Nickname(s) | The Pharaohs | ||
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Association | Egyptian Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
FIFA code | EGY | ||
FIFA ranking | 35 [1] | ||
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First international | |||
Egypt 6–6 Zimbabwe (Cairo, Egypt; 25 September 1996) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Egypt 18–2 South Africa (Cairo, Egypt; 21 April 2000) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 9–0 Egypt (Singapore; 28 November 2001) RFU 9–0 Egypt (Vilnius, Lithuania; 12 September 2021) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 (First in 1996 ) | ||
Best result | 6th Place (2000) | ||
African Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 6 (First in 1996 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (1996, 2000, 2004) | ||
Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2014 ) | ||
Best result | 5th place (2014) | ||
Grand Prix de Futsal | |||
Appearances | 2 (First in 2007 ) | ||
Best result | 8th place (2007) |
The Egyptian national futsal team represents Egypt during international futsal competitions. It is governed by the Egyptian Football Association and won the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations a record three times. Egypt has also represented Africa in the FIFA Futsal World Cup, with seven appearances.
On 24 April 2016, Egypt lost the 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations against Morocco after losing 3-2 in the final. [2] 4 years later, they lost for the second consecutive time after being defeated 5-0 in the final. [3] [4]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
12 September 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group B | RFU | 9–0 | Egypt | Vilnius, Lithuania |
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Kudziev 6' Chishkala 13', 16', 30' Antoshkin 28' El-Ashwal 28' (o.g.) Abramov 31' (pen.), 32' Ivan 36' | Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena |
15 September 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group B | Egypt | 6–3 | Guatemala | Vilnius, Lithuania |
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Mansour 4' El-Ashwal 32' Shoola 35' Eid 36', 37', 40' | Report (FIFA) | Mansilla 16' P. Ruiz 25' W. Ruiz 33' | Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena |
18 September 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group B | Egypt | 1–2 | Uzbekistan | Vilnius, Lithuania |
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Eid 19' | Report (FIFA) | Nishonov 2' A. Rakhmatov 34' | Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena |
20 June 2022 2022 Arab Futsal Cup GS Group 2 | Iraq | 3–3 | Egypt | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
19:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: The Green Hall |
22 June 2022 2022 Arab Futsal Cup GS Group 2 | Egypt | 2–0 | Algeria | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
19:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: The Green Hall |
24 June 2022 2022 Arab Futsal Cup QF | Egypt | 3–2 | Mauritania | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
16:30 UTC+2 | Stadium: The Green Hall |
2 March 2023 NSDF Futsal Championship 2023 GS | Saudi Arabia | 4–1 | Egypt | Pattaya, Thailand |
15:30 UTC+7 | Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center |
3 March 2023 NSDF Futsal Championship 2023 GS | Egypt | 1 - 3 | Iran | Pattaya, Thailand |
15:30 UTC+7 | Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center |
5 March 2023 NSDF Futsal Championship 2023 5th 6th MATCH | Egypt | 4 - 2 | Mozambique | Pattaya, Thailand |
13:00 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center |
Head coach: Hesham Saleh
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Gamal Abdelnaser | 20 January 1993 (aged 23) | El-Alamein | |
2 | GK | Mohamed Abdellatif | 5 February 1995 (aged 21) | Misr Lel-Makkasa | |
3 | FW | Abdelrahman Elashwal | 25 December 1993 (aged 22) | Misr Lel-Makkasa | |
4 | FW | Ahmed Homos | 2 May 1993 (aged 23) | Misr Lel-Makkasa | |
5 | DF | Essam Alla | 1 September 1994 (aged 22) | El-Bank El-Ahly | |
6 | DF | Mostafa Nader | 14 October 1984 (aged 31) | Zamalek | |
7 | DF | Ibrahim Eika | 17 October 1987 (aged 28) | Misr Lel-Makkasa | |
8 | DF | Mizo | 15 October 1985 (aged 30) | Misr Lel-Makkasa | |
9 | DF | Mohamed Mido | 30 September 1984 (aged 31) | El-Shams | |
10 | FW | Ahmed Moza | 18 October 1988 (aged 27) | Misr Lel-Makkasa | |
11 | DF | Said Bedir | 31 July 1991 (aged 25) | El-Olympi | |
12 | FW | Mostafa Eid | 17 August 1992 (aged 24) | Misr Lel-Makkasa | |
13 | FW | Salah Hosny | 6 August 1990 (aged 26) | El-Shorta | |
14 | FW | Saber Sayed | 2 April 1989 (aged 27) | Misr Lel-Makkasa |
Egypt has reached the FIFA Futsal World Cup 7 times, the most in Africa. Egypt attended their first FIFA Futsal World Cup in 1996, when they achieved the first victory for Africa in the competition's history by beating Australia 8–2. Four years later, they reached the Second Round with notable victories over the likes of teams like Uruguay and Russia. Although a draw with Argentina would have granted them a place in the Semi-finals, they lost 3–4 to the Argentina and finished 6th place overall.
The Pharaohs appeared for the third successive time in Taiwan and despite a first-round exit, they made their mark with the biggest margin of victory in the tournament, 12–0 over the hosts. [5]
Egypt didn't pass through the group stage again in 2008 but they progressed through the first round in 2012, losing to Italy 1-5.
Egypt appeared in the Quarterfinals in the 2016 edition, after a 4-3 revenge win against Italy in Extra Time. They would later lose to the eventual winners, Argentina. Egypt qualified to their 7th world cup appearance after reaching the final in the 2020 Africa Futsal Cup.
FIFA Futsal World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | DIF |
1989 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1992 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1996 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | –6 |
2000 | Round 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
2004 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 |
2008 | Round 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | –3 |
2012 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | –2 |
2016 | Quarterfinals | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -4 |
2021 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | -7 |
2024 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Total | 7/10 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 97 | 115 | –18 |
Egypt has reached the final match of every tournament.
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | DIF |
Egypt 1996 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 12 | +19 |
Egypt 2000 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | +25 |
2004 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 13 | +30 |
Libya 2008 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | +15 |
Burkina Faso 2011 | Cancelled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
South Africa 2016 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 |
Morocco 2020 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | +7 |
Morocco 2024 | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 18 | +8 |
Total | 6/7 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 191 | 84 | +107 |
Egypt were only invited twice.
Grand Prix de Futsal record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | DIF |
Brazil 2005 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brazil 2006 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brazil 2007 | 8th place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 19 | –3 |
Brazil 2008 | 10th place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | –5 |
Brazil 2009-Brazil 2015 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 2/11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 35 | -8 |
Futsal Confederations Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | DIF |
Libya 2009-Brazil 2013 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuwait 2014 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | –3 |
Total | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | –3 |
Arab Futsal Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | DIF |
Egypt 1998 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16 | +33 |
Egypt 2005 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | +20 |
Libya 2007 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 |
Egypt 2008 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 |
Egypt 2021 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 |
Total | 5/5 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 138 | 51 | +87 |
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