Egypt at the FIFA World Cup

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Egypt national team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy

Egypt have qualified for the FIFA World Cup on three occasions, in 1934, 1990 and 2018. [1] [2] [3] [4] With 2 draws and 5 losses, Egypt has never won a match in the World Cup finals. In 1934 Egypt became the first Arab and African team to play in the World Cup. [5]

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When they qualified again in 1990, they became the team with the longest-ever gap between two FIFA World Cup matches: 56 years and 16 days had passed. This was surpassed in 2022 by the qualification of Wales for the first time in 64 years.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the finals.

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Egypt national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
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Egypt's fans at the FIFA World Cup in Russia

The current[ as of? ] format of the finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final. [6]

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Uruguay.svg 1930 Qualified but missed ship
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 1934 Round of 1613th100124
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1938 Withdrew
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg 1950 Did not enter
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1954 Did not qualify
Flag of Sweden.svg 1958 Withdrew
Flag of Chile.svg 1962
Flag of England.svg 1966
Flag of Mexico.svg 1970 Did not enter
Flag of Germany.svg 1974 Did not qualify
Flag of Argentina.svg 1978
Flag of Spain.svg 1982
Flag of Mexico.svg 1986
Flag of Italy.svg 1990 Group stage20th302112
Flag of the United States.svg 1994 Did not qualify
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1998
Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of Japan.svg 2002
Flag of Germany.svg 2006
Flag of South Africa.svg 2010
Flag of Brazil.svg 2014
Flag of Russia.svg 2018 Group stage31st300326
Flag of Qatar.svg 2022 Did not qualify
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2026 To be determined
TotalRound of 163/227025512

Overview of matches

No.DateTypeOpponentResult
127 May 1934First round Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 2-4
212 June 1990Group stage Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 1–1
317 June 1990Group stageFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 0-0
421 June 1990Group stageFlag of England.svg  England 0–1
515 June 2018Group stageFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0–1
619 June 2018Group stageFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 1-3
725 June 2018Group stageFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1–2

Italy 1934

First round


Hungary  Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg4–2Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt
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Egypt
GK Szabo Antal
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DF Palotas Istvan
MF Szücs György
MF Lazar Gyula
MF Szabo Gabor
MF Markos Imre
FW Vincze Jeno
FW Teleki Pal
FW Toldi Geza (c)
Manager:
Ödön Nadas
GK1 Mustafa Mansour
SW3 Abdel Hamid Ibrahim Sharly
DF4 Hassan Ahmed el-Far
DF5 Ismail Rafaat
DF2 Ali Mohamed el-Said el-Kaf
MF6 Hassan Ragab
FW7 Mohamed Latif
FW8 Abdulrahman Fawzi
FW11 Mohamed Hassan
FW9 Mahmoud Moukhtar Rafai "el-Teach" (c)
FW10 Mostafa Taha
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Italy 1990

Group stage

Group F

Group F, featured the Netherlands, England, the Republic of Ireland and Egypt. In the six group games, no team managed to score more than once in a match. England beat Egypt 1–0, thanks to a 58th-minute goal from Mark Wright – and that was enough to win the group.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of England.svg  England 312021+14
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 30302203
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 30302203
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 302112−12

The Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands finished with identical records. With both teams assured of progressing, they were split by the drawing of lots to determine second and third place. ---

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Egypt
GK1 Hans van Breukelen
DF2 Berry van Aerle
DF5 Adri van Tiggelen
DF4 Ronald Koeman
MF13 Graeme Rutjes
MF3 Frank Rijkaard
MF6 Jan Wouters
MF7 Erwin Koeman Sub off.svg 69'
FW8 Gerald Vanenburg Sub off.svg 46'
FW9 Marco van Basten
FW10 Ruud Gullit (c)
Substitutes:
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FW12 Wim Kieft Yellow card.svg 58'Sub on.svg 46'
FW14 John van't Schip
GK16 Joop Hiele
MF20 Aron Winter
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker
GK1 Ahmed Shobair
SW3 Rabie Yassin
DF4 Hany Ramzy
DF5 Hesham Yakan
MF2 Ibrahim Hassan
MF20 Ahmed El-Kass
MF7 Ismail Youssef
MF8 Magdi Abdelghani
MF13 Ahmed Ramzy Yellow card.svg 55'Sub off.svg 69'
FW9 Hossam Hassan
FW10 Gamal Abdelhamid (c)Sub off.svg 69'
Substitutes:
DF15 Saber Eid
MF16 Magdy Tolba Sub on.svg 69'
MF18 Osama Orabi
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GK21 Ayman Taher
Manager:
Mahmoud El-Gohary

