Egypt went down last night in a crushing 3-1 defeat at the hands of World Cup host Russia to the disappointment of mns of fans both here at home and at the stadium in St. Petersburg. After a tight first half, Egypt’s Ahmed Fathi accidentally deflected the ball into the net in the first two minutes of the second half, securing Russia’s first goal. The Russians added two more goals within 15 minutes “before Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, who had a subdued game on his return from injury, struck from a penalty.”

What went wrong? 26 year-old Salah struggled “to find space for himself, with his teammates unable or incapable to provide him with the kind of service he receives at Liverpool,” according to the Associated Press. “Too often, the passes were too long, too short, too high or intercepted by a dogged and well-organized Russian defense” (Check out how BBC Sport has rated the performance of players from each team). The newswire notes that Salah was unresponsive when folks tried to console him post-game and left the stadium without so much as a word to the press.

What does this mean for our national football team? Our World Cup dream is [redacted] over, that’s what. The team has “only the slimmest chances of staying in the tournament,” says Reuters.

You can relive the lowlights of last night’s agony here(runtime: 2:10).

The Pharaohs next play on Monday at 4:00pm CLT, taking on Saudi Arabia.

News of the game is leading coverage of Egypt in the foreign press this morning, with many news outlets expressing sympathy for Mo Salah’s disappointment (cf: the Independent). Others, including the WSJ, say that Egypt “already knows that its first World Cup since 1990 is almost certain to end with a group-stage exit.” Meanwhile, the AP took note of Senegal for “[saving] Africa from embarrassment” with its 2-1 victory against Poland yesterday.