Mohamed Salah Tops the Arab History in the World Cup

The captain of the Egyptian national team, Mohamed Salah, continues to write new chapters in his exceptional career, having topped the list of Arab players with the most goal contributions in World Cup history, equaling the record previously held by former Tunisian international Wahbi Khazri.

The new achievement for the Egyptian star came after his outstanding performance against New Zealand in the second round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, during which he led the "Pharaohs" to an important victory with a score of three goals to one.

Salah left his usual mark on the match by scoring one of the Egyptian national team's goals and assisting another, continuing his direct impact on his country's journey in the World Cup.

Thanks to his contributions against New Zealand, Egypt's captain increased his tally to five goal contributions in his World Cup appearances, equaling Wahbi Khazri's record. However, Salah achieved this feat in just four matches, whereas the Tunisian star needed five matches to reach the same total.

Salah's five contributions were divided between scoring and assisting, as he had previously found the net twice during the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia, scoring against the Russian team and Saudi Arabia, before adding his new contributions in the 2026 edition.

During the recent match against New Zealand, Salah scored the second goal for the Egyptian national team before providing an assist that resulted in the third goal, expertly headed in by Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet, once again affirming his status as one of the most prominent Arab football stars on the global stage.

The Arab players with the most contributions in the history of the World Cup.

1- Mohamed Salah (Egypt): 5 goal contributions in 4 matches.

2- Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia): 5 goal contributions in 5 matches.

3- Abdeljalil Hadda "Kammatcho" (Morocco): 3 contributions in 3 matches.

4- Abdelmoumene Djabou (Algeria): 3 contributions in 3 matches.

5- Islam Slimani (Algeria): 3 contributions in 4 matches.

6- Sofiane Feghouli (Algeria): 3 contributions in 4 matches.

7- Salah Assad (Algeria): 3 contributions in 5 matches.

8- Tahar El Khalej (Morocco): 3 contributions in 5 matches.

9- Mustapha Hadji (Morocco): 3 contributions in 6 matches.

10- Salem Al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia): 3 contributions in 8 matches.

11- Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco): 3 contributions in 8 matches.

12- Sami Al-Jaber (Saudi Arabia): 3 contributions in 9 matches.

Salah has the opportunity to hold the Arab record alone in the upcoming match for the Egyptian national team if he succeeds in scoring or assisting a new goal, making him the player with the most Arab goal contributions in World Cup history.