Assistant referees:
Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)
Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)


Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
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Republic of Ireland
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Egypt
GK1 Packie Bonner
RB2 Chris Morris Yellow card.svg 51'
CB4 Mick McCarthy (c)
CB5 Kevin Moran
LB3 Steve Staunton
MF8 Ray Houghton
MF7 Paul McGrath
MF13 Andy Townsend
MF11 Kevin Sheedy
FW9 John Aldridge Sub off.svg 64'
FW10 Tony Cascarino Sub off.svg 84'
Substitutions:
DF12 David O'Leary
MF14 Chris Hughton
FW17 Niall Quinn Sub on.svg 84'
MF21 Alan McLoughlin Sub on.svg 64'
GK22 Gerry Peyton
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Jack Charlton
GK1 Ahmed Shobair Yellow card.svg 72'
DF2 Ibrahim Hassan
DF5 Hesham Yakan
DF4 Hany Ramzy
DF3 Rabie Yassin
MF18 Osama Orabi
MF7 Ismail Youssef
MF8 Magdi Abdelghani (c)
MF16 Magdy Tolba Sub off.svg 60'
FW20 Ahmed El-Kass Sub off.svg 76'
FW9 Hossam Hassan
Substitutions:
MF10 Gamal Abdelhamid Sub on.svg 76'
FW12 Taher Abouzeid Sub on.svg 60'
DF15 Saber Eid
FW19 Adel Abdelrahman
GK21 Ayman Taher
Manager:
Mahmoud El-Gohary

Assistant referees:
Joël Quiniou (France)
Rosario Lo Bello (Italy)


England  Flag of England.svg1–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Wright Soccerball shade.svg58' Report
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England
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Egypt
GK1 Peter Shilton (c)
LB3 Stuart Pearce
CB5 Des Walker
CB14 Mark Wright
RB12 Paul Parker
RW8 Chris Waddle Sub off.svg 86'
CM16 Steve McMahon
CM19 Paul Gascoigne
LW11 John Barnes
FW21 Steve Bull Sub off.svg 84'
FW10 Gary Lineker
Substitutes:
MF4 Neil Webb
DF6 Terry Butcher
FW9 Peter Beardsley Yellow card.svg 85'Sub on.svg 84'
GK13 Chris Woods
MF17 David Platt Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
GK1 Ahmed Shobair
SW4 Hany Ramzy
DF2 Ibrahim Hassan Yellow card.svg 47'
DF5 Hesham Yakan
DF7 Ismail Youssef
DF3 Rabie Yassin
MF20 Ahmed El-Kass Sub off.svg 77'
MF8 Magdi Abdelghani Yellow card.svg 38'
MF10 Gamal Abdelhamid (c)Sub off.svg 77'
MF13 Ahmed Ramzy
FW9 Hossam Hassan
Substitutes:
FW11 Tarek Soliman Sub on.svg 77'
DF15 Saber Eid
MF18 Osama Orabi
FW19 Adel Abdelrahman Sub on.svg 77'
GK21 Ayman Taher
Manager:
Mahmoud El-Gohary

Assistant referees:
Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)
Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)

Russia 2018

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 330050+59Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (H)320184+46
3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 31022753
4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 30032640
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg 0–1 Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
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Egypt [8]
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Uruguay [8]
GK23 Mohamed El Shenawy
RB7 Ahmed Fathy (c)
CB2 Ali Gabr
CB6 Ahmed Hegazi Yellow card.svg 90+6'
LB13 Mohamed Abdel Shafy
CM8 Tarek Hamed Sub off.svg 50'
CM17 Mohamed Elneny
RW22 Amr Warda Sub off.svg 82'
AM19 Abdallah Said
LW21 Trézéguet
CF9 Marwan Mohsen Sub off.svg 63'
Substitutions:
MF5 Sam Morsy Yellow card.svg 90+4'Sub on.svg 50'
FW11 Kahraba Sub on.svg 63'
FW14 Ramadan Sobhi Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Héctor Cúper
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GK1 Fernando Muslera
RB4 Guillermo Varela
CB2 José Giménez
CB3 Diego Godín (c)
LB22 Martín Cáceres
RM8 Nahitan Nández Sub off.svg 58'
CM15 Matías Vecino Sub off.svg 87'
CM6 Rodrigo Bentancur
LM10 Giorgian De Arrascaeta Sub off.svg 59'
CF9 Luis Suárez
CF21 Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF5 Carlos Sánchez Sub on.svg 58'
MF7 Cristian Rodríguez Sub on.svg 59'
MF14 Lucas Torreira Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match:
Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt) [9]

