Why is everyone defending Egypt?

[Prime2417]

One striking trend is the broad support Egypt has received from neutral fans.

Many posts praise Egypt for pushing the defending champions to the limit and describe the team's exit as heartbreaking. Even among fans without a connection to Egypt, the performance has earned widespread respect.

[ravnda]

They played with heart and left it all on the pitch, that’s exactly the kind of grit neutral fans love to see. Nothing heartbreaking about earning that respect tbh.

[fakashi]

yeah egypt showed real heart so neutrals backing em for the fight no cap