Egypt National Football Team: History

Egypt national football team
The Egypt national football team (Arabic: ‫)منتخب مصر لكرة القدم‬, known
colloquially as "the Pharaohs", represents Egypt in men's international football, Egypt
and is governed by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), the governing Nickname(s) ‫الفراعنة‬
body of football in Egypt. The team's historical stadium is Cairo International (The Pharaohs)
Stadium, although matches are sometimes played at Borg El Arab Stadium in
Association Egyptian Football Association
Alexandria.
Confederation CAF (Africa)
In the international stage, Egypt has so far made only three appearances in the Sub-confederation UNAF (North Africa)
World Cup (in 1934, 1990 and 2018). Egypt was the first team outside the
Americas and Europe to participate in the World Cup. They also hold the record Head coach Carlos Queiroz
for the longest gap between two appearances, and the oldest player to have ever Captain Mohamed Salah
played at the World Cup. Egypt is also the only national team that has a perfect
Most caps Ahmed Hassan (184)
winning record against Germany.[3]
Top scorer Hossam Hassan (68)
Home stadium Cairo International Stadium
Contents FIFA code EGY
History
Africa Cup of Nations
FIFA World Cup
Kits and crests
Kit suppliers
Results and fixtures
2021 First colours Second
2022 colours
Coaching staff FIFA ranking
Current staff Current 34 11 (10 February 2022)[1]
Former managers
Highest 9 (July – September 2010,
Players December 2010)
Current squad
Lowest 75 (March 2013)
Recent call-ups
First international
Records
Italy 2–1 Egypt
Individual records
(Ghent, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
Team records
Biggest win
Competitive records
FIFA World Cup United Arab Republic 15–0 Laos
Africa Cup of Nations (Jakarta, Indonesia; 15 November 1963)
FIFA Confederations Cup Biggest defeat

FIFA Arab Cup Italy 11–3 Egypt
Pan Arab Games (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 9 June 1928)

