Egyptian national soccer team / world championships

Arab Republic of Egypt
Jumhūriyyat Misr al-ʿarabiyya

World Cup record goalscorer:	Abdel Rahman Fawzy and Mohamed Salah (2 each)
World Cup record players:	22 players (3 each)
Rank :	65
Balance sheet
7 World Cup games 0 wins 2 draws 5 defeats 5:12 goals
statistics
First World Cup game Egypt 2-4 Hungary Naples ( ITA ); May 27, 1934
Biggest World Cup defeats Egypt 2-4 Hungary Naples ( ITA ); May 27, 1934 Egypt 1: 3 Russia Saint Petersburg ( RUS ); 19th June 2018
successes
World Championship
Participation in the finals	3 ( first : 1934 )
Best results	Round of 16 (first round) 1934
Best placements in the countries that host the FIFA World Cup
(As of June 25, 2018 )

The article contains a detailed description of the Egyptian national soccer team at soccer world championships . Egypt, which is the record winner of the African Cup of Nations , has participated in three world championships, the first two of which were held in Italy . The third took place in Russia in 2018. So far, Egypt has not won a World Cup game.

Overview

year	Host country	Participation until ...	Last opponent	Result	Trainer	Comments and special features
1930	Uruguay	not participated
1934	Italy	Round of 16	Hungary	13.	James McCrae
1938	France	withdrawn
1950	Brazil	not participated
1954	Switzerland	not qualified				In the qualification of Italy failed
1958	Sweden	withdrawn
1962	Chile	withdrawn
1966	England	withdrawn				All 15 African teams withdrew from the qualification as FIFA only allowed the teams from Africa, Asia and Oceania one place in the final round.
1970	Mexico	not participated
1974	BR Germany	not qualified				Tunisia failed in the first round of qualification , but they also failed to qualify.
1978	Argentina	not qualified				In the qualification in the 4th round, Tunisia failed again.
1982	Spain	not qualified				In the qualification in the 3rd round, Morocco failed, but they could not qualify either.
1986	Mexico	not qualified				In the qualification in the semi-finals again failed to Morocco .
1990	Italy	Preliminary round	Netherlands , Ireland , England	20th	Mahmoud El-Gohary	After 2 draws against the Netherlands and Ireland and one defeat against England, eliminated as bottom of the group
1994	United States	not qualified				In the qualifiers in the first round of Zimbabwe failed, but that could not qualify well.
1998	France	not qualified				In the qualification in the second round, Tunisia failed again.
2002	South Korea / Japan	not qualified				Failed in the qualification in the 2nd round at Senegal .
2006	Germany	not qualified				In the qualification in the second round at the Ivory Coast failed.
2010	South Africa	not qualified				In the qualification in the 3rd round in the play-off against Algeria failed.
2014	Brazil	not qualified				In the qualification , Egypt first met Guinea , Zimbabwe and Mozambique . After the 1-0 win in Mozambique on June 16, 2013, the team qualified early for the two playoff games, in which they were eliminated by Ghana (2-1, 1: 6).
2018	Russia	Preliminary round	Uruguay , Russia , Saudi Arabia	31.	Héctor Cúper	After defeats in the first two games, the team had no chance of reaching the round of 16 before the last group game
2022	Qatar

Statistics (data including 2018: 21 World Championships; percentages are rounded)

• No participation: 3 × (14%; 1930, 1950, 1970)
• Withdrawn: 4 × (19%; 1938, 1958, 1962, 1966)
• Unqualified: 11 × (52%; 1954, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014)
• Athletic qualification: 3 × (14% or 21% of the attempts)
  • Preliminary round: 2 × (10%; 1990)
  • Round of 16: 1 × (5%; 1934)

World Cup tournaments

1930 in Uruguay

Egypt, which had played international games since 1920, took part in the Olympic Games in 1920, 1924 and 1928 and in 1924 in a 10-0 win over Lithuania had achieved the highest victory of an African against a European team to date, did not take part in the first World Cup .

1934 in Italy

At the first World Cup in Europe Egypt wanted to participate as the only African team, and had to ensure against Palestine / Eretz Israel Turkey qualify . Turkey withdrew, however, so that there were only the two games in Cairo and Jerusalem against a team made up of exclusively Jewish immigrants. In Cairo they won 7-1, in Israel 4-1. The Israel Football Association counts these two games as Israel's first games. In Italy, the Egyptian team met Hungary in the round of 16 and lost 4-2. Abdel Rahman Fawzy scored both goals for Egypt . With that, Egypt said goodbye to the World Cup for 56 years.