Assistant referees: [8]
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Milovan Ristić (Serbia)
Video assistant referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Paweł Gil (Poland)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Clément Turpin (France)

Russia vs Egypt

Russia  Flag of Russia.svg 3–1 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
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Russia [11]
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Egypt [11]
GK1 Igor Akinfeev (c)
RB2 Mário Fernandes
CB3 Ilya Kutepov
CB4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB18 Yuri Zhirkov Sub off.svg 86'
CM11 Roman Zobnin
CM8 Yury Gazinsky
RW19 Aleksandr Samedov
AM17 Aleksandr Golovin
LW6 Denis Cheryshev Sub off.svg 74'
CF22 Artem Dzyuba Sub off.svg 79'
Substitutions:
MF7 Daler Kuzyayev Sub on.svg 74'
FW10 Fyodor Smolov Yellow card.svg 84'Sub on.svg 79'
DF13 Fyodor Kudryashov Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov
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GK23 Mohamed El Shenawy
RB7 Ahmed Fathy (c)
CB2 Ali Gabr
CB6 Ahmed Hegazi
LB13 Mohamed Abdel Shafy
CM8 Tarek Hamed
CM17 Mohamed Elneny Sub off.svg 64'
RW10 Mohamed Salah
AM19 Abdallah Said
LW21 Trézéguet Yellow card.svg 57'Sub off.svg 68'
CF9 Marwan Mohsen Sub off.svg 82'
Substitutions:
FW22 Amr Warda Sub on.svg 64'
FW14 Ramadan Sobhi Sub on.svg 68'
FW11 Kahraba Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Héctor Cúper

Man of the Match:
Denis Cheryshev (Russia) [12]

Assistant referees: [11]
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Juan Zorrilla (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Reserve assistant referee:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Saudi Arabia vs Egypt

Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2–1 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
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Attendance: 36,823 [13]
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
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Egypt [14]
GK21 Yasser Al-Mosailem
RB6 Mohammed Al-Breik
CB3 Osama Hawsawi (c)
CB23 Motaz Hawsawi
LB13 Yasser Al-Shahrani
DM14 Abdullah Otayf
CM7 Salman Al-Faraj
CM16 Housain Al-Mogahwi
RW9 Hattan Bahebri Sub off.svg 65'
LW18 Salem Al-Dawsari
CF19 Fahad Al-Muwallad Sub off.svg 79'
Substitutions:
FW20 Muhannad Assiri Sub on.svg 65'
MF8 Yahya Al-Shehri Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Juan Antonio Pizzi
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GK1 Essam El Hadary (c)
RB7 Ahmed Fathy Yellow card.svg 86'
CB2 Ali Gabr Yellow card.svg 45+5'
CB6 Ahmed Hegazi
LB13 Mohamed Abdel Shafy
CM17 Mohamed Elneny
CM8 Tarek Hamed
RW10 Mohamed Salah
AM19 Abdallah Said Sub off.svg 45+7'
LW21 Trézéguet Sub off.svg 81'
CF9 Marwan Mohsen Sub off.svg 64'
Substitutions:
FW22 Amr Warda Sub on.svg 45+7'
FW14 Ramadan Sobhi Sub on.svg 64'
FW11 Kahraba Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Héctor Cúper

Man of the Match:
Mohamed Salah (Egypt) [15]

Assistant referees: [14]
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Cristian de la Cruz (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Reserve assistant referee:
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Record players

Due to the long time spans between Egypt's World Cup participations, no player was able to play more than one tournament. 22 players share the record for most World Cup appearances for Egypt: Ten players from the 1990 FIFA World Cup, among them twin brothers Hossam and Ibrahim Hassan, and twelve players from 2018. The team of 1934 was only able to play one match because of a different tournament format.

