All Whites vs Egypt | Mon 22nd June | 1:00pm (NZT) | BC Place, Vancouver

Salah v Wood.

https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/egypt-squad-world-cup-2026/blt1c1cfbba8006a3ef

Predicted Egypt Starting XI for World Cup 2026 (4-3-3):
Mohamed El Shenawy; Mohamed Hany, Hossam Abdelmaguid, Ramy Rabia, Ahmed Fattouh; Marwan Attia, Hamdi Fathi, Emam Ashour; Mohamed Salah, Mostafa Mohamed, Omar Marmoush.

For context, their predicted starting XI has a few players that started in the last time we played again them two years ago:

(4-3-3)
Mohamed Abo Gabal  - Mohamed Hamdi, Mohamed Abdel-Moneim, Ramy Rabia, Mohamed Hani  - Marwan Attia, Emam Ashour, Mohamed “Afsha” Magdy - Omar Marmoush, Mostafa Mohamed, Mahmoud 'Trezeguet' Hassan.

Egypt has just announced their squad

https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/fifa-world-cup-2026/articles/hossam-hassan-s-official-egypt-squad-for-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-2026-05-21


Egypt’s official squad for the 2026 World Cup

Mohamed El Shennawy — Al Ahly (Egyptian Premier League)
Mostafa Shobeir — Al Ahly (Egyptian Premier League)
El Mahdy Soliman — Ittihad Alexandria (Egyptian Premier League)
Mohamed Alaa — Al Ittihad (Egyptian Premier League)

Mohamed Hany — Al Ahly (Egyptian Premier League)
Tarek Alaa — Zamalek (Egyptian Premier League)
Hamdi Fathi — Al Wakrah (Qatar Stars League)
Ramy Rabia — Al Ahly (Egyptian Premier League)
Yasser Ibrahim — Al Ahly (Egyptian Premier League)
Hossam Abdelmaguid — Zamalek (Egyptian Premier League)
Mohamed Abdelmonem — Nice (Ligue 1)
Ahmed Fattouh — Zamalek (Egyptian Premier League)
Karim Hafez — Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey)

Marwan Attia — Al Ahly (Egyptian Premier League)
Mohannad Lasheen — Pyramids FC (Egyptian Premier League)
Nabil Emad Dunga — Zamalek (Egyptian Premier League)
Mahmoud Saber — Pyramids FC (Egyptian Premier League)
Ahmed Sayed Zizo — Zamalek (Egyptian Premier League)
Mahmoud Trezeguet — Al Ahly (Egyptian Premier League)
Emam Ashour — Al Ahly (Egyptian Premier League)
Mostafa Ziko — ZED FC (Egyptian Premier League)
Ibrahim Adel — Pyramids FC (Egyptian Premier League)
Haitham Hassan — Real Oviedo (LaLiga Hypermotion)
Mohamed Salah — Liverpool (Premier League)

Omar Marmoush — Manchester City (Premier League)
Aktay Abdullah — Trabzonspor (Turkish Super Lig)
Hamza Abdel Karim — Barcelona Youth Team (Spain)

No real surprises 😲 

No "social architects" 😲

A winnable game 🎯 🥰

Has anyone's tickets shown up in the FIFA ticket app yet?

Mostafa Mohamed who plays in Ligue One with Nantes is a surprise exclusion.

Note the above is a 27 man preliminary squad. Presumably they cut 1 of the 4 keepers named. 

https://english.aawsat.com/sports/5275620-egypt-omit-nantes-forward-mostafa-mohamed-world-cup-squad

Egypt's WC squad is finalised.

Mohamed Abdelmonem who is at Nice, missed the 2 leeged pro/rel playoff series against Ben Old's St Etienne.
But then in between those two playoff games he played 45 mins for Egypt against Russia?? 

Soccerway says knee injury, and presumably an ACL as he hasn't actually played for Nice since April last year! 

10 players named from Al Ahly.

https://middle-east-online.com/en/salah-heads-egypt-world-cup-squad-abdel-karim-earns-call

Salah heads Egypt World Cup squad, Abdel Karim earns call-up.

CAIRO - Mohamed Salah, Liverpool's talismanic winger, will head Egypt's final squad for the 2026 World Cup in North America next month, coach Hossam Hassan said on Saturday.

The squad lineup featured few surprises, except for the inclusion of rising striker Hamza Abdel Karim. The 18-year-old is on loan from Egyptian giants Al Ahly to Barcelona Athletic, the reserve side of the La Liga champions.

Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush, who scored eight goals in 36 appearances for his club this season, is expected to lead Egypt's attack in the tournament.

Egypt will begin their World Cup campaign against Belgium on June 15 in Seattle as part of Group G, which also includes New Zealand and Iran.

The team will play their final friendly match against Brazil on June 6 in Ohio.

Egypt squad:

Goalkeepers: Mohamed El-Shenawy, Mostafa Shobeir (Al Ahly), El-Mahdi Soliman (Zamalek), Mohamed Alaa (El Gouna).

Defenders: Mohamed Abdelmonem (Nice), Mohamed Hany, Yasser Ibrahim (Al Ahly), Hossam Abdelmaguid, Ahmed Fattouh (Zamalek), Tarek Alaa (ZED), Rami Rabia (Al Ain), Hamdi Fathi (Al Wakrah), Karim Hafez (Pyramids).

Midfielders: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Marwan Attia, Ahmed Mostafa, Zizo, Mahmoud Hassan, Trezeguet, Emam Ashour (Al Ahly), Mostafa Abdel Raouf, Mohannad Lasheen (Pyramids), Haitham Hassan (Real Oviedo), Mahmoud Saber (ZED), Ibrahim Adel (Nordsjaelland), Nabil Emad (Al-Najma).

Forwards: Omar Marmoush (Manchester City), Hamza Abdel Karim (Barcelona Athletic).

Egypt beat Russia 1-0 a few days ago in Cairo. No Salah, but Marmoush started. Highlights.

Longer highlights in Ruski. They had a few good chances the Russians. Their striker getting in between the two Egyptian CBs on at least one occasion.

Egyptians play Brazil in their final warmup 7th June our time.

 

The Egyptian national team's starting 11 for the international friendly against Russia on May 29, 2026, which resulted in a 1-0 win, featured the following lineup:

Substitutes utilized: Haissem Hassan, Ibrahim Adel, Mostafa Ziko (who scored the winning goal), Rami Rabia, Nabil Emad, and Mohamed El Shenawy 

https://egyptianstreets.com/2026/05/29/egypt-beat-russia-in-final-home-friendly-before-2026-world-cup/

Egypt has not won a game in previous World Cups. Will be looking to break their duck against us. 

Have they ever played Haiti?

Only at u17, Egypt won 4-1. 😀

Brazil 1 Egypt 1 at HT.

Brazil beat Egypt 2-1.

Extended highlights