Egypt at the FIFA World Cup

Participation of Egypt's national football team in the FIFA World Cup

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]

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.

Egypt national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia 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

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FIFA World Cup record

Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
1930 | Withdrew due to storm
1934 | Round of 16  | 13th  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 4
1938 | Withdrew
1950 | Did not enter
1954 |  Did not qualify
1958 | Withdrew
1962
1966
1970 | Did not enter
1974 | Did not qualify
1978
1982
1986
1990 | Group stage  | 20th  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 2
1994 | Did not qualify
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018 | Group stage  | 31st  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 6
2022 | Did not qualify
2026 | To be determined
2030
2034
Total  | Round of 16  | 3/22  | 7  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 5  | 12

### Overview of matches

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No.  | Date  | Type  | Opponent  | Result

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1  | 27 May 1934  | First round  |  Hungary | 2-4
2  | 12 June 1990  | Group stage  |  Netherlands | 1–1
3  | 17 June 1990  | Group stage  |  Republic of Ireland | 0-0
4  | 21 June 1990  | Group stage  |  England | 0–1
5  | 15 June 2018  | Group stage  |  Uruguay | 0–1
6  | 19 June 2018  | Group stage  |  Russia | 1-3
7  | 25 June 2018  | Group stage  |  Saudi Arabia | 1–2

## Uruguay 1930

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Egypt wasn't able to attend the world cup because its selection lost the connection to the ship that was traveling to South America due to a storm that delayed their boat to Marseille.[7]

## Italy 1934

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### First round

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* * *

27 May 1934

16:30 (CEST)

Hungary | 4–2|  Egypt

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Teleki 11'
Toldi 27', 61'
Vincze 53' | Report | Fawzi 31', 39'

Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, Naples

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy)

Hungary

Egypt

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GK |  | Szabo Antal
DF |  | Futo Gyula
DF |  | Sternberg Laszlo(c)
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
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GK | 1 | Mustafa Mansour
SW | 3 | Abdel Hamid Ibrahim Sharly
DF | 4 | Hassan Ahmed el-Far
DF | 5 | Ismail Rafaat
DF | 2 | Ali Mohamed el-Said el-Kaf
MF | 6 | Hassan Ragab
FW | 7 | Mohamed Latif
FW | 8 | Abdulrahman Fawzi
FW | 11 | Mohamed Hassan
FW | 9 | Mahmoud Moukhtar Rafai "el-Teach" (c)
FW | 10 | Mostafa Taha
Jimmy MacRea

## Italy 1990

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### Group stage

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Group F

Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup 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

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England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4
Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3
Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3
Egypt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2

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. \

12 June 1990

21:00

Netherlands | 1–1|  Egypt

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Kieft 58' | Report | Abdelghani 83' (pen.)

Stadio La Favorita, Palermo

Attendance: 33,288

Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)

Netherlands

Egypt

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GK | 1 | Hans van Breukelen
DF | 2 | Berry van Aerle
DF | 5 | Adri van Tiggelen
DF | 4 | Ronald Koeman
MF | 13 | Graeme Rutjes
MF | 3 | Frank Rijkaard
MF | 6 | Jan Wouters
MF | 7 | Erwin Koeman |  |  69'
FW | 8 | Gerald Vanenburg |  |  46'
FW | 9 | Marco van Basten
FW | 10 | Ruud Gullit (c)
Substitutes:
MF | 11 | Richard Witschge |  |  69'
FW | 12 | Wim Kieft |  58' |  46'
FW | 14 | John van't Schip
GK | 16 | Joop Hiele
MF | 20 | Aron Winter
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker
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GK | 1 | Ahmed Shobair
SW | 3 | Rabie Yassin
DF | 4 | Hany Ramzy
DF | 5 | Hesham Yakan
MF | 2 | Ibrahim Hassan
MF | 20 | Ahmed El-Kass
MF | 7 | Ismail Youssef
MF | 8 | Magdi Abdelghani
MF | 13 | Ahmed Ramzy |  55' |  69'
FW | 9 | Hossam Hassan
FW | 10 | Gamal Abdelhamid (c) |  |  69'
Substitutes:
DF | 15 | Saber Eid
MF | 16 | Magdy Tolba |  |  69'
MF | 18 | Osama Orabi
FW | 19 | Adel Abdelrahman |  |  69'
GK | 21 | Ayman Taher
Manager:
Mahmoud El-Gohary