Olympic Games World Cup
All-Africa Games
Appearances 3 (first in 1934)
Palestine Cup of Nations
Best result Round of 16 (1934)
African Games
All-time results
Honours
African competitions Best result Champions (1957, 1959,
Arab competitions 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008,
2010)
Other competitions
Arab Cup
See also
Notes
Best result Champions (1992)
References
External links FIFA Confederations Cup
History Best result Group stage (1999, 2009)
The first Egyptian national football team was constituted in 1920, the first African football team
created to compete in the Summer Olympics in Belgium. The opening match of their campaign
was a loss against the Italians. Between 1958 and 1961, the country had a political unity with
Syria and went under the name of United Arab Republic, though the Egyptian team's records
are attributed to Egypt only by FIFA as it was represented by Egyptian footballers and the team
played in the Africa Cup of Nations. The Pharaohs had appeared in three FIFA World Cups and
they are the most successful team in the Africa Cup of Nations, winning the competition seven Egypt national team in 1920
times, with the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations being the most recent one.
Egypt first participated in the first Africa Cup of Nations tournament in 1957. In their first game, which was a semi-final, they faced
Sudan, winning 2–1 with goals from Raafat Attia and Ad-Diba, enabling Egypt to play in their first final. In the final, they faced Ethiopia,
in which Egypt won 4–0, with these goals being scored by Ad-Diba, thus making them champions for the first time in the Africa Cup of
Nations. The top scorer of this tournament was Ad-Diba from Egypt with five goals.[4]
In their second participation in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1959, Egypt became champions again. There were only three teams in that
tournament, being Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt itself. Egypt again was undefeated in this tournament, like in the previous tournament in
1957, defeating both Ethiopia and Sudan.[5]
Their third appearance, which was in the 1962 African Cup of Nations, hosted in Ethiopia, in which Egypt faced Uganda in the semi-
finals, there were only four teams in this tournament, by a score of 2–1. Egypt then advanced to the finals, where they faced the hosts
Ethiopia, but they lost 4–2 during extra time, thus losing their first final in the Africa Cup of Nations, along with Ethiopia becoming
champions for the first time and also being the first nation to win it other than Egypt, who were champions twice.[6]
Their fourth appearance came in 1963 in Ghana. Egypt was placed in Group B with Sudan and Nigeria, winning Nigeria with a score of
6–3, but drawing 2–2 against Sudan. Despite being undefeated in the group stage, they were ranked second, behind Sudan by goal
difference. Egypt, as runners-up in Group B, participated in the 3rd place match, playing against Ethiopia, winning Ethiopia 3–0.[7]
For the 1965 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt did qualify for the tournament, but they withdrew because of their diplomatic relationship
with Tunisia, who were hosts of the tournament.[8] Again, Egypt withdrew from the 1968 Africa Cup of Nations, against hosted in
Ethiopia.[9]
In the 1970 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted again in Sudan, Egypt were in Group B along with Ghana, Guinea, and the Democratic
Republic of the Congo, known as Congo-Kinshasa back then. In their opening match, Egypt defeated Guinea by a score of 4–1, in which
Ali Abo Greisha scored twice, Hassan El Shazly scored once, and Taha Basry also scored once during that game. Egypt's next game was
against Ghana, which ended as a 1–1 draw, with Ibrahim Sunday scoring for Ghana and Bazooka scoring for Egypt. In their third game
in this tournament, they faced Congo-Kinshasa, in which Egypt won 1–0 by a goal from Abo Greisha. Egypt ended being in first place,
thus advancing to the next round, where they faced Sudan. In the game against Sudan, Egypt lost their first game in the Africa Cup of
Nations by a scored of 2–1, with El Shazly scoring the equalizer that put Egypt to extra time, before being scored again by Sudan, thus
eliminating them from playing the final. However, in the third place match, they won Ivory Coast by a score of 3–1, making Egypt
become third place again in this tournament.[10]
For the 1972 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt failed to qualify for the first time in this tournament after being eliminated by Morocco by an
aggregate score of 5–3.[11]
However, Egypt returned for the 1974 African Cup of Nations, in which they were hosts for the first time. In the group stage, Egypt were
in Group A with Zambia, Uganda, and the Ivory Coast. Egypt was successful, defeating Uganda 2–1, Zambia with a score of 3–1, and
the Ivory Coast by a score of 2–0. They progressed to the semi-finals to play against Zaire. Egypt lost 2–3 against Zaire, so Egypt had to
face Congo for third place. Egypt won Congo by a score of 4–0.[12]
In the 1976 African Cup of Nations, in Ethiopia, they were in Group A with the hosts Ethiopia, Guinea, and Uganda. Egypt defeated
Uganda 2–1, but drew against Uganda 1–1 and Ethiopia, also 1–1. Despite this, Egypt advanced to the final round. In the final round,
Egypt lost all their games. Egypt lost to Morocco 2–1, 4–2 against Guinea, and 3–2 against Nigeria. However, they scored in these three
matches.[13] This is the first Africa Cup of Nations tournament that Egypt lost 3 consecutive games.
Egypt again failed to qualify for the 1978 African Cup of Nations in Ghana.[14]
Egypt reappeared for the 1980 African Cup of Nations in Nigeria. Egypt, Nigeria, the Ivory Coast, and Tanzania, were in Group A. They
won in their first game against the Ivory Coast 2–1, defeated Tanzania 2–1 too, but lost to the host Nigeria by a score of 1–0, scored by
Okey Isima. Egypt progressed to the next round which was the semi-finals, to face Algeria. Egypt lost this game 4–2 in penalties, after
drawing 2–2 after extra time. For the third-place match, Egypt lost to Morocco, making Egypt being in the fourth place rank.[15]
Egypt withdrew during qualifying for the 1982 Africa Cup of Nations in Libya.[16]
For the 1984 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt returned. Egypt, Cameroon, the Ivory Coast, and Togo, were drawn in Group A. Egypt won
against Cameroon 1–0, the Ivory Coast 1–2, but drew with Togo 0–0. Egypt advanced to the next round, the semi-finals, to face Nigeria.
Egypt lost to Nigeria in penalties, with the score in penalties being 7–8, after drawing 2–2. For the third place match, Egypt lost 3–1 to
Algeria.[17]
Even though Egypt were in fourth place in the previous tournament, it changed. In the 1986 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt became the
host again. In their opening game, Egypt lost to Senegal 1–0. However, Egypt went on to win their two remaining games in the group
stage, with scores of 2–0 against the Ivory Coast, and 2–0 against Mozambique. Egypt were in first place in Group A, and in the semi-
finals, Egypt won against Morocco 1–0, advancing to the final since the 1962 edition, to play against Cameroon, who had Roger Milla.
Egypt won the game 5–4 in penalties, after drawing 0–0, thus becoming champions for the third time since the tournament from 1959.[18]
In the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, Egypt were not as successful than in the 1986 edition. Egypt entered this championship
as the current title holders. They were in Group B with Cameroon, Nigeria, and Kenya. In their game against Cameroon, they lost 1–0 by
a goal from Roger Milla. However, they did not lose against Nigeria and Kenya, as Egypt drew 1–1 against Nigeria in Stade Moulay
Abdellah in Rabat, and defeated Kenya 3–0, also in Stade Moulay Abdellah, with two goals from Gamal Abdelhamid and one goal from
Ayman Younes. Despite, they were a point below from entering the next round, which was the semi-finals.[19]
In the 1990 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria, it got worse. Egypt did qualify for this tournament, and they were put in Group A, along
