EGYPT
Nickname: The Pharaohs’ (or ‘Al Fira’nah’ in Arabic),
Manager: Hossam Hassan
Egypt have announced their roster for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The final squad was announced on May 29. Egypt has qualified for the FIFA World Cup four times (1934, 1990, 2018, and 2026). Their best appearance is reaching the group stage across all their tournament appearances.
Egypt was the very first African and Arab nation to ever qualify for and play in a World Cup in 1934. Across their appearances, they have played 7 matches, earning 2 draws and 5 losses. Mohamed Salah scored their first World Cup goal in 28 years during the 2018 tournament in Russia.
Goalkeepers: Mohamed El Shenawy (Al Ahly), Mostafa Shobeir (Al Ahly), El Mahdy Soliman (Zamalek), Mohamed Alaa (El Gouna)
Defenders: Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly), Tarek Alaa (Zamalek), Hamdy Fathy (Al Wakrah), Ramy Rabia (Al Ain), Yasser Ibrahim (Al Ahly), Hossam Abdelmaguid (Zamalek), Mohamed Abdelmonem (Nice), Ahmed Fatouh (Zamalek), Karim Hafez (Pyramids)
Midfielders: Marwan Attia (Al Ahly), Mohanad Lasheen (Pyramids), Nabil Emad (Al Najma), Mahmoud Saber (Zed), Ahmed Zizo (Al Ahly), Emam Ashour (Al Ahly), Mostafa Ziko (Pyramids), Mahmoud Trezeguet (Al Ahly), Ibrahim Adel (Nordsjaelland), Haissem Hassan (Real Oviedo)
Forwards: Omar Marmoush (Manchester City), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona B)