An Egyptian player with a notable record is goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary. On 25 June 2018, he became the oldest player ever to appear in a World Cup match with 45 years and 5 months. He saved a penalty in the first half of the match against Saudi Arabia, but ultimately Egypt lost 1–2.

RankPlayerMatchesWorld Cups
1 Magdi Abdelghani 31990
Gamal Abdelhamid 31990
Ahmed El-Kass 31990
Hossam Hassan 31990
Ibrahim Hassan 31990
Hany Ramzy 31990
Ahmed Shobair 31990
Hesham Yakan 31990
Rabie Yassin 31990
Ismail Youssef 31990
Mohamed Abdel Shafy 32018
Mohamed Elneny 32018
Ahmed Fathy 32018
Ali Gabr 32018
Tarek Hamed 32018
Ahmed Hegazi 32018
Kahraba 32018
Marwan Mohsen 32018
Abdallah Said 32018
Ramadan Sobhi 32018
Trézéguet 32018
Amr Warda 32018

Top goalscorers

Scoring twice at Egypt's first-ever World Cup match, their 2–4 defeat against Hungary, made Abdulrahman Fawzi the only African goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup finals for decades. It took 84 years for another Egyptian, Mohamed Salah, to equal his tally.

RankPlayerGoalsWorld Cups
1 Abdulrahman Fawzi 21934
Mohamed Salah 22018
3 Magdi Abdelghani 11990

World Cup qualifications record

FIFA World Cup qualifications record
YearStatusParticipationPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter "didn't accept FIFA's invitation"
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy 1934 Qualified to the Round of 161st2200112
Flag of France.svg 1938 Withdrew "refused to play against Romania due to financial matters"
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil 1950 Did Not Enter
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 1954 Did not qualify3rd200227
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1958 Withdrew "declined to meet Sudan in refusal to Israel Participation"
Flag of Chile.svg Chile 1962 Withdrew As United Arab Republic after as FIFA would not allow them to rearrange matches to avoid the monsoon season
Flag of England.svg England 1966 Withdrew "all African nations declined to Participate asking for African seat"
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 1970 Did Not Enter "due to Postponement of Sports activities in EGYPT after 1967 war"
Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 1974 Did not qualify7th210123
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 1978 Did not qualify8th106221512
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1982 Did not qualify9th201101
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 1986 Did not qualify10th622234
Flag of Italy.svg 1990 Qualified for the FINALS11th843172
Flag of the United States.svg United States 1994 Did not qualify12th632193
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France 1998 Did not qualify13th6312155
Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of Japan.svg South Korea/Japan 2002 Did not qualify14th10541229
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 2006 Did not qualify15th105232615
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 2010 Did not qualify16th13913227
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 2014 Did not qualify17th87011914
Flag of Russia.svg Russia 2018 Qualified for the FINALS18th8512125
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 2022 Did not qualify
Totalfinal 3/2017/208748182115684

World Cup qualifications games

FIFA World Cup URUGUAY 1930 Flag of Uruguay.svg

The Egyptian Football association declined the invitation handed to it by FIFA because of the cost of the far trip to Uruguay to participate in the FIFA World Cup URUGUAY 1930

FIFA World Cup ITALY 1934 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg

Group 12

The Palestine football team consisted of nine British footballers, six Jewish footballers and one Arab footballer. [16] FIFA states in reference to the 1930s Palestine Mandate team that the 'Palestine team' that had participated in previous competitions in the 1930s was actually the forerunner of today's Israel team and as such bears no relation to the national team of the Palestinian authority although there were no state named Israel yet . [17] However, the region currently known as Palestine is considered "one of the first Asian teams to compete in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers". [18]

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
1Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 22001125.504
2Ensign of the Palestine Mandate (1927-1948).svg  Palestine, British Mandate 20022110.180
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey withdrew
16 March 1934 Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg7–1Ensign of the Palestine Mandate (1927-1948).svg  Palestine, British Mandate Cairo, Egypt
El-Tetsh Soccerball shade.svg11', 35', 51'
Taha Soccerball shade.svg21', 79'
Latif Soccerball shade.svg43', 87'
Nudelmann Soccerball shade.svg61'Stadium: British Army Ground
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Stanley Wells (England)

11–2 on aggregate; Egypt qualified.