1938 in France

Egypt had also registered for the first World Cup in France and was supposed to play against Romania in qualifying , but withdrew, so that no team from Africa took part.

1950 in Brazil

Egypt had taken part in the 1948 Olympic Games in London, but neither did other African teams take part in the second World Cup in South America .

1954 in Switzerland

For the soccer World Cup 1954 Egypt had to play against Italy in the qualification and lost both games (1: 2 and 1: 5).

1958 in Sweden

For the soccer world championship in 1958 , Egypt, which won the first African championship in 1957, was supposed to play against Cyprus , but did not play. In the subsequent final round, Egypt, Indonesia , Israel and Sudan should compete against each other. Because of the Middle East conflict , Sudan and Egypt refused to take on Israel. Indonesia, on the other hand, only wanted to play on neutral ground, which FIFA refused. Israel was then drawn from the pool of runners-up from all other groups (Belgium and Uruguay waived) with Wales, an opponent. Wales beat the Israelis in two games and qualified for the finals for the only time to date.

1962 in Chile

For the third World Cup in South America , Egypt, which had also won the second African Cup, registered as the United Arab Republic and was supposed to play against Sudan. However, both withdrew because FIFA did not allow them to play outside of the monsoon season .

1966 in England

For the World Cup in the "motherland of football" , Egypt should play against Libya and Nigeria in the qualifying round . But since the teams from Africa, Asia and Oceania were only allowed one place in the final round, all 15 African teams withdrew.

1970 in Mexico

For the first time ever, the Africans were entitled to a direct starting place for the first World Cup in Central America, but Egypt had not registered. Morocco was able to qualify for Africa, but did not survive the preliminary round.

1974 in Germany

In qualifying for the first World Cup in Germany, Egypt, which was coached by Dettmar Cramer , met Tunisia in the first round . After a 2-1 win in Cairo , they lost 2-0 in Tunis , which meant that qualification was missed. Tunisia then eliminated in the second round against Ivory Coast , which ultimately could not qualify.

1978 in Argentina

For the fourth World Cup in South America , Egypt first had to play against Ethiopia in qualifying and won both games (3-0 and 2-1). In the second round Kenya was the opponent and after a 0-0 win in Nairobi , the second leg in Cairo was won 1-0. In the third round, Zambia was the opponent. After a 2-0 win in Cairo, a 0-0 win in Lusaka was enough to reach the final round. Here Egypt, Nigeria and Tunisia played for the finals for Africa. The round started badly for Egypt with a 4-0 draw in Lagos against Nigeria. The two home games were then won, but the decisive game in Tunis was lost 4-1, so that Tunisia could qualify for the first time.

1982 in Spain

For the qualification for the World Cup on the Iberian Peninsula , in which the Africans were granted two places for the first time, Egypt should first play against Ghana , which however withdrew. The next opponent, Libya , also withdrew. Morocco were the opponents in the third round and after a 0-1 in Morocco the goalless draw in the second leg was not enough to reach the last round. In this, however, Morocco also failed to Cameroon , which qualified for the first time.

1986 in Mexico

The qualification for the second World Cup in Mexico meant that Egypt first had to face Zimbabwe for the first time . A 1-0 win in Cairo and a 1-1 draw in the second leg in Harare was enough to advance. Against Madagascar , which was also being played for the first time, a penalty shoot-out was then necessary. Since both won their home games 1-0, this had to decide in Antananarivo about progress. The Egyptians won 4: 2. In the third round, Morocco was stronger: after a goalless draw in Cairo, the Moroccans won 2-0 in Casablanca . In the final round they were able to prevail against Libya and reach the final round for the second time. There they were the first African team to survive the preliminary round and were only eliminated in the second round against Germany .

1990 in Italy

To qualify for the second World Cup in Italy , Egypt only had to face Liberia , Malawi and Kenya in the second round . The third round was reached as group winners with only one defeat. This is Egypt deposed after a 0: 0 in Constantine against Algeria with a 1: 0 in the second leg in Cairo by and thus qualified after 56 years again for the World Cup.

In Italy, the Egyptians had to face the Netherlands , Ireland , which participated for the first time, and England . In the first game against the Netherlands a 1-1 draw was won. Against Ireland they won a point with the 0-0 win. With a 1-0 defeat against England, Egypt was eliminated from the bottom of the group and left the World Cup for 28 years.

