Egyptian goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir is son of 1990 World Cup player
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Egyptian goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir is the son of Ahmed Shobeir, who played in the 1990 World Cup match against Ireland, notorious for time-wasting and influencing the back-pass rule.
Egyptian goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir is the son of Ahmed Shobeir, the goalkeeper who played in the 1990 World Cup match against Ireland. That match, a 0-0 draw, became notorious for Ahmed Shobeir's repeated time-wasting, for which he was booked. The game is widely seen as influential in the introduction of the back-pass rule.
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