with Algeria, Nigeria, and the Ivory Coast. Egypt lost all their group stage games, thus making Egypt fail to obtain at least one point for
the first time in the Africa Cup of Nations. The scores the 3–1 defeat to the Ivory Coast, the 1–0 defeat to Nigeria, and the 2–0 defeat to
Algeria.[20]
In the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted in Senegal, Egypt entered by qualifying to this tournament. Egypt were placed in Group D
with Ghana and Zambia. In their game against Zambia, Egypt lost 1–0. In their game against Nigeria, they lost again by a score of 1–0
too. Egypt again failed to obtain a least a point for the second time, being consecutive, along with losing all their games in the group
stage.[20]
In the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, in Tunisia, Egypt were in Group B with Nigeria and Gabon. In their first game, against Gabon, Egypt
won 4–0 with goals from Ayman Mansour, Hamza El Gamal, in which they scored once in that game, and Bashir Abdel Samad, who
scored two. In their second game, they drew against Nigeria 0–0. Egypt were able to qualify to the next round, which were the quarter-
finals, being first place in Group B by goal difference, to face Mali. In this game, Egypt lost 0–1 to Mali in Stade El Menzah in Tunis,
thus knocking out Egypt from the tournament.[21]
In the 1996 edition, hosted in South Africa, Egypt participated in this tournament. Egypt were placed in Group A with the hosts South
Africa, Cameroon, and Angola. In their first game, Egypt faced Angola, successful winning 2–1 with both goals scored from Ahmed El
Kass. In their second game, however, Egypt lost 2–1 against Cameroon. In their third game, against South Africa, Egypt defeated South
Africa 0–1, with the goal from El Kass. Egypt qualified to the quarter-finals, as runners-up of the group, being behind the hosts. In the
quarter-finals, Egypt were to face Zambia. In this game, Egypt lost 3–1. This eliminated Egypt, with South Africa winning their first title,
and as hosts.[22]
In the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations, in Burkina Faso, Egypt qualified for this tournament. Egypt were placed in Group D, with
Mozambique, Zambia, and Morocco. In their first game, Egypt won Mozambique 2–0, with the two goals from Hossam Hassan. In the
game against Zambia, Egypt again won 4–0, with the goals being a hat trick from Hassan and one from Radwan. In their third game
however, Egypt lost against Morocco, 1–0, with the goal scored in the 90th minute from Mustapha Hadji. Despite this defeat, Egypt
qualified to the quarter-finals, as runners-up of Group D, and they were to face against the Ivory Coast. In this game, Egypt won 5–4 in
penalties, after a 0–0 draw. This made Egypt advance to the semi-finals since the 1986 tournament. In their semi-final, Egypt faced the
hosts Burkina Faso, in which Egypt defeated Burkina Faso by a score of 2–0, with the goals scored from Hassan. This made Egypt go to
the final since the 1986 tournament, the same tournament that was their last tournament as champions, to play against South Africa. In the
final, Egypt were successful, winning 2–0, with a goal from Ahmed Hassan and a goal from Tarek Mostafa. Egypt won their fourth title
since they won as hosts in the 1986 tournament.[23]
For the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt entered as the defending champions. This tournament was in Ghana and Nigeria. They were
in Group C with Senegal, Zambia, and Burkina Faso. In these three games, Egypt won the three of them. Their match against Zambia
was a 2–0 victory, a 1–0 victory over Senegal, and a 4–2 win against Burkina Faso. With these three victories, Egypt were the group
leaders and they advanced to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, they lost to Tunisia 0–1, the goal was scored by a penalty kick.
Egypt were eliminated from the tournament, in which Cameroon won their third title.[24]
In the 2002 African Cup of Nations, in Mali, Egypt qualified for this tournament. Egypt were placed in Group D with Senegal, Tunisia,
and Zambia. In their opening match, Egypt lost 0–1 to Senegal. However, Egypt won their two remaining group stage games, with the
scores of 1–0 against Tunisia and 2–1 against Zambia. Egypt advanced to the quarter-finals, as runners-up, with six points, to face
Cameroon. In this game, being Cameroon vs. Egypt, in the quarter-finals, Egypt lost 1–0. This score eliminated Egypt. In this
tournament, Cameroon won their fourth title, being the second title won consecutively.[25]
Egypt qualified to the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, which was hosted in Tunisia. Egypt were placed in Group C with Algeria,
Zimbabwe, and Cameroon. Egypt won 1–2 against Zimbabwe, lost 2–1 to Algeria, and drew 0–0 against Cameroon. Egypt failed to
qualify for the quarter-finals due to that Algeria scored a goal more than Egypt, after leveling on points and goal difference. Tunisia, the
hosts won their first title, beating Morocco in the final.[26]
The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was hosted in Egypt, making Egypt automatically qualified. They
were in Group A with Libya, Morocco, and the Ivory Coast. In the opening match, Egypt defeated
Libya 3–0. In the second game, Egypt drew 0–0 against Morocco. However, in the third game, El Hadary
Egypt won 3–1 against the Ivory Coast, thus making Egypt as the group leader and advancing to the Said
Gomaa El Sakka
next round, the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals phase, Egypt faced DR Congo, in which Egypt
won 4–1, thus making Egypt advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Egypt faced Senegal. In
this game, Egypt won Senegal 2–1, thus making Egypt qualify for the final to face the Ivory Coast,
after playing against each other in the group stage. In the final match, Egypt drew 0–0 with the Ivory Barakat Abdel Wahab
Coast, sending them to extra time, and still, the score remained 0–0. After extra time, the game was
taking to the penalty shoot-out phase. In the penalty shoot-out phase, Egypt were victorious, Hassan Shawky
winning 4–2 against the Ivory Coast, and claiming their fifth title, being the third title won as hosts, Abou Trika
the last time Egypt won the tournament before this was in 1998.[27]
In the 2008 African Nations Cup in Ghana, Egypt qualified for this tournament. In this tournament,
Moteab Zaki
Egypt were placed in Group C with Cameroon, Zambia, and Sudan. Egypt beat Cameroon 4–2,
won against Sudan by a score of 3–0, but drew 1–1 against Zambia. Egypt entered the quarter-finals
as the group leader. In the quarter-final, Egypt faced and beat Angola 2–1. Then, Egypt advanced to
the semi-finals to face the Ivory Coast. The last time they faced each other was in the 2006 final, in
which Egypt won the game, claiming their fifth title. In the semi-finals, Egypt were victorious, Egypt starting line-up against Ivory Coast
at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Final, a
beating Ivory Coast 1–4. Egypt advanced to the finals to face the Cameroonians. In this game, Egypt match they won 4–2 on penalties after a
won 0–1 thanks to a goal from Mohamed Aboutrika, helping Egypt win their sixth title.[28] This also goalless draw.
marked Egypt winning two consecutive Africa Cup of Nations.
In the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, in Angola, Egypt qualified for the tournament. Egypt were in Group C with Nigeria, Benin, and
Mozambique. Egypt won their three group stage games, thus advancing to the quarter-finals, to face Cameroon. In this match, Egypt won
3–1 after extra time, thus eliminating the Cameroonian team. In the semi-finals, they faced Algeria, in which Egypt won 4–0, making
Egypt go to the final for the third consecutive time. In the final, Egypt faced Ghana. In this game, Egypt won 1–0 against Ghana, with the
goal scorer being Gedo. This led Egypt to their seventh title, win their third consecutive cup, become the first nation to win three
consecutive Africa Cup of Nations titles, becoming the most successful team in this tournament.[29]
However, for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, even though Egypt were the defending champions, they
failed to qualify. After the Port Said Stadium riot which caused the deaths of 74 people, the Egyptian government shut down the domestic
