The Egyptian goal keeper Mohamed El-Shennawy, fresh off receiving the man of the match award due to his phenomenal performance against against Uruguay, stated that he was so focused during the match he could even see the crowd in the stands.
El Shennawy stated post match that the entire Egyptian team played a perfectly executed match, further stating that the entire team did an excellent job and anyone in his position would have played the same and that the Egyptian team worked as a unit. The called the loss to Uruguay "Unfortunate" and as a result of bad luck.