Egypt's Mohamed Salah was surrounded by green lights before attempting a penalty shot at the conclusion of the second leg of their World Cup qualifying playoff against Senegal on Tuesday.

Salah was distracted by the laser beams fired by the Senegal supporters towards him during the game. The fact that the Liverpool striker missed the shot was most likely owing to the different green laser beams that were shining in his direction. His attempt went over the crossbar in the final seconds of the game. Senegal qualified for the World Cup as a result of their victory. After Salah's Liverpool colleague Sadio Mané converted his penalty kick, the game was over, and his side was victorious, just as they had been in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations this winter. For the first time in the country's history, they have qualified for the World Cup.
As a result of this, Egypt has been eliminated from the World Cup. Egypt had previously competed in the 2018 World Cup, with Salah playing at a reduced level of fitness after an injury sustained in the Champions League final against Real Madrid. As a result, one of the world's most productive players will be absent from the World Cup stage totally.