Senegal won 4-2 with Mane converting the fifth penalty for his side.

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Dean Workman