The Washington Post newspaper on Tuesday said that the Egyptian people have supported their soccer national team during the match with Congo that was held on Sunday as part of World Cup qualifiers.

In a commentary, the paper said that despite some economic difficulties they are passing through, all Egyptians squared up around their national team who won the confrontation 2/1 and qualified to the tournament that will be held in Russia next year.

After the match, all Egyptians were jubilant and took to the streets until the early hours of the morning celebrating the victory, added the paper.