league for two years, which affected the Egyptian national team,[30] resulting in their failure to qualify for the 2013 Africa Cup of
Nations. For the third consecutive time, Egypt failed to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations, this time in Equatorial Guinea in 2015.
For the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, which was hosted in Gabon, Egypt had to qualify to enter. Egypt were seeded into Group G with
Nigeria, Tanzania, and Chad. In their first game, against Tanzania, Egypt won 3–0. This made Egypt joint group leader by goal
difference with Nigeria, with both nations having won their first game.[31] On 4 June 2016, in their qualifying away match against
Tanzania, Egypt won 2–0 and managed to secure their berth in the 2017 edition of the championship. This marked Egypt's return to the
competition after 7 years having missed out on the previous 3 editions.
In Gabon, Egypt registered a 0–0 draw against Mali in their first match in Group D.[32] Successive 1–0 wins against Uganda and Ghana
saw the Pharaohs qualify to the quarter-finals as group winners.[33][34] Egypt faced Morocco at the quarter-final stage, and defeated their
North Africa rivals for the first time in 31 years to set up a semi-final clash with Burkina Faso.[35] Mohamed Salah's goal against the
Stallions was canceled out by an Aristide Bancé strike; however, veteran goalkeeper Essam El Hadary saved two spot-kicks in the
penalty shootout to earn a spot in the final for his team.[36] Egypt then faced for the third time at this stage Cameroon, hoping for history
to repeat itself for an 8th title. Egypt opened the score before the break thanks to Arsenal's midfielder Elneny. However, Cameroon
stepped up its game in the second half and Nicolas Nkoulou scored the equalizer before Vincent Aboubakar scored the second goal in the
last minutes. For the second time in its history Egypt lost an AFCON final, and for the first time lost a final to their rival Cameroon.
In the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations at the Egyptian home turf, Egypt was surprisingly knocked out by South Africa in the round of 16,
despite three wins in the group stage. The Mexican head coach Javier Aguirre was later sacked along with the whole technical and
administrative staff of the national team as well.[37]
FIFA World Cup
Egypt has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times: in 1934, in 1990 and for the 2018 editions. Egypt was the first African country
to qualify for the World Cup. The time it took Egypt to qualify for two successive tournaments (56 years between 1934 and 1990) is a
World Cup Record that is shared only with Norway (1938 and 1994).
After beating Mandatory Palestine, Egypt qualified for their first World Cup. It lost to Hungary 4–
2 in their first and only match in 1934. This still remains as their best World Cup in terms of
ranking, since they were only 16 countries and no group stage.
In 1990, Egypt qualified after beating Algeria 1–0 in the playoffs. They were drawn in Group F,
with Ireland, England and the Netherlands. Since the Egyptians favored defensive tactics, they
scored only one goal in the 1990 World Cup, scored by Magdi Abdelghani through a penalty.
This made him the first African player to score a penalty kick in the World Cup. A 1–1 draw with
European Champions; Netherlands gave the Egyptians their first point in the World Cup. They Egypt national team at the 2018
then drew again, this time goalless, with Ireland, in what is considered one of the most boring FIFA World Cup in Russia
World Cup games ever. While the Egyptians needed just another draw to progress to the next
round, they lost 1–0 to England.
On 8 October 2017, Egypt qualified for the 2018 World Cup after a 2–1 win over Congo.[38] The two goals were scored by Mohamed
Salah with the second one in a dramatic last-minute penalty.
In the 2018 World Cup, Egypt was drawn with Saudi Arabia, Uruguay and the hosts, Russia. They started their first game against
Uruguay, without their talisman Salah, who was injured in the UEFA Champions League final with Liverpool against Real Madrid.
Egypt's team built a strong defense with only a few counterattacks. The first half was a boring, goalless draw. In the second half, things
were looking good for Uruguay, who had more goal-scoring chances, however, El Shenawy made several key saves including a strong
kick from Cavani. Near the end, Uruguay had gotten a free kick near the goal. But Cavani's shot hit the post. In the 89th minute, right
when it seemed the two sides would draw, Jimenez scored a header from a free kick, ruining Egypt's dreams. Due to strong saves by
Egypt's goalkeeper, he was voted man of the match but he refused the reward due to the sponsorship by Budweiser.[39]
Against the hosts, Egypt was more optimistic due to Salah being called up as a starter. The first half was quiet strong for Egypt who had
higher possession of the ball and made several goal-scoring opportunities, but the first half was goalless. In the second half, Russia scored
when El Shenawy's punch went to Roman Zobnin, who kicked very weakly but Ahmed Fathy, who got the ball, attempted to toss the
ball outside but scored an own goal right in the corner. This led to Egypt's morale going down, with two more goals coming right after.
Mário Fernandes drove into the box before supplying a cut-back from the right for Denis Cheryshev to slot home Russia's second with
his left foot. Artem Dzyuba made it 3–0 as he took a lofted ball into the box down on his chest, taking a touch to go past Ali Gabr and
finish between El Shenawy's legs with a low shot. Salah won a penalty after he was fouled by Zobnin – although it was only given after
a consultation with the video assistant referee as the referee had initially said the offence took place outside the box. Salah scored from the
spot to become only the third Egyptian player to score at a World Cup. This was Egypt's first goal in 28 years. Egypt could have been
awarded a second penalty but it went unseen by the referee, ending the game 3–1 in favour of the Russian hosts, officially ended Egypt's
campaign with a game to spare.
Egypt's third and final match in its 2018 campaign was a Red Sea Derby against Saudi Arabia, which was also out of contention after
similarly two losses. El Hadary was the starting Goalkeeper in expense of El Shenawy, and thus became the oldest player in the world
cup with 45 years and 161 days. In the 22nd minute, Abdallah Said's pass to Salah saw a lob that would score a goal. This was the first
non-penalty goal since 1934 and the first time that Egypt had led in a world cup match (excluding Fawzi's hat-trick that was ruled offside
by the referee back in 1934.)
Five minutes before the interval Ahmed Fathy was adjudged to have deliberately handled Yasser Al-Shahrani's cross inside the area. El
Hadary produced a save to deny Fahad Al-Muwallad but his celebrations were cut short when a second penalty was awarded for Ali
Gabr's tug on Al-Muwallad's shirt. Salman Al-Faraj stepped up this time to fire past the goalkeeper and draw his side level. Egypt
substitute Kahraba fired straight at Al-Mosailem late on. Salem Al-Dawsari finished a right-footed volley past El Hadary in the closing
stages. The second penalty shot was the latest goal scored in the first half in a world cup match since 1966 at 50 minutes and 36 seconds.
The second goal, while not a record, was scored at the 95th minute to which the referee ended the match right after.
Hector Cuper, who was criticized due to his defensive strategies against Saudi Arabia, was sacked.[40] The Egyptian Football
Association was also criticized due to having its base in Chechnya, a Russian state that has no football history and is far from where
Egypt's matches were played.[41] The Egyptian media and the public heavily criticized EFA's management of the team.[42][43][44]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Uruguay 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
Advance to knockout stage
2 Russia (H) 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
4 Egypt 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: FIFA (https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/groups/index.html)

Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Kits and crests

The Egypt national football team's Home color is red, away is white and third is green.
Kit suppliers
Kit supplier Period

Adidas 1990–1995
Venecia 1995–1998
Puma 1999–2004
Adidas 2004–2006
Puma 2006–2012
Adidas 2012–2019
Puma 2019–
Results and fixtures

Matches played in last 12 months, as well as any future scheduled matches.
2021
2021 Africa Cup of 25 March Kenya 1–1 Egypt Nairobi, Kenya
Nations qualification
19:00 EAT (UTC+3) Abdallah 65' Report (htt Magdy 2' Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium
ps://www.c Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka
afonline.c (South Africa)
om/total-af
rica-cup-of
-nations/2
021/match
es/203252
3/)
2021 Africa Cup of 29 March Egypt 4–0 Comoros Cairo, Egypt
Nations qualification
18:00 CAT (UTC+2) El Neny 15' Report (htt Stadium: Cairo International
Sherif 17'
ps://www.c Stadium
afonline.c Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Salah 21', 25' om/total-af
rica-cup-of
-nations/2
021/match
es/203256
1/)
2022 FIFA World Cup 1 September Egypt 1–0 Angola Cairo, Egypt
qualification
21:00 CAT (UTC+2) Magdy 5' (pen.) Report (htt Stadium: 30 June Stadium
ps://www.fi Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
fa.com/tou
rnaments/
mens/worl
dcup/qatar
2022/quali
fiers/caf/m
atch-cente
r/4001980
07)
2022 FIFA World Cup 5 September Gabon 1–1 Egypt Franceville, Gabon
qualification
20:00 WAT (UTC+1) Allevinah 73' Report (htt Mostafa 90' Stadium: Stade de Franceville
ps://www.fi Referee: Bakary Gassama
fa.com/tou (Gambia)
rnaments/
mens/worl
dcup/qatar
2022/quali
fiers/caf/m
atch-cente
r/4001980
08)
Friendly 30 September Egypt 2–0 Liberia Alexandria, Egypt
21:00 CAT (UTC+2) Sherif 58', 67' Report (htt Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
ps://int.soc Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
cerway.co
m/matche
s/2021/09/
30/world/fr
iendlies/eg
ypt/liberia/
3669026/)
2022 FIFA World Cup 8 October Egypt 1–0 Libya Alexandria, Egypt
qualification
21:00 CAT (UTC+2) Marmoush 49' Report (htt Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
ps://www.fi Referee: Pacifique
fa.com/tou Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
rnaments/
mens/worl
dcup/qatar
2022/quali
fiers/caf/m
atch-cente
r/4002042
54)
2022 FIFA World Cup 11 October Libya 0–3 Egypt Benghazi, Libya
qualification
21:00 CAT (UTC+2) Report (htt Abou El Fotouh 40' Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium
ps://www.fi Mostafa 45+4'
Referee: Victor Gomes (South
fa.com/tou Africa)
rnaments/ Ramadan 72'
mens/worl
dcup/qatar
2022/quali
fiers/caf/m
atch-cente
r/4002042
56)
2022 FIFA World Cup 12 November Angola 2–2 Egypt Luanda, Angola
qualification
20:00 WAT (UTC+1) Costa 25' Report (htt El Neny 45+1' Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
Nzola 35' (pen.)
ps://www.fi Tawfik 59'
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala
fa.com/tou Ngambo (DR Congo)
rnaments/
mens/worl
dcup/qatar
2022/quali
fiers/caf/m
atch-cente
r/4002094
87)
2022 FIFA World Cup 16 November Egypt 2–1 Gabon Alexandria, Egypt
qualification
15:00 CAT (UTC+2) Magdy 4' (pen.) Report (htt Allevinah 54' Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Obiang 75' (o.g.)
ps://www.fi Referee: Georges Gatogato
fa.com/tou (Burundi)
rnaments/
mens/worl
dcup/qatar
2022/quali
fiers/caf/m
atch-cente
r/4002094
85)
2021 FIFA Arab Cup 1 December Egypt 1–0 Lebanon Doha, Qatar
Group D
16:00 AST (UTC+3) Magdy 71' (pen.) Report (htt Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium
ps://www.fi Attendance: 11,757
fa.com/tou Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
rnaments/
mens/arab
cup/arabc
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2021 FIFA Arab Cup 4 December Sudan 0–5 Egypt Doha, Qatar
Group D
19:00 AST (UTC+3) Report (htt Refaat 4' Stadium: Stadium 974
ps://www.fi Sayed 13' (pen.)
Attendance: 14,464
fa.com/tou Referee: Matthew Conger (New
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mens/arab Faisal 57'
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2021 FIFA Arab Cup 7 December Algeria 1–1 Egypt Al Wakrah, Qatar
Group D
22:00 AST (UTC+3) Tougai 20' Report (htt El Solia 60' (pen.) Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
fa.com/tou Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
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2021 FIFA Arab Cup 11 December Egypt 3–1 Jordan Al Wakrah, Qatar
Quarter-finals (a.e.t.)
18:00 AST (UTC+3) Mar. Hamdy 45+1' Report (htt Al Naimat 12' Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Refaat 100'
fa.com/tou Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)
Dawoud 119' rnaments/
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2021 FIFA Arab Cup 15 December Tunisia 1–0 Egypt Doha, Qatar
Semi-finals
18:00 AST (UTC+3) El Solia 90+5' (o.g.) Report (htt Stadium: Stadium 974
fa.com/tou Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
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2021 FIFA Arab Cup 18 December Egypt 0–0 Qatar Doha, Qatar
Third place play-off (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
13:00 AST (UTC+3) Report (htt Stadium: Stadium 974
fa.com/tou Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
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Penalties
Magdy Al Haydos
El Solia Khoukhi
Hegazi Hassan
Abou El Fotouh Alaaeldin
Tawfik Afif
Sherif Boudiaf
2022
2021 Africa Cup of 11 January Nigeria 1–0 Egypt Garoua, Cameroon
Nations Group D
17:00 WAT (UTC+1) Iheanacho 30' Report (htt Stadium: Roumdé Adjia Stadium
ps://www.c Referee: Bakary Gassama
afonline.c (Gambia)
om/total-af
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21/224326
8/match-r
eport)
2021 Africa Cup of 15 January Guinea-Bissau 0–1 Egypt Garoua, Cameroon
Nations Group D
20:00 WAT (UTC+1) Report (htt Salah 69' Stadium: Roumdé Adjia Stadium
ps://www.c Referee: Pacifique
afonline.c Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
om/total-af
rica-cup-of
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atches/20
21/224327
1/match-r
eport)
2021 Africa Cup of 19 January Egypt 1–0 Sudan Yaoundé, Cameroon
Nations Group D
20:00 WAT (UTC+1) Abdel Monem 35' Report (htt Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
ps://www.c Referee: Joshua Bondo
afonline.c (Botswana)
om/total-af
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21/224327
3/match-r
eport)
2021 Africa Cup of 26 January Ivory Coast 0–0 Egypt Douala, Cameroon
Nations Round of 16 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
17:00 WAT (UTC+1) Report (htt Stadium: Japoma Stadium
ps://www.c Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala
afonline.c Ngambo (DR Congo)
om/total-af
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eport)
Penalties
Pépé Zizo
I. Sangaré El Solia
Bailly Kamal
Cornet Abdelmonem
Zaha Salah
2021 Africa Cup of 30 January Egypt 2–1 Morocco Yaoundé, Cameroon
Nations Quarter-finals (a.e.t.)
16:00 WAT (UTC+1) Salah 53' Report (htt Boufal 7' (pen.) Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium
Trézéguet 100'
ps://www.c Referee: Maguette N'Diaye
afonline.c (Senegal)
om/total-af
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21/224329
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2021 Africa Cup of 3 February Cameroon 0–0 Egypt Yaoundé, Cameroon
Nations Semi-finals (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
20:00 WAT (UTC+1) Report (htt Stadium: Olembe Stadium
ps://www.c Referee: Bakary Gassama
afonline.c (Gambia)
om/total-af
rica-cup-of
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21/224329
9/match-r
eport)
Penalties
Aboubakar Zizo
Moukoudi Abdelmonem
Léa Siliki Lasheen
N'Jie
2021 Africa Cup of 6 February Senegal 0–0 Egypt Yaoundé, Cameroon
Nations Final (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
20:00 UTC+1 Report (htt Stadium: Olembe Stadium
ps://www.c Referee: Victor Gomes (South
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Penalties
Koulibaly Zizo
A. Diallo Abdelmonem
B. Sarr Hamdy
B. Dieng Lasheen
Mané
2022 FIFA World Cup 24–26 March Egypt v Senegal Egypt
qualification
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2022 FIFA World Cup 27–29 March Senegal v Egypt Senegal
qualification
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Coaching staff
Current staff
Position Name
Head coach Carlos Queiroz
Assistant coach Roger De Sá[45]
Assistant coach Diaa El-Sayed
Assistant coach Mohamed Shawky
Goalkeeping coach Essam El-Hadary
Team doctor Mohamed Abu El-Ela
Team manager Wael Gomaa
Team administrator Mohamed Salah El-Din
Technical assistant Francisco Bruto Da Costa
Video analyst Mahmoud Seleem
Former managers
1. Hussein Hegazi (1920–24) 20. Burkhard Pape (1975–77)
2. James McCrae (1934–36) 21. Dušan Nenković (1977–78)
3. Tewfik Abdullah (1940–44) 22. Taha Ismail (1978)
4. Eric Keen (1947–48) 23. Bundzsák Dezso (1979)
5. Edward Jones (1949–52) 24. Fouad Ahmed Sedki (1980)
6. National Committee1 (1953–54) 25. Abdel Monem El Hajj (1980)
7. Ljubiša Broćić (1954–55) 26. Hamada El Sharqawy (1980)
8. Mourad Fahmy (1955–57) 27. Karl-Heinz Heddergott (1982–84)
9. Mohamed El-Guindi & Hanafy Bastan (1958) 28. Saleh El Wahsh (1984)
10. Pál Titkos (1959–61) 29. Mike Smith (1985–88)
11. Mohamed El-Guindi & Hanafy Bastan (1962) 30. Mahmoud El Gohary (1988–90)
12. Fouad Ahmed Sedki (1963) 31. Dietrich Weise (1990–91)
13. Branko Horvatek (1963–64) 32. Mahmoud Saad (1992)
14. Andrija Pflander (1964–65) 33. Mahmoud El Gohary (1992)
15. Dimitri Tadić (1965) 34. Mohamed Shehta (1993)
16. Andrija Kovač (1965) 35. Mircea Rădulescu (1993–94)
17. Sándor Kapocsi (1965–67) 36. Taha Ismail (1994)
18. Saleh El Wahsh & Kamal El Sabagh (1968–70) 37. Nol de Ruiter (1994–95)
19. Dettmar Cramer (1971–74) 38. Mohsen Saleh (1995)
39. Ruud Krol (1996) 46. Hassan Shehata (2004–11)
40. Farouk Gaafar (1996–1997) 47. Bob Bradley (2011–13)
41. Mahmoud El Gohary (1997–99) 48. Shawky Gharieb (2013–14)
42. Gerard Gili (1999–00) 49. Héctor Cúper (2015–18)
43. Mahmoud El Gohary (2000–02) 50. Javier Aguirre (2018–19)
44. Mohsen Saleh (2002–04) 51. Hossam El Badry (2019–21)
45. Marco Tardelli (2004–05) 52. Carlos Queiroz (2021–present)
Note: 1 A committee of six former Egypt internationals.
Players
Current squad
The following players were selected for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[46][47]
Information correct as of 6 February 2022, after the match against Senegal.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Mohamed El Shenawy 18 December 1988 39 0 Al Ahly
16 GK Mohamed Abou Gabal 29 January 1989 7 0 Zamalek
23 GK Mohamed Sobhy 15 July 1999 1 0 Pharco
24 GK Mahmoud Gad 1 October 1998 0 0 ENPPI
2 DF Mohamed Abdel Monem 1 February 1999 9 1 Al Ahly