1994 in the United States

For the qualification for the World Cup in the USA , the Egyptians were drawn into a group with Zimbabwe , Angola and Togo , which participated for the withdrawn team from Sierra Leone. Since Egypt couldn't win a game against Zimbabwe (1: 2 and 0: 0), they only finished second. Zimbabwe then failed in the second round to Cameroon.

1998 in France

The qualification for the second World Cup in France did not go much better. Egypt survived the first round with a bye without a fight, but then failed in the second round to Tunisia and could only leave Liberia and Namibia behind. In addition to the 1-0 defeat in Liberia, the decisive factor was that they did not win against Tunisia (1-0 and 0-0).

2002 in Japan and South Korea

In qualifying for the first World Cup in Asia , Egypt prevailed in the first round 2-0 and 4-2 against Mauritius , which was played for the first time. In the second round, Senegal , Morocco , Algeria and Namibia were the opponents. In the first three games against Senegal, Morocco and Namibia, which ended in a draw, Egypt lost the qualification. This was followed by victories, but a 0: 1 in Morocco and a final 1: 1 in Algeria were not enough to make it to the World Cup finals.

2006 in Germany

Egypt was also unable to qualify for the second World Cup in Germany . After a bye in the first round, Ivory Coast , to which both games were lost, and Cameroon were stronger in the second round . Only Libya, Sudan and Benin could still be relegated to the places. For the Ivory Coast this meant the first successful qualification for a World Cup finals.

2010 in South Africa

The qualification for the first World Cup in Africa also failed. The Egypt, 2,008 won for the sixth time the African Cup, sat down while in the second round against Malawi , the Democratic Republic of Congo and Djibouti through, with only the game in Malawi was lost in the third round but was then the decider against Algeria lost. This became necessary after both had scored 9: 4 goals and 13 points in a group with Zambia and Rwanda and had won against each other with the same goal difference. After the last qualifying match in Cairo on November 14th, 2009, Algerians suffered injuries from Egyptian fans, but the Egyptian press did not, or at best, reported heavily. In the Algerian press, on the other hand, there was initially talk of deaths, which were later denied by the official government side. After the playoff in Sudan, Egyptians were attacked by Algerians. The Egyptian media at times spoke of several dozen dead until these reports were corrected again. In the meantime there was great excitement, especially among the Egyptian population; Among others, Gamal Mubarak , the Egyptian general secretary of the political committee of the ruling National Democratic Party and son of the then President Husni Mubarak , spoke up .

2014 in Brazil

In qualifying for the second World Cup in Brazil, Egypt prevailed in the group stage with six wins against Guinea , Mozambique and Zimbabwe . In the subsequent playoffs, however, the team lost the first leg in Ghana 6-1. The 2-1 win in the return leg in Cairo was not enough to qualify for the World Cup finals.

2018 in Russia

In qualifying , the team only had to intervene in the second round, which took place in November 2015. Opponent was Chad , winner of the first round encounter against Sierra Leone . After losing 1-0 to Chad for the first time in Chad, three days later they won 4-0 at Borg el-ʿArab and reached the third round. In this, the Egyptians prevailed against Ghana, the Republic of Congo and Uganda. The qualification succeeded on the penultimate matchday with a 2-1 win against the Republic of the Congo. Here was Mohamed Salah brought the Egyptians in the 63rd minute lead and, after the compensation of the Congolese in the 88th minute, a penalty for Egypt in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

Shortly before the World Cup , Salah suffered a shoulder injury in a duel with Sergio Ramos in the 2018 UEFA Champions League final , which put his participation in the World Cup into question. He was still nominated, but was spared in the first group game. The Egyptians lost this with a goal a minute before the end of the season with 0: 1 against Uruguay . In the second game against Russia he was used, but was only able to correct the result in the 1: 3 against Russia by converting a penalty after 0: 3 deficit. With the two defeats, Egypt no longer had a chance to reach the round of 16. In the last game against Saudi Arabia he put his team in the lead, but the Saudis were able to turn the game around and win 2-1.