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

* * *

17 June 1990

17:00

Republic of Ireland | 0–0|  Egypt

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| Report |

Stadio La Favorita, Palermo

Attendance: 33,288

Referee: Marcel van Langenhove (Belgium)

Republic of Ireland

Egypt

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GK | 1 | Packie Bonner
RB | 2 | Chris Morris |  51'
CB | 4 | Mick McCarthy (c)
CB | 5 | Kevin Moran
LB | 3 | Steve Staunton
MF | 8 | Ray Houghton
MF | 7 | Paul McGrath
MF | 13 | Andy Townsend
MF | 11 | Kevin Sheedy
FW | 9 | John Aldridge |  |  64'
FW | 10 | Tony Cascarino |  |  84'
Substitutions:
DF | 12 | David O'Leary
MF | 14 | Chris Hughton
FW | 17 | Niall Quinn |  |  84'
MF | 21 | Alan McLoughlin |  |  64'
GK | 22 | Gerry Peyton
Manager:
Jack Charlton
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GK | 1 | Ahmed Shobair |  72'
DF | 2 | Ibrahim Hassan
DF | 5 | Hesham Yakan
DF | 4 | Hany Ramzy
DF | 3 | Rabie Yassin
MF | 18 | Osama Orabi
MF | 7 | Ismail Youssef
MF | 8 | Magdi Abdelghani (c)
MF | 16 | Magdy Tolba |  |  60'
FW | 20 | Ahmed El-Kass |  |  76'
FW | 9 | Hossam Hassan
Substitutions:
MF | 10 | Gamal Abdelhamid |  |  76'
FW | 12 | Taher Abouzeid |  |  60'
DF | 15 | Saber Eid
FW | 19 | Adel Abdelrahman
GK | 21 | Ayman Taher
Manager:
Mahmoud El-Gohary

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

* * *

21 June 1990

21:00

England | 1–0|  Egypt

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Wright 58' | Report |

Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari

Attendance: 34,959

Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

England

Egypt

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GK | 1 | Peter Shilton (c)
LB | 3 | Stuart Pearce
CB | 5 | Des Walker
CB | 14 | Mark Wright
RB | 12 | Paul Parker
RW | 8 | Chris Waddle |  |  86'
CM | 16 | Steve McMahon
CM | 19 | Paul Gascoigne
LW | 11 | John Barnes
FW | 21 | Steve Bull |  |  84'
FW | 10 | Gary Lineker
Substitutes:
MF | 4 | Neil Webb
DF | 6 | Terry Butcher
FW | 9 | Peter Beardsley |  85' |  84'
GK | 13 | Chris Woods
MF | 17 | David Platt |  |  86'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
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GK | 1 | Ahmed Shobair
SW | 4 | Hany Ramzy
DF | 2 | Ibrahim Hassan |  47'
DF | 5 | Hesham Yakan
DF | 7 | Ismail Youssef
DF | 3 | Rabie Yassin
MF | 20 | Ahmed El-Kass |  |  77'
MF | 8 | Magdi Abdelghani |  38'
MF | 10 | Gamal Abdelhamid (c) |  |  77'
MF | 13 | Ahmed Ramzy
FW | 9 | Hossam Hassan
Substitutes:
FW | 11 | Tarek Soliman |  |  77'
DF | 15 | Saber Eid
MF | 18 | Osama Orabi
FW | 19 | Adel Abdelrahman |  |  77'
GK | 21 | Ayman Taher
Manager:
Mahmoud El-Gohary

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

## Russia 2018

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### Group stage

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Group A

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Uruguay | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 0  | +5  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Russia (H) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 4  | +4  | 6
3  |  Saudi Arabia | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 7  | −5  | 3  |
4  |  Egypt | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 6  | −4  | 0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)