3 DF Omar Kamal 29 September 1993 10 0 Future
6 DF Ahmed Hegazi 25 January 1991 78 2 Al Ittihad
12 DF Ayman Ashraf 9 April 1991 29 2 Al Ahly
13 DF Ahmed Fattouh 22 March 1998 18 1 Zamalek
15 DF Mahmoud El Wensh 1 June 1995 22 2 Zamalek
20 DF Mahmoud Alaa 28 January 1991 15 0 Zamalek
25 DF Akram Tawfik 8 November 1997 9 1 Al Ahly
27 DF Marwan Dawoud 27 August 1997 2 1 ENPPI
4 MF Amr El Solia 2 April 1990 46 1 Al Ahly

5 MF Hamdy Fathy 29 September 1994 22 2 Al Ahly
7 MF Trézéguet 1 October 1994 55 8 İstanbul Başakşehir
8 MF Emam Ashour 20 February 1998 3 0 Zamalek
11 MF Ramadan Sobhi 23 January 1997 37 2 Pyramids
17 MF Mohamed Elneny 11 July 1992 90 8 Arsenal
18 MF Mohanad Lasheen 29 May 1996 7 0 Tala'ea El Gaish
19 MF Abdallah El Said 13 July 1985 58 6 Pyramids
21 MF Zizo 10 January 1996 20 1 Zamalek
26 MF Ibrahim Adel 23 April 2001 1 0 Pyramids
9 FW Mohamed Sherif 4 February 1996 18 5 Al Ahly

10 FW Mohamed Salah (captain) 15 June 1992 82 47 Liverpool
14 FW Mostafa Mohamed 28 November 1997 16 2 Galatasaray
22 FW Omar Marmoush 7 February 1999 9 1 VfB Stuttgart
28 FW Marwan Hamdy 15 November 1996 13 1 Smouha
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mohamed Fawzy 10 July 1993 0 0 Ismaily 2021 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
GK Mohamed Bassam 25 December 1990 0 0 Tala'ea El Gaish 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
v. Gabon, 16 November
GK Mahmoud Genish 25 May 1987 3 0 Future
2021
GK El Hany Soliman 7 August 1984 0 0 Smouha v. Gabon, 5 September 2021
DF Mohamed Hamdy 15 March 1995 2 0 Pyramids 2021 Africa Cup of Nations INJ
DF Mohamed Hany 25 January 1996 8 0 Al Ahly 2021 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
National Bank of PRE

DF Ahmed Yassin 7 August 1997 3 0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Egypt
DF Ahmed Ramadan 23 March 1997 0 0 Smouha 2021 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Mohamed Fathallah 25 June 1993 0 0 Ghazl El Mahalla 2021 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Ahmed Fathy 10 November 1984 136 3 Pyramids 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
DF Ali Gabr 1 January 1989 29 1 Pyramids 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
DF Baher El Mohamady 1 November 1996 12 1 Ismaily 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
DF Ahmed Tawfik 1 October 1991 5 0 Pyramids 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
18 September
DF Hussein El Sayed 2 0 Pyramids 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
1991
DF Yasser Ibrahim 10 February 1993 0 0 Al Ahly 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
DF Mohamed Abdel Shafy 1 July 1985 55 1 Zamalek v. Gabon, 5 September 2021
DF Omar Gaber 30 January 1992 29 1 Pyramids v. Gabon, 5 September 2021
DF Abdallah Gomaa 10 January 1996 5 0 Zamalek v. Comoros, 29 March 2021
Ahmed Ayman Pyramids v. Comoros, 29 March 2021

DF 13 April 1994 5 0
Mansour
MF Mohamed Magdy 6 March 1996 18 5 Al Ahly 2021 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Mostafa Fathi 12 May 1994 15 0 Al-Taawoun 2021 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Nabil Emad 6 April 1996 6 0 Pyramids 2021 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Ahmed Refaat 20 June 1993 5 2 Future 2021 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Tarek Hamed 24 October 1988 50 0 Zamalek 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
MF Hussein El Shahat 6 September 1991 10 0 Al Ahly 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
MF Ahmed Samir 25 August 1994 1 0 Tala'ea El Gaish 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
v. Gabon, 16 November
MF Mohamed Metwalli 25 January 1999 0 0 Smouha
2021
14 September Future v. Comoros, 29 March 2021
MF Mohamed Farouk 3 0
1989
MF Islam Issa 1 February 1996 0 0 Pyramids v. Comoros, 29 March 2021
FW Ahmed Hassan 5 March 1993 26 5 Konyaspor 2021 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Ahmed Yasser Rayyan 24 January 1998 3 0 Altay 2021 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Hussein Faisal 4 March 1999 4 1 Smouha 2021 FIFA Arab Cup
National Bank of
FW Osama Faisal 1 January 2001 3 0 2021 FIFA Arab Cup
Egypt
FW Salah Mohsen 1 September 1998 5 1 Al Ahly 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
FW Hossam Hassan 2 September 1993 3 0 Al Ahly 2021 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
INJPlayer withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

PRE Preliminary squad / standby.
RET Retired from the national team.
SUS Player suspended from the squad for disciplinary reasons.
WD Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons.
Records
Individual records
As of 6 February 2022[48]
Players in bold are still active with Egypt.
Most appearances Top goalscorers