FIFA World Cup FRANCE 1938 Flag of France.svg

Group 4
Egypt were to play Romania in December 1937 however Egypt refused to play Romania due a Financial Problems
Another Story says Egypt refused to play Romania during the Ramadan month, Egyptian officials had argued it was "impossible" to play football during that time period. Egyptian officials went on to invite Austrian club side First Vienna FC to Egypt to participate in a friendly game against the national team during the holy month. As a result, Egypt were withdrawn from the competition by FIFA, so Romania qualified automatically. [19]

FIFA World Cup BRAZIL 1950 Flag of Brazil.svg

Egypt did not participate in this version of the FIFA World Cup for no clear reasons

FIFA World Cup Switzerland 1954 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg

Group 9

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4220072+5
2Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 02002275
13 November 1953 Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg1–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Al Ahly Stadium, Cairo
Ad-Diba Soccerball shade.svg33' Frignani Soccerball shade.svg62'
Muccinelli Soccerball shade.svg79'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Steiner (Austria)

24 January 1954 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg5–1Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt Milan Municipality Stadium, Milan
Pandolfini Soccerball shade.svg1'
Frignani Soccerball shade.svg62'
Boniperti Soccerball shade.svg65', 86'
Ricagni Soccerball shade.svg84'
El-Hamouly Soccerball shade.svg32'Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Horn (Netherlands)

EGYPT didn't qualify

FIFA World Cup SWEDEN 1958 Flag of Sweden.svg

Africa and Asia
CAF / AFC first round
Group 3

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGA
1Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt advanced
Blue Ensign of Cyprus (1922).svg  Cyprus withdrew

Cyprus withdrew, so Egypt advanced to the Second Round automatically.

CAF / AFC second round

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGA
1=Flag of Israel.svg  Israel advanced
1=Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan advanced
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt withdrew
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia withdrew

Indonesia withdrew after FIFA rejected their request to play against Israel on neutral ground. Israel advanced to the final round automatically. Egypt withdrew, so Sudan advanced to the final round automatically.

FIFA World Cup CHILE 1962 Flag of Chile.svg

CAF first round
Group 1

RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic withdrew
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan withdrew

United Arab Republic and Sudan both withdrew as FIFA refused to allow them to rearrange their games to avoid the monsoon season.[ dead link ]

FIFA World Cup ENGLAND 1966 Flag of England.svg

Africa First Round
No matches were played because of protests to the allocation of spots. The original group draws were.

Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6

Africa Second Round

The second round pairing were scheduled as following.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Group 1 WinnersAGroup 5 Winners
Group 2 WinnersBGroup 4 Winners
Group 3 WinnersCGroup 6 Winners

The winners were to advance to the final round.

FIFA World Cup MEXICO 1970 Flag of Mexico.svg

Egypt did not participate in this version of the FIFA World Cup due to the postponement of all sports activities after 1967 war

FIFA World Cup GERMANY 1974 Flag of Germany.svg

8 December 1972 CAF first round – home Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg2–1Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia Cairo, Egypt
Al-Khalil Soccerball shade.svg10'
Abderrazak Soccerball shade.svg69'
Report Chakroun Soccerball shade.svg61'Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Zlatanos (Greece)
17 December 1972 CAF first round – away Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg2–0
(3–2 agg.)
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt Tunis, Tunisia
Chakroun Soccerball shade.svg16'
Moheiddine Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Referee: Babaçan (Turkey)

Egypt out of first Round.

FIFA World Cup ARGENTINA 1978 Flag of Argentina.svg

29 October 1976 First round – home Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg3–0Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia Cairo, Egypt
Mahmoud El Khatib Soccerball shade.svg4', 19', 77'Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Menegali (Italy)
14 November 1976 First round – away Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg1–2
(1–5 agg.)
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tekalinge KassahunSoccerball shade.svg40' Mahmoud El Khatib Soccerball shade.svg12', 73'Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Wurtz (France)

Egypt advanced to the Second Round.


6 February 1977 Second round – away Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg0–0Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt Nairobi, Kenya
Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Jama (Somalia)
27 February 1977 Second round – home Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg1–0
(1–0 agg.)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Cairo, Egypt
Ali Khalil Soccerball shade.svg13'Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: El-Ghoul (Libya)

Egypt advanced to the Third Round.