17:00 YEKT (UTC+5)

Egypt | 0–1|  Uruguay

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| Report |

* Giménez 89'

Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg

Attendance: 27,015[8]

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Egypt[9]

Uruguay[9]

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GK | 23 | Mohamed El Shenawy
RB | 7 | Ahmed Fathy (c)
CB | 2 | Ali Gabr
CB | 6 | Ahmed Hegazi |  90+6'
LB | 13 | Mohamed Abdel Shafy
CM | 8 | Tarek Hamed |  |  50'
CM | 17 | Mohamed Elneny
RW | 22 | Amr Warda |  |  82'
AM | 19 | Abdallah Said
LW | 21 | Trézéguet
CF | 9 | Marwan Mohsen |  |  63'
Substitutions:
MF | 5 | Sam Morsy |  90+4' |  50'
FW | 11 | Kahraba |  |  63'
FW | 14 | Ramadan Sobhi |  |  82'
Manager:
Héctor Cúper
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GK | 1 | Fernando Muslera
RB | 4 | Guillermo Varela
CB | 2 | José Giménez
CB | 3 | Diego Godín (c)
LB | 22 | Martín Cáceres
RM | 8 | Nahitan Nández |  |  58'
CM | 15 | Matías Vecino |  |  87'
CM | 6 | Rodrigo Bentancur
LM | 10 | Giorgian De Arrascaeta |  |  59'
CF | 9 | Luis Suárez
CF | 21 | Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF | 5 | Carlos Sánchez |  |  58'
MF | 7 | Cristian Rodríguez |  |  59'
MF | 14 | Lucas Torreira |  |  87'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match:
Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt)[10]

Assistant referees:[9]
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

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19 June 2018 (2018-06-19)

21:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Russia | 3–1|  Egypt

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* Fathy 47' (o.g.)
* Cheryshev 59'
* Dzyuba 62'

| Report |

* Salah 73' (pen.)

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 64,468[11]

Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Russia[12]

Egypt[12]

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GK | 1 | Igor Akinfeev (c)
RB | 2 | Mário Fernandes
CB | 3 | Ilya Kutepov
CB | 4 | Sergei Ignashevich
LB | 18 | Yuri Zhirkov |  |  86'
CM | 11 | Roman Zobnin
CM | 8 | Yury Gazinsky
RW | 19 | Aleksandr Samedov
AM | 17 | Aleksandr Golovin
LW | 6 | Denis Cheryshev |  |  74'
CF | 22 | Artem Dzyuba |  |  79'
Substitutions:
MF | 7 | Daler Kuzyayev |  |  74'
FW | 10 | Fyodor Smolov |  84' |  79'
DF | 13 | Fyodor Kudryashov |  |  86'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov
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GK | 23 | Mohamed El Shenawy
RB | 7 | Ahmed Fathy (c)
CB | 2 | Ali Gabr
CB | 6 | Ahmed Hegazi
LB | 13 | Mohamed Abdel Shafy
CM | 8 | Tarek Hamed
CM | 17 | Mohamed Elneny |  |  64'
RW | 10 | Mohamed Salah
AM | 19 | Abdallah Said
LW | 21 | Trézéguet |  57' |  68'
CF | 9 | Marwan Mohsen |  |  82'
Substitutions:
FW | 22 | Amr Warda |  |  64'
FW | 14 | Ramadan Sobhi |  |  68'
FW | 11 | Kahraba |  |  82'
Manager:
Héctor Cúper

Man of the Match:
Denis Cheryshev (Russia)[13]

Assistant referees:[12]
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

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25 June 2018 (2018-06-25)

17:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Saudi Arabia | 2–1|  Egypt

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* Al-Faraj 45+6' (pen.)
* Al-Dawsari 90+5'

| Report |

* Salah 22'

Volgograd Arena, Volgograd

Attendance: 36,823[14]

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Saudi Arabia[15]

Egypt[15]

