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The Egypt national football team,[a] nicknamed The Pharaohs, represents Egypt in men's international football, and is governed by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), the governing body of football in Egypt.

NicknameThe Pharaohs[1]
AssociationEgyptian Football Association (EFA)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
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Egypt
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NicknameThe Pharaohs[1]
AssociationEgyptian Football Association (EFA)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachHossam Hassan
CaptainMohamed Salah
Most capsAhmed Hassan (184)
Top scorerHossam Hassan (69)
Home stadiumEgypt Stadium, The New Capital
FIFA codeEGY
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 29 Steady (11 June 2026)[2]
Highest9 (July – September 2010, December 2010)
Lowest75 (March 2013)
First international
 Italy 2–1 Egypt 
(Ghent, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
Biggest win
UAR (Egyptian FA) 15–0 Laos 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 15 November 1963)
Biggest defeat
 Italy 11–3 Egypt 
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 9 June 1928)
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1934)
Best resultRound of 16 (1934)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances27 (first in 1957)
Best resultChampions (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Confederations Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1999)
Best resultGroup stage (1999, 2009)
Medal record
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place1957 SudanTeam
Gold medal – first place1959 United Arab RepublicTeam
Gold medal – first place1986 EgyptTeam
Gold medal – first place1998 Burkina FasoTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 EgyptTeam
Gold medal – first place2008 GhanaTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 AngolaTeam
Silver medal – second place1962 EthiopiaTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 GabonTeam
Silver medal – second place2021 CameroonTeam
Bronze medal – third place1963 GhanaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1970 SudanTeam
Bronze medal – third place1974 EgyptTeam
Arab Cup
Gold medal – first place1992 SyriaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1988 JordanTeam
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Silver medal – second place1987 QatarTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 JapanTeam
African Games
Gold medal – first place1987 NairobiTeam
Bronze medal – third place1973 LagosTeam
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1955 BarcelonaTeam
Silver medal – second place1951 AlexandriaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1983 CasablancaTeam
Arab Games
Gold medal – first place1953 AlexandriaTeam
Gold medal – first place1965 CairoTeam
Gold medal – first place1992 DamascusTeam
Gold medal – first place2007 CairoTeam
Silver medal – second place1961 CasablancaTeam
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Egypt is the oldest and most successful team in the history of African football, having won the Africa Cup of Nations for a record seven times and reached the final ten times. They won the cup three times consecutively in 2006, 2008, and 2010 (a feat unmatched by any other team). Egypt has also participated in the FIFA World Cup four times, becoming the first African and Middle Eastern team to do so, in the 1934 edition.

Internationally, Egypt earned the honor of becoming a bronze medalist at the 2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[3]

In 2010, Egypt reached 9th place in the FIFA world rankings, marking a massively successful year in which they won the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations and defeated World Champions Italy in the FIFA Confederations Cup.[4][5]

History

Main articles: Egypt at the FIFA World Cup and Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations

1920s: first Olympics appearances

The first Egyptian national football team was constituted in 1920, the first African football team created to compete in the Summer Olympics in Belgium. The opening match of their campaign was a loss against the Italians. Egypt then made its second Olympic appearance at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. They secured a massive upset in the second round by defeating Hungary 3-0 but were ultimately eliminated in the quarter-finals against Sweden.[6]

Egypt national team at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Egypt national team finished fourth place at the 1928 Summer Olympics

The Egyptian team made history at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam by finishing in fourth place, becoming the first African and non-European team to reach the semi-finals of a major global football tournament.[7]

1934–1952: first World Cup appearance

Egypt has qualified for the FIFA World Cup four times: in 1934, in 1990, in 2018, and in 2026. In the 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, Egypt was the first African country to qualify for the World Cup, beating Mandatory Palestine in the first leg by a score of 7-1 in Cairo and the second leg by a score of 4-1 in Jerusalem.

Egypt national football team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy

In the 1930s, the Pharaohs featured iconic pioneers of Egyptian football, including Mohamed Latif, Mostafa Taha, Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetsh, Mustafa Mansour, and Hassan El-Far. They lost to Hungary 4–2 in their first and only match in 1934, with the two Egyptian goals scored by Abdulrahman Fawzi.

Abdulrahman Fawzi scored two goals in the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy.

In the qualification process for the 1938 World Cup. The Egypt national football team competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, officially finishing in equal 9th place. They played only one match, a Round of 16 fixture on August 5, 1936, where they were defeated 3-1 by Austria, with Abdel Karim Sakr scoring Egypt's lone goal. Egypt finished in joint-ninth place overall at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. They began their campaign with a 7-1 victory over Turkey but were subsequently eliminated in the next round, suffering a 2-1 loss to Denmark in extra time.

