{
  "id": 11867963,
  "title": "History, high stakes, and VAR drama: A Look back at Bafana Bafana recent rivalry with Egypt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/history-high-stakes-and-var-drama-a-look-back-at-bafana-bafana-recent",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T06:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sport/soccer/bafana/2026-10-04-history-high-stakes-and-var-drama-a-look-back-at-bafana-bafana-recent-rivalry-with-egypt/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "From Thembinkosi Lorch’s famous 2019 shock in Cairo to recent AFCON controversy, we review the last five head-to-head clashes between South Africa and the Pharaohs.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}