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GK | 21 | Yasser Al-Mosailem
RB | 6 | Mohammed Al-Breik
CB | 3 | Osama Hawsawi (c)
CB | 23 | Motaz Hawsawi
LB | 13 | Yasser Al-Shahrani
DM | 14 | Abdullah Otayf
CM | 7 | Salman Al-Faraj
CM | 16 | Housain Al-Mogahwi
RW | 9 | Hattan Bahebri |  |  65'
LW | 18 | Salem Al-Dawsari
CF | 19 | Fahad Al-Muwallad |  |  79'
Substitutions:
FW | 20 | Muhannad Assiri |  |  65'
MF | 8 | Yahya Al-Shehri |  |  79'
Manager:
Juan Antonio Pizzi
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GK | 1 | Essam El Hadary (c)
RB | 7 | Ahmed Fathy |  86'
CB | 2 | Ali Gabr |  45+5'
CB | 6 | Ahmed Hegazi
LB | 13 | Mohamed Abdel Shafy
CM | 17 | Mohamed Elneny
CM | 8 | Tarek Hamed
RW | 10 | Mohamed Salah
AM | 19 | Abdallah Said |  |  45+7'
LW | 21 | Trézéguet |  |  81'
CF | 9 | Marwan Mohsen |  |  64'
Substitutions:
FW | 22 | Amr Warda |  |  45+7'
FW | 14 | Ramadan Sobhi |  |  64'
FW | 11 | Kahraba |  |  81'
Manager:
Héctor Cúper

Man of the Match:
Mohamed Salah (Egypt)[16]

Assistant referees:[15]
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

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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.

Rank  | Player  | Matches  | World Cups

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1  | Magdi Abdelghani | 3 | 1990
Gamal Abdelhamid | 3 | 1990
Ahmed El-Kass | 3 | 1990
Hossam Hassan | 3 | 1990
Ibrahim Hassan | 3 | 1990
Hany Ramzy | 3 | 1990
Ahmed Shobair | 3 | 1990
Hesham Yakan | 3 | 1990
Rabie Yassin | 3 | 1990
Ismail Youssef | 3 | 1990
Mohamed Abdel Shafy | 3 | 2018
Mohamed Elneny | 3 | 2018
Ahmed Fathy | 3 | 2018
Ali Gabr | 3 | 2018
Tarek Hamed | 3 | 2018
Ahmed Hegazi | 3 | 2018
Kahraba | 3 | 2018
Marwan Mohsen | 3 | 2018
Abdallah Said | 3 | 2018
Ramadan Sobhi | 3 | 2018
Trézéguet | 3 | 2018
Amr Warda | 3 | 2018

## Top goalscorers

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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.

Rank  | Player  | Goals  | World Cups

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1  | Abdulrahman Fawzi | 2 | 1934
Mohamed Salah | 2 | 2018
3 | Magdi Abdelghani | 1 | 1990

## World Cup qualifications record

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FIFA World Cup qualifications record

Year  | Status  | Participation  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
Uruguay 1930 | Did Not Enter "didn't accept FIFA's invitation"
Italy 1934 | Qualified to the Round of 16  | 1st  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 11  | 2
1938 | Withdrew "refused to play against Romania due to financial matters"
Brazil 1950 | Did Not Enter
Switzerland 1954 | Did not qualify  | 3rd  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 7
Sweden 1958 | Withdrew "declined to meet Sudan in refusal to Israel Participation"
Chile 1962 | Withdrew As United Arab Republic after as FIFA would not allow them to rearrange matches to avoid the monsoon season
England 1966 | Withdrew "all African nations declined to Participate asking for African seat"
Mexico 1970 | Did Not Enter "due to Postponement of Sports activities in EGYPT after 1967 war"
West Germany 1974 | Did not qualify  | 7th  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3
Argentina 1978 | Did not qualify  | 8th  | 10  | 6  | 2  | 2  | 15  | 12
Spain 1982 | Did not qualify  | 9th  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1
Mexico 1986 | Did not qualify  | 10th  | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 4
1990 | Qualified for the FINALS  | 11th  | 8  | 4  | 3  | 1  | 7  | 2
United States 1994 | Did not qualify  | 12th  | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 9  | 3
France 1998 | Did not qualify  | 13th  | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 15  | 5
South Korea/Japan 2002 | Did not qualify  | 14th  | 10  | 5  | 4  | 1  | 22  | 9
Germany 2006 | Did not qualify  | 15th  | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 26  | 15
South Africa 2010 | Did not qualify  | 16th  | 13  | 9  | 1  | 3  | 22  | 7
Brazil 2014 | Did not qualify  | 17th  | 8  | 7  | 0  | 1  | 19  | 14
Russia 2018 | Qualified for the FINALS  | 18th  | 8  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 12  | 5
Qatar 2022 | Did not qualify
Total | final 3/20 | 17/20 | 87 | 48 | 18 | 21 | 156 | 84

