History of Egypt's Participation in the World Cup

The 2026 World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19 in Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

The Egyptian national team will participate in the tournament for the fourth time in its history, in Group G, which includes Belgium, Iran, and New Zealand alongside Egypt.

Previously, the Egyptian national team participated in the World Cup 3 times before in the years 1934, 1990, and the last appearance of the Pharaohs was in the Russia 2018 World Cup.

In the 1934 World Cup in Italy, the Egyptian national team played only one match against Hungary, and the Pharaohs lost by a score of (4-2), with Abdelrahman Fawzi successfully scoring twice for the team at that time.

In the 1990 World Cup, the draw placed the Pharaohs in a tough group that included the Netherlands, England, and Ireland.

The Pharaohs drew with both the Netherlands (1-1) and Ireland (0-0) before losing to England by a single goal, thus Egypt exited the tournament in the first round.

The Egyptian national team participated in the 2018 World Cup in Russia in a group that included: the Russian national team, alongside Uruguay and Saudi Arabia.

The Egyptian team lost to Uruguay by a single goal in the dying moments, lost to Russia 3-1, and lost to Saudi Arabia 2-1.

Overall, the Egyptian national team has played 7 matches in the World Cup, suffered 5 defeats, drew in 2 matches, scored 5 goals, and conceded 12 goals.