15 July 1977 Third round – home Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg2–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Cairo, Egypt
Farouk Gaafar Soccerball shade.svg29'
Mohamed Abdallah "Hamama" Soccerball shade.svg49'
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)
31 July 1977 Third round – away Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg0–0
(0–2 agg.)
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt Lusaka, Zambia
Stadium: 7th April Stadium
Referee: Gordon (Scotland)

Egypt advanced to the final round.


RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 5421174+3
2Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 442027114
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3411254+1
8 October 1977 Final round
away 1
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–0Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt Lagos, Nigeria
Chukwu Soccerball shade.svg24'
Odegbami Soccerball shade.svg54',Soccerball shade.svg67'
N'Wadioha Soccerball shade.svg74'
Stadium: Surelere Stadium
Referee: Correia (Portugal)

21 October 1977 Final round
home 1
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg3–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Cairo, Egypt
Moustapha Abdou Soccerball shade.svg11', 27'
Mokhtar Ali Mokhtar Soccerball shade.svg90'
George Iwelumo Soccerball shade.svg75'Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Emmanuel Platopoulos (Greece)

25 November 1977 Final round
home 2
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg3–2Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia Cairo, Egypt
Farouk Gaafar Soccerball shade.svg25' (p.)
Moustapha AbdouSoccerball shade.svg53'
Mahmoud El Khatib Soccerball shade.svg83'
Raouf Ben AzizaSoccerball shade.svg80'
Mohammed Ali AkidSoccerball shade.svg87'
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

11 December 1977 Final round
away 2
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg4–1Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt Tunis, Tunisia
Mohammed Ali Akid Soccerball shade.svg15'
Temime LahzamiSoccerball shade.svg43'
Raouf Ben Aziza Soccerball shade.svg64'
Khemais LabidiSoccerball shade.svg75'
Ahmed Abdel Baki Soccerball shade.svg80'Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)

Egypt out of Final Round.

FIFA World Cup SPAIN 1982 Flag of Spain.svg

CAF first round Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg w/o Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Withdrew

Egypt advanced to the Second Round, Ghana withdrew.


CAF second round Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg w/o Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya
Withdrew

Egypt advanced to the Third Round, Libya withdrew.


26 April 1981 CAF third round – away Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–0Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca
Daidi Soccerball shade.svgAttendance: 80,000
Referee: Nyrenda Chayu (Zambia)
8 May 1981 CAF third round – home Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg0–0
(0–1 agg.)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Cheikh M'Baye (Senegal)

Egypt out of Third Round.

FIFA World Cup MEXICO 1986 Flag of Mexico.svg

First Round

28 August 1984 Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg1–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Cairo, Egypt
Mayhoub Soccerball shade.svg Report Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
30 September 1984 Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg1–1
(1–2 agg.)
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt Harare, Zimbabwe
Hamada Sedki Soccerball shade.svg9' (og) Report Suleiman Soccerball shade.svg34'Referee: Billy Phambala (Malawi)

Egypt advanced to the Second Round.


Second Round

5 April 1985 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–0Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Cairo, Egypt
Suleiman Soccerball shade.svg64' Report Referee: Belaid Lacarne (Algeria)

Egypt advanced to the Third Round on penalties.


Third Round

Egypt out of Third Round.

FIFA World Cup ITALY 1990 Flag of Italy.svg

Second roundGroup B

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 632162+48
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 622223−16
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 613234−15
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 613224−25
  Flag of Egypt.svg Flag of Kenya.svg Flag of Liberia.svg Flag of Malawi.svg
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg 2–0 2–0 1–0
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg 0–0 1–0 1–1
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg 1–0 0–0 1–0
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg 1–1 1–0 0–0

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–0Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Ala'a Soccerball shade.svg23'
El-Akad Soccerball shade.svg42'
Attendance: 70,000

Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg1–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Kayira Soccerball shade.svg89' Hesham Soccerball shade.svg60'


Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg1–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Debbah Soccerball shade.svg45'
Attendance: 22,000

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–0Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Hesham Soccerball shade.svg28'
Attendance: 55,000

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Hesham Soccerball shade.svg58'
I. Hossan Soccerball shade.svg62'
Attendance: 47,000

Final round

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
H. Hassan Soccerball shade.svg4'
Attendance: 100,000

Egypt won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 1990 World Cup.

FIFA World Cup USA 1994 Flag of the United States.svg

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