### World Cup qualifications games

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#### FIFA World Cup URUGUAY 1930

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Main article: 1930 FIFA World Cup

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

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Main article: 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification

Group 12

The Palestine football team consisted of nine British footballers, six Jewish footballers and one Arab footballer.[17] 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 .[18] However, the region currently known as Palestine is considered "one of the first Asian teams to compete in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers".[19]

Rank  | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts

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1 |  Egypt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 | 4
2 |  Palestine, British Mandate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0.18 | 0
-- |  Turkey | withdrew

Egypt v  Palestine, British Mandate 16 March 1934 |  Egypt | 7–1|  Palestine, British Mandate | Cairo, Egypt

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| El-Tetsh 11', 35', 51'
Taha 21', 79'
Latif 43', 87' | [1] | Nudelmann 61' | Stadium: British Army Ground
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Stanley Wells (England)

* * *

Palestine, British Mandate v  Egypt 6 April 1934 |  Palestine, British Mandate | 1–4|  Egypt | Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine/Land of Israel

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| Sukenik 54' | [2] | Latif 2'
El-Tetsh 7', 22'
Fawzi 35' | Stadium: Palms Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Frederick Goodsby (England)

11–2 on aggregate; Egypt qualified.

#### FIFA World Cup FRANCE 1938

[edit]

Main article: 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification

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.[20]

#### FIFA World Cup BRAZIL 1950

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Main article: 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification

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

#### FIFA World Cup Switzerland 1954

[edit]

Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification

Group 9

Rank  | Team  | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD

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1 |  Italy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5
2 |  Egypt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5

Egypt v  Italy 13 November 1953 |  Egypt | 1–2|  Italy | Al Ahly Stadium, Cairo

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| Ad-Diba 33' |  | Frignani 62'
Muccinelli 79' | Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Steiner (Austria)

* * *

Italy v  Egypt 24 January 1954 |  Italy | 5–1|  Egypt | Milan Municipality Stadium, Milan

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| Pandolfini 1'
Frignani 62'
Boniperti 65', 86'
Ricagni 84' |  | El-Hamouly 32' | Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Horn (Netherlands)

EGYPT didn't qualify

#### FIFA World Cup SWEDEN 1958

[edit]

Main article: 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification

Africa and Asia
CAF / AFC first round
Group 3

Rank  | Team  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA

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1 |  Egypt | advanced
-- |  Cyprus | withdrew

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

CAF / AFC second round

Rank  | Team  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA

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1= |  Israel | advanced
1= |  Sudan | advanced
-- |  Egypt | withdrew
-- |  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

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Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification

CAF first round
Group 1

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-- |  Sudan | withdrew

United Arab Republic and Sudan both withdrew as FIFA refused to allow them to rearrange their games to avoid the monsoon season.[3][dead link‍]

#### FIFA World Cup ENGLAND 1966

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Main articles: 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification and 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (Africa, Asia and Oceania)

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

Group 1

* Ghana
* Guinea

Group 2

* Cameroon
* Sudan

Group 3

* Algeria
* Liberia
* Tunisia

Group 4

* Mali
* Morocco
* Senegal

Group 5

* Ethiopia
* Gabon

Group 6

* Libya
* Nigeria
* United Arab Republic

Africa Second Round

The second round pairing were scheduled as following.

