Although Egyptian football has a huge history, including connections with early FIFA World Cups, the world of football is yet to know the magic of the Pharaohs. As Mohamed Salah is now a global face, Egypt is rising to create a special story in world football.
While Egypt featured in the FIFA World Cup 2018, which was their first WC after 1990, they missed the 2022 edition before qualifying for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026. They are still waiting for their first FIFA World Cup win, as the world football fans are waiting for it. Here’s Egypt Squad for FIFA World Cup 2026
Note: All the records are till FIFA World Cup 2022
(Team Records)
Contents
Brief records
Hosts
Best Result
Final place in every edition
Last records
Match records (Top 3)
> Biggest winning margin
> Biggest losing margin
Egypt’s brief records in FIFA World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
3/22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: Never
Best Result: Round of 16 (1934 [first round])
Egypt’s final place in every FIFA World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1930 | Uruguay | Withdrew |
1934 | Italy | Round of 16 |
1938 | France | Withdrew |
1950 | Brazil | Did not enter |
1954 | Switzerland | Did not qualify |
1958 | Sweden | Withdrew |
1962 | Chile | Withdrew |
1966 | England | Withdrew |
1970 | Mexico | Did not enter |
1974 | West Germany | Did not qualify |
1978 | Argentina | Did not qualify |
1982 | Spain | Did not qualify |
1986 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1990 | Italy | Group Stage |
1994 | USA | Did not qualify |
1998 | France | Did not qualify |
2002 | South Korea & Japan | Did not qualify |
2006 | Germany | Did not qualify |
2010 | South Africa | Did not qualify |
2014 | Brazil | Did not qualify |
2018 | Russia | Group Stage |
2022 | Qatar | Did not qualify |
Last time in FIFA World Cup for Egypt
Last Champions: Never
Last Runners-up: Never
Last Finalists: Never
Last Third Place: Never
Last Fourth Place: Never
Last Semi-finals exit: Never
Last Quarter-finals exit: Never
Last Round of 16 exit: 1934
Last Group Stage exit: 2018
Last Failed to Qualify: 2022
Egypt’s match records in FIFA World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
– | 4-2 vs Hungary in 1934 |
– | 3-1 vs Russia in 2018 |
– | 2-1 vs Saudi Arabia in 2018 |
(Players’ Records)
Contents
Most appearances
Most goals
Most appearances for Egypt in FIFA World Cup
There are no Egypt players yet to play more than three matches in the tournament's history.
Most goals for Egypt in FIFA World Cup
Player | Goals |
Abdulrahman Fawzi | 2 |
Mohamed Salah | 2 |
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