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Egypt
Group G · Pot 3

Egypt
The Pharaohs.

Return after missing Doha. All eyes on Salah in what could be his final tournament (33 years old). The Salah + Marmush (City, €70M) duo is the main attacking weapon. Coached by Hossam Hassan — a national team legend who guided Egypt to the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 semi-finals and finished 4th.

Route · Group G
Mon · 15 JUNBelgium — Egypt — · —Seattle · 12:00 Sun · 21 JUNNew Zealand — Egypt — · —Vancouver · 18:00 Fri · 26 JUNEgypt — Iran — · —Seattle · 20:00
Wed 1 JULRound of 16 · G vs ?Boston
National anthem
بلادي، بلادي، بلادي
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Full path · 7 stages

National team
calendar.

Matchday 1
15 JUN · MON · 12:00
away at Belgium
Seattle · Lumen Field
Matchday 2
21 JUN · SUN · 18:00
away at New Zealand
Vancouver · BC Place
Matchday 3
26 JUN · FRI · 20:00
vs Iran
Seattle · Lumen Field
Round of 16
28 JUN–3 JUL · FRI
if they qualify
Atlanta · Boston · Vancouver · Guadalajara and 12 more
Round of 16
4 JUL–7 JUL · TUE
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas · Kansas City · Los Angeles and 4 more
Quarterfinals
9 JUL–11 JUL · SAT
if they qualify
Atlanta · New York / NJ · San Francisco · Philadelphia
Semifinals
14 JUL–15 JUL · WED
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas
Final
19 JUL · SUN
if they qualify
New York / NJ

Group stage confirmed, playoffs — date range and potential venues. Playoff schedule to be finalized after Round of 16 draw.

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#33
FIFA Ranking
251
Odds to win
Coaching staff

Hassan —
legend at the helm.

Hossam Hassan

Hossam Hassan

Head Coach · Egypt · since February 2024

National team legend — record holder for appearances (177) and goals. Took over in February 2024. Under him Egypt finished 4th at AFCON-2025 (loss to Senegal in the semi-final, penalty shootout defeat to Nigeria for 3rd place). Experienced 4-2-3-1 with Salah as the main threat.

Africa Cup of Nations 2025 4th place National team legend (as a player) 4-2-3-1 formation
Stars

Four players
to watch.

Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah

Forward · № 10 · 33 years old

Captain, Liverpool No. 10. Champions League winner 2018/19, 4× Premier League top scorer.

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Omar Marmoush

Omar Marmoush

Forward · № 21 · 27 years old

Manchester City No. 9. Record transfer €75 million from Eintracht in January 2025.

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Mohamed El-Neny

Midfielder · № 7 · 33 years old

Al Jazira midfielder. 8 seasons at Arsenal — FA Cup winner 2016/17, 2019/20.

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Emam Ashour

Emam Ashour

Midfielder · № 18 · 28 years old

Al Ahly No. 10. CAF Champions League 2023/24 with Al Ahly.

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Squad · preliminary list

Twenty-six players
under one roof.

Preliminary Final FIFA squad list — by May 27, 2026.

Goalkeepers

1
Mohamed El-Shenawy Al-Ahly 37 years · 188 cm · €0.6M
16
Mohamed Abu Gabal Zamalek 36 years · 188 cm · €0.4M
23
Mohamed Sabhi Pyramids 31 years · 192 cm · €0.8M

Defenders

2
Ahmed Fatuh Zamalek 27 years · 175 cm · €0.9M
3
Omar Kamal Al-Ahly 28 years · 184 cm · €1.0M
4
Omar Fayouz Braga 28 years · 192 cm · €5.0M
5
Hamdi Fathi Al-Wakrah 31 years old · 180 cm · €1.5M
6
Ahmed Hegazi Al-Ittihad 35 years old · 195 cm · €1.0M
12
Aiman Ashraf Al-Ahly 34 years old · 180 cm · €0.5M
13
Mohamed Hamdi Al-Ahly 28 years old · 178 cm · €1.2M
15
Mohamed Abdelmonem Nîmes Olympique 27 years old · 191 cm · €3.0M

Midfielders

7
Mohamed El-Neny Al Jazira 33 years old · 180 cm · €1.0M
8
Mostafa Fathi Zamalek 30 years old · 175 cm · €0.7M
14
Tarek Hamed Zamalek 31 years old · 178 cm · €1.5M
17
Mohamed Madzhdi Kafsh Gothenburg 24 years old · 180 cm · €2.5M
18
Emam Ashour Al-Ahly 28 years old · 178 cm · €3.0M
19
Abdelrahman Madzhdi Zamalek 22 years old · 175 cm · €1.5M
21
Omar Marmoush Manchester City 27 years old · 183 cm · €70M

Forwards

9
Mostafa Mohamed Nantes 28 years old · 185 cm · €10M
10
Mohamed Salah Liverpool 33 years old · 175 cm · €45M
11
Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet Al-Ittihad 30 years old · 175 cm · €3.0M
22
Ahmed Sayed Zizo Al-Ahly 29 years old · 173 cm · €2.0M
24
Ibrahim Adel Pyramids 24 years old · 178 cm · €2.0M
25
Mostafa Shalabi Al-Ahly 28 years old · 178 cm · €1.0M
26
Karim Hafez Lugano 29 years old · 178 cm · €0.8M
History

Four tournaments,
not a single knockout.

Without 1/8.

4 tournaments — 1934, 1990, 2018, 2026. Best result — 2:4 loss to Hungary in debut 1934. Africa Cup of Nations — 7 times (record). Never advanced from group stage in all 4 World Cup appearances.

2018GroupUruguay 0:1, Russia 1:3, Saudi Arabia 1:2Group
1990GroupNetherlands 1:1, Ireland 0:0, England 0:1Group
19341/8Hungary 2:4, NaplesRound of 16