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Group 2 Winners  | B  | Group 4 Winners  | –  | –
Group 3 Winners  | C  | Group 6 Winners  | –  | –

The winners were to advance to the final round.

#### FIFA World Cup MEXICO 1970

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Main article: 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification

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

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Main articles: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification and 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Egypt v  Tunisia 8 December 1972 CAF first round – home|  Egypt | 2–1|  Tunisia | Cairo, Egypt

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| Al-Khalil  10'
Abderrazak  69' | Report | Chakroun  61' | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Zlatanos (Greece)

Tunisia v  Egypt 17 December 1972 CAF first round – away|  Tunisia | 2–0
(3–2 agg.)|  Egypt | Tunis, Tunisia

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| Chakroun  16'
Moheiddine  71' | Report |  | Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Referee: Babaçan (Turkey)

Egypt out of first Round.

#### FIFA World Cup ARGENTINA 1978

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Main articles: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification and 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Egypt v  Ethiopia 29 October 1976 First round – home|  Egypt | 3–0|  Ethiopia | Cairo, Egypt

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| Mahmoud El Khatib 4', 19', 77' |  |  | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Menegali (Italy)

Ethiopia v  Egypt 14 November 1976 First round – away|  Ethiopia | 1–2
(1–5 agg.)|  Egypt | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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| Tekalinge Kassahun 40' |  | Mahmoud El Khatib 12', 73' | Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Wurtz (France)

Egypt advanced to the Second Round.

* * *

Kenya v  Egypt 6 February 1977 Second round – away|  Kenya | 0–0|  Egypt | Nairobi, Kenya

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Referee: Ahmed Jama (Somalia)

Egypt v  Kenya 27 February 1977 Second round – home|  Egypt | 1–0
(1–0 agg.)|  Kenya | Cairo, Egypt

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| Ali Khalil  13' |  |  | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: El-Ghoul (Libya)

Egypt advanced to the Third Round.

* * *

Egypt v  Zambia 15 July 1977 Third round – home|  Egypt | 2–0|  Zambia | Cairo, Egypt

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| Farouk Gaafar 29'
Mohamed Abdallah "Hamama"  49' |  |  | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)

Zambia v  Egypt 31 July 1977 Third round – away|  Zambia | 0–0
(0–2 agg.)|  Egypt | Lusaka, Zambia

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Referee: Gordon (Scotland)

Egypt advanced to the final round.

* * *

Rank  | Team  | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD

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1 |  Tunisia | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3
2 |  Egypt | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4
3 |  Nigeria | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1

Nigeria v  Egypt 8 October 1977 Final round –
away 1|  Nigeria | 4–0|  Egypt | Lagos, Nigeria

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| Chukwu 24'
Odegbami 54', 67'
N'Wadioha 74' |  |  | Stadium: Surelere Stadium
Referee: Correia (Portugal)

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Egypt v  Nigeria 21 October 1977 Final round –
home 1|  Egypt | 3–1|  Nigeria | Cairo, Egypt

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| Moustapha Abdou  11', 27'
Mokhtar Ali Mokhtar  90' |  | George Iwelumo  75' | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Emmanuel Platopoulos (Greece)

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Egypt v  Tunisia 25 November 1977 Final round –
home 2|  Egypt | 3–2|  Tunisia | Cairo, Egypt

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| Farouk Gaafar 25' (pen.)
Moustapha Abdou 53'
Mahmoud El Khatib 83' |  | Raouf Ben Aziza 80'
Mohammed Ali Akid 87' | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

* * *

Tunisia v  Egypt 11 December 1977 Final round –
away 2|  Tunisia | 4–1|  Egypt | Tunis, Tunisia

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| Mohammed Ali Akid  15'
Temime Lahzami 43'
Raouf Ben Aziza  64'
Khemais Labidi 75' |  | Ahmed Abdel Baki  80' | Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)

* * *

Egypt out of Final Round.

#### FIFA World Cup SPAIN 1982

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Main articles: 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification and 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Egypt v  Ghana CAF first round|  Egypt | w/o|  Ghana |

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Egypt advanced to the Second Round, Ghana withdrew.

