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Nickname(s) | The Pharaohs (Egyptian Arabic: الفراعنة El Fara'ena) Mother of the World Team (Egyptian Arabic: منتخب أم الدنيا Muntakhab Umm El-Dunya) Africa's Giants (Egyptian Arabic: عمالقة أفريقيا 'Amaliqat 'Afriqiyyah) |
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Association | Egyptian Football Association |
Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
Head coach | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Highest FIFA ranking | 9 (July–September 2010, December 2010) |
Lowest FIFA ranking | 75 (March 2013) |
Elo ranking | 56 ![]() |
Highest Elo ranking | 11 (August 2010) |
Lowest Elo ranking | 62 (9 March 1986, 12 June 1997) |
First international | ![]() ![]() (Ghent, Belgium; 28 August 1920) |
Biggest win | ![]() ![]() (Jakarta, Indonesia; 15 November 1963) |
Biggest defeat | ![]() ![]() (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 |
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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 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Results and fixtures[]
Matches played in last 12 months, as well as any future scheduled matches.
Players[]
Current squad[]
Honours[]
African competitions[]
- 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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Egyptian competitions • Egyptian stadiums • Egyptian players • Egyptian clubs • Egyptian coaches |
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Egypt – 2017 Africa Cup of Nations – Runners-up |
1. El-Hadary (c) ·
2. Gabr ·
3. Elmohamady ·
4. Gaber ·
5. I. Salah ·
6. Hegazy ·
7. Fathy ·
8. Hamed ·
9. Koka ·
10. M. Salah ·
11. Kahraba ·
12. Dowidar ·
13. Abdel-Shafy ·
14. Sobhi ·
15. Hafez ·
16. Ekramy ·
17. Elneny ·
18. Mohsen ·
19. Said ·
20. Samir ·
21. Trézéguet ·
22. Warda ·
23. El-Shenawy
Manager: |
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: |
Egypt – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations – Runners-up |
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: |
Egypt – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations – Round of 16 |
1. A. El Shenawy
2. Gabr
3. Hany
4. Kamal
5. H. Fathy
6. Hegazi
7. Trézéguet
8. Ashour
9. Koka
10. Salah (c)
11. Kahraba
12. Hamdy
13. Fatouh
14. Attia
15. Ibrahim
16. M. El Shenawy
17. Elneny
18. M. Fathi
19. Mostafa
20. Hamada
21. Samy
22. Marmoush
23. Abou Gabal
24. Abdelmonem
25. Zizo
26. Sobhy
27. Lasheen
Manager: |
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