Rank Player Caps Goals Career Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
Ahmed Hossam
1 184 33 1995–2012
Hassan 1 Hassan[a] 68 176 0.39 1985–2006
(list)
Hossam
2 176 68 1985–2006
Hassan[a] Mohamed 2011–
2 47 82 0.57
Salah present
Essam
3 El 159 0 1996–2018 Hassan El
3 42 62 0.68 1961–1975
Hadary Shazly
Ahmed 2002– Mohamed
4 136 3
Fathy present 4 Abou 38 100 0.38 2001–2013
Trika
Ibrahim
5 131 14 1988–2002
Hassan Ahmed
5 33 184 0.18 1995–2012
Hassan Ahmed Hassan has the most
Hany
6 123 3 1988–2003 caps of any African male
Ramzy 6 Amr Zaki 30 63 0.48 2004–2013
footballer, with 184.
Wael Emad
7 114 1 2001–2013 7 28 70 0.4 2004–2015
Gomaa Moteab
Ahmed Ahmed El
112 25 1987–1997 8 25 112 0.22 1987–1997
El Kass Kass
8 Abdel Mahmoud
24 54 0.44 1974–1986
Zaher El 112 4 1997–2010 El Khatib
Sakka 9 Gamal
Rabie Abdel 24 79 0.3 1979–1993
10 109 1 1982–1991
Yassin Hamid
Team records
In 2017, Egypt set a new record of 24 consecutive Africa Cup of Nations matches played without defeat, dating back to their last
tournament appearance in 2010. During this run, Egypt also reached a record nine consecutive wins in AFCON matches after beating
Ghana in the 2010 final, while becoming the first team to win three consecutive AFCON titles. The unbeaten run came to an end on 5
February 2017, after Egypt lost 1–2 to Cameroon in the 2017 final.
No. Date Opponent Score Result
1. 3 February 2004 Cameroon 0–0 Draw
2. 20 January 2006 Libya 3–0 Win
3. 24 January 2006 Morocco 0–0 Draw
4. 28 January 2006 Ivory Coast 3–1 Win
5. 3 February 2006 DR Congo 4–1 Win
6. 7 February 2006 Senegal 2–1 Win
7. 10 February 2006 Ivory Coast 0–0 (4–2 p) Draw
8. 22 January 2008 Cameroon 4–2 Win
9. 26 January 2008 Sudan 3–0 Win
10. 30 January 2008 Zambia 1–1 Draw
11. 4 February 2008 Angola 2–1 Win
12. 7 February 2008 Ivory Coast 4–1 Win
13. 10 February 2008 Cameroon 1–0 Win
14. 12 January 2010 Nigeria 3–1 Win
15. 16 January 2010 Mozambique 2–0 Win
16. 20 January 2010 Benin 2–0 Win
17. 25 January 2010 Cameroon 3–1 Win
18. 28 January 2010 Algeria 4–0 Win
19. 31 January 2010 Ghana 1–0 Win
20. 17 January 2017 Mali 0–0 Draw
21. 21 January 2017 Uganda 1–0 Win
22. 25 January 2017 Ghana 1–0 Win
23. 29 January 2017 Morocco 1–0 Win
24. 1 February 2017 Burkina Faso 1–1 (4–3 p) Draw
Competitive records
FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Did not enter – – – – – –
1934 Round 1 13th 4 0 0 1 2 4 Squad 2 2 0 0 11 2
1938 Withdrew – – – – – –
1950 Did not enter – – – – – –
1954 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 7
1958 – – – – – –
1962 Withdrew – – – – – –
1966 – – – – – –
1970 Did not enter – – – – – –
1974 2 1 0 1 2 3
1978 10 6 2 2 15 11
Did not qualify
1982 2 0 1 1 0 1
1986 6 3 2 1 3 4
1990 Group Stage 20th 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad 8 4 3 1 7 2
1994 6 3 2 1 9 3
1998 6 3 1 2 15 5
2002 10 5 4 1 22 9
Did not qualify
2006 10 5 2 3 26 15
2010 13 9 1 3 22 7
2014 8 7 0 1 19 14
2018 Group Stage 31st 3 0 0 3 2 6 Squad 8 5 1 2 12 5
2022 6 4 2 0 10 4
To be determined
2026 To be determined
Total Group Stage 3/21 7 0 2 5 5 12 – 89 51 18 20 161 85

Africa Cup of Nations record Africa Cup of Nations qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1957 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 6 1 Squad No Qualification
1959 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 6 1 Squad No Qualification
1962 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 4 5 Squad Qualified as defending champions
1963 Semi-finals 3rd 3 2 1 0 11 5 Squad – – – – – –
1965 Withdrew after qualifying – – – – – –
1968 Withdrew 3 2 1 0 6 4
1970 Semi-finals 3rd 5 3 1 1 10 5 Squad 2 1 1 0 2 1
1974 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 0 1 13 5 Squad Qualified as hosts
1976 Semi-finals 4th 6 1 2 3 9 12 Squad 4 3 1 0 11 3
1982 Withdrew 2 2 0 0 7 3
1986 Champions 1st 5 3 1 1 5 1 Squad Qualified as hosts
1988 Group stage 6th 3 1 1 1 3 1 Squad Qualified as defending champions
1990 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 6 Squad 4 2 1 1 8 2
1994 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 1 1 4 1 Squad 6 2 2 2 6 5
1998 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 10 1 Squad 6 2 3 1 12 4
2000 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 0 1 7 3 Squad Qualified as defending champions
2006 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 12 3 Squad Qualified as hosts
2012 6 1 2 3 5 5
2015 6 2 0 4 5 6
2017 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 5 3 Squad 4 3 1 0 7 1
2019 Round of 16 10th 4 3 0 1 5 1 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 5
2021 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 3 1 4 2 Squad 6 3 3 0 10 3
2023
To be determined To be determined
2025
Total 7 Titles 25/33 107 60 20 27 168 90 113 61 29 23 207 87
FIFA Confederations Cup
Egypt appeared in two of the ten FIFA Confederations Cups contested, being eliminated in the group stage on both occasions. Egypt's
first Confederations Cup appearance was in 1999 as a result of winning the Africa Cup of Nations in 1998. The second appearance was
in 2009 as the Africa Cup of Nations winners in 2008. During the second appearance, the team achieved their first win over Italy,
defeating them 1–0 in the second match of the group stage.
FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1992
1995 Did not qualify
1997
1999 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 5 9 Squad
2001
2003 Did not qualify
2005
2009 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 4 7 Squad
2013
Did not qualify
2017
Total Group stage 2/10 6 1 2 3 9 16 –
FIFA Arab Cup
FIFA Arab Cup record

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1963
1964
Did not enter
1966
1985
1988 Semi-final 3rd 6 3 2 1 6 0 Squad
1992 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 5 3 Squad
1998 Group Stage 10th 2 1 0 1 3 5 Squad

2002 Did not enter
2012 Group Stage 7th 3 0 2 1 3 4 Squad
2021 Semi-finals 4th 6 3 2 1 10 2 Squad

Total 1 Title 5/10 21 10 7 4 27 14 –
Pan Arab Games

Pan Arab Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1953 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 22 3
1957
Did not enter
1961
1965 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 30 2
1976
1985
Did not enter
1997
1999
2007 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 10 1
2011 Did not enter

Total 3 Titles 3/10 13 12 1 0 62 6
Olympic Games
Football at the Olympic Games record
Appearances: 12 Qualified : 14
Year/Host Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Athens 1896 No football tournament
1900-1912 Did Not Participate