player

Ranking of the Egyptian World Cup players with the most appearances

01. Mohamed Abdel-Shafy , Magdi Abdelghani , Gamal Abdelhamid , Ahmed El-Kass , Mohamed Elneny , Ahmed Fathi , Ali Gabr , Tarek Hamed , Hossam Hassan , Ibrahim Hassan , Ahmed Hegazy , Kahraba , Marwan Mohsen , Hany Ramzy , Abdallah Said , Ahmed Shobair , Ramadan Sobhi , Trezeguet , Amr Warda , Hesham Yakan , Rabie Yassin and Ismaïl Youssef - 3 games in 1 tournament

Ranking of the Egyptian World Cup players with the most goals

01. Abdel Rahman Fawzy and Mohamed Salah - 2 goals each

02. Magdi Abdelghani - 1 goal

World Cup captains

• 1934: Mahmoud Moukhtar
• 1990: Gamal Abdelhamid (1st and 3rd game, each replaced), Rabie Yassin (2nd game)
• 2018: Ahmed Fathy (1st and 2nd game), Essam El-Hadary (3rd game)

Players banned from World Championships

So far, no Egyptian has been banned from World Cup finals.

Share of players playing abroad in the World Cup squad

When they first participated, Egypt only used players who were playing in Egypt. In 1990 there were two legionaries in the squad. After the World Cup, other national players moved abroad, e. B. the twin brothers Hossam and Ibrahim Hassan to Greece ( PAOK Thessaloniki ) and Hany Ramzy first to Switzerland ( Neuchâtel Xamax ) and later to Germany (including Werder Bremen ). In 2018 "legionaries" made up the majority in the Egyptian squad, most of which played in England.

Year (games)	Number (countries)	Players (stakes)
1934 (1)	0
1990 (3)	2 (1 in Greece, 1 in Portugal)	Magdy Tolba (2); Magdi Abdelghani (3)
2018 (3)	15 (7 in England, 1 in Finland, 1 in Greece, 4 in Saudi Arabia, 1 in Turkey, 1 in the USA)	Ahmed Elmohamady , Mohamed Elneny (3), Ali Gabr (3), Ahmed Hegazy (3), Sam Morsy (1), Mohamed Salah (2), Ramadan Sobhi (3); Abdallah Said (3); Amr Warda (3); Mohamed Abdel-Shafy (3), Essam El-Hadary (1), Kahraba (3), Shikabala , Trezeguet (3); Omar Gaber

Games

Egypt has played seven World Cup games so far, none of which have been won, five lost and two have ended in a draw.

The Egyptians met newcomers to the World Cup twice: 1934 (when they were newcomers themselves) / Hungary and 1990 / Ireland . You played against the hosts for the first time in 2018, but so far not against the defending champions or eventual tournament winners.

All World Cup games
No.	date	opponent	Result	occasion		venue	comment
1.	May 27, 1934	Hungary	2: 4	Round of 16	*	Naples ( ITA )
2.	June 12, 1990	Netherlands	1: 1	Group game	*	Palermo ( ITA )
3.	June 17, 1990	Ireland	0-0	Group game	*	Palermo ( ITA )	First international match against Ireland
4th	June 21, 1990	England	0: 1	Group game	*	Cagliari ( ITA )
5.	June 15, 2018	Uruguay	0: 1	Group game	*	Yekaterinburg ( RUS )
6th	19th June 2018	Russia	1: 3	Group game	A.	Saint Petersburg ( RUS )	First game against Russia
7th	June 25, 2018	Saudi Arabia	1: 2	Group game	*	Volgograd ( RUS )

particularities

• Ahmed Hassan , player with the most international matches (184), never took part in a World Cup.
• Most often (4 ×) Egypt failed to qualify as continental champions for the World Cup.
• By playing in the last group game on June 25, 2018, goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary became the oldest World Cup player at 45 years and 161 days.

Web links

• fifa.com: Egypt
• fifa.com: "Statistical overview: records and milestones"

References and footnotes

1. ↑ The placements from 5th place onwards were determined by FIFA without any placement games. See: All-time FIFA World Cup Ranking 1930-2014 (PDF; 200 kB)
2. ↑ fifa.com: "Matchreport Hungary - Egypt 4: 2 (2: 2)"
3. ↑ fifa.com: "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF; 325 kB), p. 14
4. ↑ fifa.com: "Netherlands - Egypt 1: 1 (0: 0)"
5. ↑ fifa.com: "Republic of Ireland - Egypt 0: 0"
6. ↑ fifa.com: "England - Egypt 1: 0 (0: 0)"
7. ↑ fifa.com: Salah ends 28 years of waiting
8. ↑ fifa.com: Stats of the Day - June 26, 2018