Egypt national football team

Egypt
Nickname(s)	The Pharaohs (Egyptian Arabic: الفراعنة El Fara'ena)
Association	Egyptian Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Vacant
Asst coach	Osama Nabih
Captain	Essam El-Hadary
Most caps	Ahmed Hassan (184)
Top scorer	Hossam Hassan (69)
Home Stadium	Cairo International Stadium Borg El Arab Stadium
FIFA code	EGY
FIFA ranking	45 1 (7 June 2018)
Highest FIFA ranking	9 (July–September 2010, December 2010)
Lowest FIFA ranking	75 (March 2013)
Elo ranking	56 2 (19 June 2018)
Highest Elo ranking	11 (August 2010)
Lowest Elo ranking	62 (9 March 1986, 12 June 1997)
First international	Italy 2–0 Egypt (Ghent, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
Biggest win	Egypt 15–0 Laos (Jakarta, Indonesia; 15 November 1963)
Biggest defeat	Italy 11–3 Egypt (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 10 June 1928)
World Cup appearances	3 (First in 1934)
Best result	Group stage, 1934 and 1990
Africa Cup of Nations appearances	23 (First in 1957)
Best result	Champions, 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, and 2010

The Egypt national football team (al-Muntakhab al-Miṣrīy al-Waṭanīy li-Kurat al-Qadam, literally "The Egyptian National Selection for Football"), nicknamed "The Pharaohs", represents Egypt in international association football and is governed by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), the governing body for football in Egypt. The team plays its home games at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria, and their current head coach is Héctor Cúper.

Egypt is the most successful national team in Africa, having won the Africa Cup of Nations on a record seven occasions: the inaugural edition in 1957 and on home soil in 1959, as well as the 1986 edition, Burkina Faso in 1998, 2006, Ghana in 2008 and Angola in 2010 edition. Egypt has also been as high as ninth in the FIFA World Rankings, making the team one of only three African national teams to enter the world's top ten. Despite their continental record, Egypt has so far made only two appearances in the World Cup (in 1934 and 1990), failing to win a game on both occasions. The Egypt national team was the first African and Middle Eastern team to qualify to the World Cup.

History

2018 FIFA World Cup

On 8 October 2017, Egypt qualified for the 2018 World Cup after a 2–1 win over Congo. The two goals were scored by Mohamed Salah with the second one in a dramatic last minute penalty.

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A

Egypt was placed in Group A with the hosts Russia, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia. It is notable that this World Cup will be the first in which Egypt plays against a non-European team. The first match against Uruguay was without Egypt's key player, Mohamed Salah. The lack of pace made Egypt struggled to get a single goal, and at the last minutes Uruguay's José Giménez scored a goal, which ended in a defeat for Egypt. Despite joined by Salah, Egypt was still losing in the second game against Russia. This means an elimination for the Egyptians.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
Uruguay (A)	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	9	Advance to knockout phase
Russia (A)	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	6
Saudi Arabia (E)	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4	3
Egypt (E)	3	0	0	3	2	5	−3	0

Results and fixtures

Matches played in last 12 months, as well as any future scheduled matches.

Honours

African competitions

• Africa Cup of Nations

Winners (7): 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 (Most successful team)

Runners-up (2): 1962, 2017

Third place (3): 1963, 1970, 1974

Fourth place (3): 1976, 1980, 1984

• All-Africa Games

Champions (2): 1987, 1995

Third place (1): 1973

• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

Runners-up (2): 1988, 2007

• Nile Basin Tournament

Champions (1): 2011 (Most successful team)

Arabic competitions

• Pan Arabic Games

Champions (4): 1953, 1965, 1992, 2007 (Most successful team)

Runners-up (1): 1961

• Arab Cup of Nations

Champions (1): 1992

Third Place (1): 1988

• Palestine Cup of Nations

Champions (2): 1972, 1975 (Most successful team)

Other competitions

Mediterranean Games

Champions (1): 1955

Silver Medalist (1): 1951

Bronze Medalist (1): 1983

External links

• Egyptian Football Discussion and News site
• Egyptian FA official site
• Egyptian Players
• Egyptian Soccer and Sports
• All About Egyptian Soccer
• Information on National team and club football in Egypt
• Pharaohs scaling football's pyramid.

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Egypt – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Group stage

1. El-Hadary (c) 2. Gabr 3. Elmohamady 4. Gaber 5. Morsy 6. Hegazi 7. Fathy 8. Hamed 9. Mohsen 10. Salah 11. Kahraba 12. Ashraf 13. Abdel-Shafy 14. Sobhi 15. Hamdy 16. Ekramy 17. Elneny 18. Shikabala 19. Said 20. Samir 21. Trézéguet 22. Warda 23. El Shenawy Manager:   Héctor Cúper

Egypt – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

1. El Shenawy 2. Abou Gabal 3. Sobhy 4. Gad 5. Hegazi 6. Ashraf 7. Mah. Hamdy 8. Abou El Fotouh 9. Alaa 10. Tawfik 11. Abdel Monem 12. Mo. Hamdy 13. El Neny 14. Trézéguet 15. El Said 16. El Solia 17. Sobhi 18. Fathy 19. Sayed 20. Lasheen 21. Ashour 22. Salah (c) 23. Sherif 24. Mohamed 25. Mar. Hamdy 26. Kamal 27. Marmoush 28. Adel Manager:   Carlos Queiroz

Egypt – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

1.  Manager:

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Union of Arab Football Associations

International competitions

Arab Cup · Pan Arab Games · Palestine Cup of Nations (defunct) · Arab Futsal Championship · Arab Beach Soccer Championship

Club competitions

Arab Club Championship · Arab Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) · Arab Super Cup (defunct)

National Teams

Algeria · Bahrain · Comoros · Djibouti · Egypt · Iraq · Jordan · Kuwait · Lebanon · Libya · Mauritania · Morocco · Oman · Palestine · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Somalia · Sudan · Syria · Tunisia · United Arab Emirates · Yemen

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