Congo, on the other hand, offered very little in attack throughout the first half despite seeing a lot of the ball.
Consequently, scoring chances were few and far between for either side with the first half ending goalless.
Egypt played much better in the second half and threw numbers forward in attack in search of the goal that would send them to Russia next year.
The Pharaohs thought they had found that goal in the 63rd minute when Mohamed Salah found the back of the net with a clinical finish.
Egypt looked to be cruising to victory until Arnold Bouka Moutou equalised for Congo in the 88th minute.
The drama, however, was not over with Mohamed Salah converting from the penalty spot in the 95th minute to hand Egypt a 2-1 win and a place in the World Cup next year.
Egypt (0) 2 (Mohamed Salah 63’ + 95’ pen)
Congo (0) 1 (Moutou 88’)
TEAMS
Egypt: El Hadary, Hegazy, Fathi, Abdelshafi, Rabia, Elneny, Hamed, Sobhi (Elmohamady 88’), Salah, Hassan (Gamal 78’), Gomaa (Mahmoud 56’).
Congo: Mouko, Itoua, Mayembo, Etou, Badila, N'dinga, Saint-Louis (Gandze 93’), Delarge (Bouka Moutou 71’), Oniangue, Bahamboula (Ndockyt 84’), Bifouma.
From SuperSport
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