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Egypt v  Libya CAF second round|  Egypt | w/o|  Libya |

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Egypt advanced to the Third Round, Libya withdrew.

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Morocco v  Egypt 26 April 1981 CAF third round – away|  Morocco | 1–0|  Egypt | Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca

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| Daidi |  |  | Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Nyrenda Chayu (Zambia)

Egypt v  Morocco 8 May 1981 CAF third round – home|  Egypt | 0–0
(0–1 agg.)|  Morocco | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

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Referee: Cheikh M'Baye (Senegal)

* * *

Egypt out of Third Round.

#### FIFA World Cup MEXICO 1986

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Main articles: 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification and 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

First Round

Egypt v  Zimbabwe 28 August 1984 |  Egypt | 1–0|  Zimbabwe | Cairo, Egypt

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| Mayhoub | Report |  | Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)

Zimbabwe v  Egypt 30 September 1984 |  Zimbabwe | 1–1
(1–2 agg.)|  Egypt | Harare, Zimbabwe

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| Hamada Sedki 9' (o.g.) | Report | Suleiman 34' | Referee: Billy Phambala (Malawi)

Egypt advanced to the Second Round.

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Second Round

Egypt v  Madagascar 5 April 1985 |  Egypt | 1–0|  Madagascar | Cairo, Egypt

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| Suleiman 64' | Report |  | Referee: Belaid Lacarne (Algeria)

Madagascar v  Egypt 21 April 1985 |  Madagascar | 1–0
(a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(2–4 p)|  Egypt | Antananarivo, Madagascar

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| Herilia Rafanodina 57' | Report |  | Referee: Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius)
| Penalties|
?? |  | Mahmoud El Khateeb
Emad Soliman
Ali Shehata
Alaa Mayhoub
Magdi Abedel Ghani

Egypt advanced to the Third Round on penalties.

* * *

Third Round

Egypt v  Morocco 12 July 1985 |  Egypt | 0–0|  Morocco | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

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Morocco v  Egypt 28 July 1985 |  Morocco | 2–0
(2–0 agg.)|  Egypt | Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

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| Timoumi 37'
Bouderbala 82' | Report | Gamal Abdel Hamid | Referee: Badara Sene (Senegal)

Egypt out of Third Round.

#### FIFA World Cup ITALY 1990

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Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

Second round Group B

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Egypt | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8
Liberia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6
Malawi | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5
Kenya | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 5
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Egypt | –  | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0
Kenya | 0–0 | –  | 1–0 | 1–1
Liberia | 1–0 | 0–0 | –  | 1–0
Malawi | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | –

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6 January 1989

Egypt | 2–0|  Liberia

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Ala'a 23'
El-Akad 42' |  |

Cairo Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)

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21 January 1989

Malawi | 1–1|  Egypt

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Kayira 89' |  | Hesham 60'

Silver Stadium, Lilongwe

Referee: Hafid Tahir (Tanzania)

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10 June 1989

Kenya | 0–0|  Egypt

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Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

Referee: Joel Dwarf Mondoka (Zambia)

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25 June 1989

Liberia | 1–0|  Egypt

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Debbah 45' |  |

National Stadium, Monrovia

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Celestin N'Cho (Ivory Coast)

* * *

12 August 1989

Egypt | 1–0|  Malawi

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Hesham 28' |  |

Cairo Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Hassan Ahmed Abdulle (Somalia)

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26 August 1989

Egypt | 2–0|  Kenya

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Hesham 58'
I. Hossan 62' |  |

Cairo Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 47,000

Referee: Hafidh Tahir (Tanzania)

Final round

8 October 1989

Algeria | 0–0|  Egypt

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Stade 17 Juin, Constantine

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Sydney Picon-Ackong (Mauritius)

17 November 1989

Egypt | 1–0|  Algeria

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H. Hassan 4' |  |

Cairo Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: Ali Bin Nasser (Tunisia)

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

#### FIFA World Cup USA 1994

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Main articles: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification and 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

## See also

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* African nations at the FIFA World Cup
* Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations

## References

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