Antwerp 1920 First round 1 0 0 1 1 2
Paris 1924 Quarter-final 2 1 0 1 3 5 No Qualification
Amsterdam 1928 Fourth Place 4 2 0 2 12 19
Los Angeles 1932 No football tournament
Berlin 1936 First Round 1 0 0 1 1 3
London 1948 First Round 1 0 0 1 1 3 No Qualification
Helsinki 1952 First Round 2 1 0 1 6 7
Melbourne 1956 Withdrew from Finals 2 2 0 0 9 3
Roma 1960 First Round 3 0 1 2 4 11 4 3 0 1 11 5
Tokyo 1964 Fourth Place 6 2 1 3 18 16 4 3 1 0 14 6
Mexico 1968 Withdrew from Qualifiers
Munich 1972 2 1 0 1 2 3
Did Not Qualify
Montreal 1976 2 0 1 1 1 2
Moscow 1980 Withdrew from Finals 4 1 3 0 7 4
Los Angeles 1984 Quarter-final 4 1 1 2 5 5 6 3 2 1 6 3
Seoul 1988 Did Not Qualify 4 2 1 1 7 2
Barcelona 1992 First Round 3 1 0 2 5 6 6 4 2 0 11 3
Atlanta 1996 4 2 1 1 5 4
Sydney 2000 8 4 3 1 15 9
Did Not Qualify
Athens 2004 6 0 0 6 1 13
Beijing 2008 4 1 2 1 6 4
London 2012 Quarter-final 4 1 1 2 6 8 9 5 1 3 12 6
Rio de Janeiro 2016 Did Not Qualify 1 1 0 0 4 0
Tokyo 2020 Quarter-final
Total 11/25 31 9 4 18 62 85 65 31 17 17 111 67
Egypt withdrew from the 1956 Football tournament and boycotted the 1980 Olympics after qualifying for both.
All-Africa Games
All-Africa Games record
Appearances: 7
Year/Host Round Pld W D L GF GA
Brazzaville 1965 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Lagos 1973 Bronze Medal 5 3 0 2 12 12
Algiers 1978 Withdrew after Round 1 3 2 1 0 6 2
Nairobi 1987 Gold Medal 5 3 1 1 7 5
Cairo 1991 Fifth Place 4 1 1 2 5 6
Harare 1995 Gold Medal 5 4 0 1 8 3
Johannesburg 1999 Didn't qualify
Abuja 2003 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 2 6
Algiers 2007 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 4 8
Maputo 2011 Withdrew - - - - - -
Brazzaville 2015 Withdrew - - - - - -
Total 7/11 28 13 3 12 44 39
Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, the All-Africa Games was open to full senior national teams
African Games
Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.
African Games record

Appearances: 3
Year/Host Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Brazzaville 1965 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 5 8
Lagos 1973 Bronze medalists 5 3 0 2 12 12 3 2 1 0 7 4
Algiers 1978 Withdrew during tournament 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 5 0
Nairobi 1987 Winners 5 3 1 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 10 2
Total 1 title 13 8 2 3 24 18 9 7 1 1 27 14
All-time results
The following table shows Egypt's all-time international record, correct as of 15 January 2022.
Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA

Total 695 338 162 179 1130 708
Egypt - Historical results (https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/aegypten-team/21/)
Honours
African competitions
Winners: 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 (Most successful team)
Runners-up: 1962, 2017, 2021
Third place: 1963, 1970, 1974
Fourth place: 1976, 1980, 1984
All-Africa Games
Champions: 1987, 1995

Third place: 1973
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Runners-up: 1988, 2007
Arab competitions
Pan Arab Games
Champions: 1953, 1965, 1992*, 2007 (Most successful team)

Runners-up: 1961
Arab Cup
Champions: 1992*
Third Place: 1988
Champions: 1972, 1975 (Most successful team)
Note: * The 1992 edition organised as part of the Pan Arab Games, and also counted as Arab Cup.
Other competitions
Mediterranean Games
Champions: 1955
Silver Medalist: 1951
Bronze Medalist: 1983
7th November Cup
Runners-up: 1993
Nile Basin Tournament
Champions: 2011
LG Cup (association football)
Champions: 2005
See also
Egyptian Football Association
Egyptian Premier League
Egypt Cup
Egyptian Super Cup
Egypt national under-23 football team
List of football clubs in Egypt
List of Egyptian football players in foreign leagues
Notes
a. Matches against UAE and Morocco (in 1988), Kuwait (in 1989), Mali (twice in 1994) and Ghana (in 1997) are not
considered full internationals by FIFA but they are recognised by the Egyptian FA.[49]
Egypt is the only national team that won the Africa Cup Of Nations 3 times in a row, What made her own the cup indefinitely
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Contents FIFA code EGY

Africa Cup of Nations (Jakarta, Indonesia; 15 November 1963)

FIFA Confederations Cup Biggest defeat

Pan Arab Games (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 9 June 1928)

History Best result Group stage (1999, 2009)

Africa Cup of Nations

marked Egypt winning two consecutive Africa Cup of Nations.

FIFA World Cup

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification

Source: FIFA (https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/groups/index.html)

Kits and crests

Kit supplier Period

Results and fixtures

Head coach Carlos Queiroz

Assistant coach Roger De Sá[45]

Assistant coach Diaa El-Sayed

Assistant coach Mohamed Shawky

Goalkeeping coach Essam El-Hadary

Team doctor Mohamed Abu El-Ela

Team manager Wael Gomaa

Team administrator Mohamed Salah El-Din

Technical assistant Francisco Bruto Da Costa

Video analyst Mahmoud Seleem

Note: 1 A committee of six former Egypt internationals.

Information correct as of 6 February 2022, after the match against Senegal.

2 DF Mohamed Abdel Monem 1 February 1999 9 1 Al Ahly

4 MF Amr El Solia 2 April 1990 46 1 Al Ahly

9 FW Mohamed Sherif 4 February 1996 18 5 Al Ahly

National Bank of PRE

DF Mohamed Abdel Shafy 1 July 1985 55 1 Zamalek v. Gabon, 5 September 2021

DF Omar Gaber 30 January 1992 29 1 Pyramids v. Gabon, 5 September 2021

DF Abdallah Gomaa 10 January 1996 5 0 Zamalek v. Comoros, 29 March 2021

Ahmed Ayman Pyramids v. Comoros, 29 March 2021

FW Hussein Faisal 4 March 1999 4 1 Smouha 2021 FIFA Arab Cup

INJPlayer withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

Most appearances Top goalscorers

1. 3 February 2004 Cameroon 0–0 Draw

2. 20 January 2006 Libya 3–0 Win

3. 24 January 2006 Morocco 0–0 Draw

4. 28 January 2006 Ivory Coast 3–1 Win

5. 3 February 2006 DR Congo 4–1 Win

6. 7 February 2006 Senegal 2–1 Win

7. 10 February 2006 Ivory Coast 0–0 (4–2 p) Draw

8. 22 January 2008 Cameroon 4–2 Win

9. 26 January 2008 Sudan 3–0 Win

10. 30 January 2008 Zambia 1–1 Draw

11. 4 February 2008 Angola 2–1 Win

12. 7 February 2008 Ivory Coast 4–1 Win

13. 10 February 2008 Cameroon 1–0 Win

14. 12 January 2010 Nigeria 3–1 Win

15. 16 January 2010 Mozambique 2–0 Win

16. 20 January 2010 Benin 2–0 Win

17. 25 January 2010 Cameroon 3–1 Win

18. 28 January 2010 Algeria 4–0 Win

19. 31 January 2010 Ghana 1–0 Win

20. 17 January 2017 Mali 0–0 Draw

21. 21 January 2017 Uganda 1–0 Win

22. 25 January 2017 Ghana 1–0 Win

23. 29 January 2017 Morocco 1–0 Win

24. 1 February 2017 Burkina Faso 1–1 (4–3 p) Draw

FIFA World Cup

1934 Round 1 13th 4 0 0 1 2 4 Squad 2 2 0 0 11 2