The Egyptian team featured several notable stars of the era: forwards: Yehia Emam, Hanafy Bastan, El-Sayed El-Dhizui, Abdel-Karim Sakr, Ahmed Mekkawi, and Abdel Aziz El-Hammami. Egypt withdrew. They did not enter 1950 qualification. The Egypt national football team competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, finishing in joint 9th place. The Egyptian squad defeated Chile 5-4 in a thrilling match in Lahti, where El-Sayed El-Dhizui scored a hat-trick, and Ahmed Mekkawi and Sharif El-Far added a goal each. Egypt then was eliminated after losing 3-1 to Germany on July 20, 1952.

1952–1970: first African Cup titles and Olympic achievement

In 1954 qualifying, they faced Italy but failed to qualify. Egypt first participated in the first Africa Cup of Nations tournament in 1957. In their first game, a semi-final, they faced Sudan, winning 2–1; Egypt won 4–0 in the final.[8]

Egypt's captain Hanafy Bastan (right) with the Africa Cup of Nations trophy in 1957
Egyptian squad in 1959

Egypt withdrew for the 1958, and one year later, Egypt were AFCON champions again. There were only three teams in that tournament, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt, who were undefeated.[9] Between 1958 and 1961, the country had a political union with Syria and went under the name of United Arab Republic, though the Egyptian team's records are attributed to Egypt only by FIFA as it was represented by Egyptian footballers. The Egyptian squad competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome under the name United Arab Republic. They finished third in Group C, recording one win, one draw, and one loss to be eliminated in the preliminary round. Egypt withdrew for the 1962, 1966 and 1970 World Cup tournaments.

The Egyptian team, achieved their best-ever Olympic result at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo by finishing in fourth place. This remains tied with their 1928 performance as the highest placement by an African nation at the time. Egypt was placed in Group C alongside Brazil, Czechoslovakia, and South Korea. They advanced to the quarter-finals by securing 2nd place in their group. Notably, they held Brazil to a 1-1 draw and defeated South Korea 10-0. In the knockout Stage, Egypt defeated Ghana 5-1 in the quarter-finals. They were defeated against Hungary in the semi-finals and subsequently lost the bronze medal match to the United Team of Germany.

1970s

Egypt entered 1974 World Cup qualification, but did not qualify. They lost their first final in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1962.[10] Their fourth AFCON appearance came in 1963 in Ghana. Egypt was placed in Group B with Sudan and Nigeria, defeating Nigeria 6–3, but drawing 2–2 against Sudan. Despite being undefeated in the group stage, they were ranked second, behind Sudan by goal difference. Egypt, as runners-up in Group B, participated in the third place match, playing against Ethiopia, winning 3–0.[11] For the 1965 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt qualified for the tournament, but withdrew because of their diplomatic relationship with hosts Tunisia.[12] They also withdrew in 1968.[13]

Egyptian national team in 1974
Egypt at the 1974 African Cup of Nations

In the 1970 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted again in Sudan, Egypt were in Group B along with Ghana, Guinea, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as Congo-Kinshasa at the time. In their opening match, Egypt defeated Guinea 4–1 and drew Ghana 1–1, before defeating Congo-Kinshasa 1–0. Egypt topped the group, thus advancing to the next round, where they faced Sudan. Egypt eventually lost their first game in the AFCON by a score of 2–1, then in the third place match, won against Ivory Coast 3–1.[14] Egypt failed to qualify for the AFCON for the first time in 1972 after being eliminated by Morocco by an aggregate score of 5–3.[15] However, Egypt returned for 1974, hosting the event, eventually finishing in third place.[16] Two years later, in Ethiopia, they were in Group A with the hosts, Guinea, and Uganda. Egypt defeated Uganda 2–1, but drew against Uganda and Ethiopia. Egypt advanced to the final round, and lost all matches.[17] This is the first Africa Cup of Nations tournament that Egypt lost three consecutive games. They then failed to qualify for 1978.[18]

1980–2006: African title and World Cup appearance

Egypt reappeared for the 1980 African Cup of Nations, defeating Ivory Coast and Tanzania, but losing to hosts Nigeria 1–0. They progressed to the semi-finals to face Algeria, who defeated the Egyptians on penalties.[19] Four years later, Egypt defeated Cameroon and Ivory Coast, and drew Togo, eventually finishing fourth behind Algeria.[20]

