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Egypt will be appearing at their fourth FIFA World Cup – a surprisingly low number given their status as an African football powerhouse, and the first nation from the continent to appear at the tournament,
Egypt have announced their squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers, with Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush leading Hossam Hassans selections.
Here's what you need to know about Egypt's national team ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Ahmed Ghandour , Saturday 22 Mar 2025 Egypt’s national team cruised to a 2-0 victory over Ethiopia on Friday in their African 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier at Stade Larbi Zaouli in Casablanca, extending their unbeaten run to five games and edging closer to securing a spot in the finals.
More significantly, he reached 18 career goal in World cup qualifying overtaking Mohamed Aboutrika’s 14 to become Egypt’s all time top scorer in the competition. Salah's also contributed the most goal involvements for Egypt in the current qualifiers tallying 7 goal & 3 assist (10 total) surpassing Trezeguet’s 6 contributions.
Egypt’s national football team has moved up in the latest FIFA world rankings released on Thursday. FIFA’s April rankings show Egypt in 32nd place globally and third in Africa. This represents a one-place improvement for Egypt compared to the previous ...
Stars Salah, Marmoush and El Shenawy among a 27-strong FIFA World Cup preliminary squad named by Egypt coach Hossam Hassan.
The final six teams earned their spots into the 2026 FIFA World Cup, completing the field of 48. The tournament begins in June, and thanks to a newly released batch of tickets, Egypt's fans can be there to support their team. Egypt will begin its World Cup ...