Egypt's captain Hassan Shehata at the 1982 World Cup qualifier against Morocco in Casablanca, April 1981

In 1986, Egypt hosted; they lost to Senegal 1–0. However, Egypt went on to win their two remaining games in the group stage, 2–0 against the Ivory Coast and Mozambique. Egypt advanced to the final for the first time since 1962, eventually winning.[21] Egypt qualified for the 1990 AFCON, losing all group stage matches, thus making Egypt fail to obtain at least one point for the first time in the Africa Cup of Nations,[22] while appearing in the World Cup that same year. After beating Algeria 1–0 in the playoffs, they were drawn in Group F, with Ireland, England and the Netherlands. They scored only one goal in the tournament; a 1–1 draw with UEFA Euro 1988 champions Netherlands gave the Egyptians their first point in the World Cup. This was followed by a draw against Ireland and a 0–1 loss to England.

The team lost both of their matches in the 1992 AFCON.[22] In the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia, Egypt defeated Gabon 4–0 and drew Nigeria 0–0. They lost to Mali 1–0 in the quarterfinals.[23] Egypt won their fourth title in 1998, defeating South Africa in the final.[24] Egypt qualified for the 2004 AFCON in Tunisia, and were placed in Group C with Algeria, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon. With a 2–1 win against Zimbabwe, the team then lost 2–1 to Algeria, and drew 0–0 against Cameroon, failing to qualify for the quarter-finals due to Algeria scoring more goals than Egypt in the group stage, after being equal on points and goal difference.[25]

2006–2010: The golden generation

The Egyptian national football team experienced its most dominant historical era between 2006 and 2010, winning an unprecedented three consecutive Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) titles.

Egypt's starting line-up against Ivory Coast at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations final

Managed by Hassan Shehata, this "Golden Generation" relied on a brilliant core of domestic stars, and won the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was hosted in Egypt; the hosts were in Group A with Libya, Morocco, and the Ivory Coast. After accumulating seven points in the group stage, Egypt would eventually win the tournament on penalties. Followed by the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, in which Egypt secured its sixth title by defeating Cameroon 1-0 in the final. In the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, the Pharaohs became the first and only African nation to win three consecutive tournaments, sealing their seventh overall AFCON title by beating Ghana 1-0 in the final.[26][27]

2006–2019: Post-golden generation

They would then fail to qualify for the next three AFCONs. Egypt qualified for the 2017 tournament, drawing against Mali in their first match in Group D.[28] Successive 1–0 wins against Uganda and Ghana saw the Pharaohs qualify to the quarter-finals as group winners.[29][30] Egypt faced Morocco at the quarter-final stage, and defeated them for the first time in 31 years to set up a semi-final clash with Burkina Faso.[31] Mohamed Salah's goal against the Stallions was canceled out by an Aristide Bancé strike; however, veteran goalkeeper Essam El Hadary saved two spot-kicks in the penalty shootout to earn a spot in the final for Egypt.[32] Egypt then faced Cameroon, and lost the final for the second time.

Egypt national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

On 8 October 2017, Egypt qualified for the 2018 World Cup after topping Group E over Uganda, Ghana and Congo.[33] In the World Cup, Egypt was drawn with Saudi Arabia, Uruguay and the hosts, Russia in Group A. They started their first game against Uruguay, without Salah, who was injured in the UEFA Champions League final. Egypt lost 1–0, and goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy was voted man of the match. He refused the reward due to sponsorship by Budweiser.[34] Salah returned to the starting lineup when Egypt faced hosts Russia. After being down 3–0, Salah scored Egypt's first World Cup goal in 28 years. Egypt's third and final match was a Red Sea derby against Saudi Arabia, also out of contention after two losses. Essam El Hadary became the oldest player in the World Cup at 45 years and 161 days. Despite Salah scoring a goal, the Egyptians lost 2–1.[35]

Héctor Cúper, who was criticized due to his defensive strategies against Saudi Arabia, was sacked.[36] The Egyptian Football Association was also criticised due to having its base in Chechnya, far from where Egypt's matches were played.[37] The Egyptian media and the public heavily criticized EFA's management of the team.[38][39][40]

2019–present

In the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, hosts Egypt were knocked out by South Africa in the round of 16, despite three wins in the group stage.[41] In the 2021 Africa Cup, Egypt advanced to the final after dire performances in the group stage and beating Ivory Coast on penalties after a 0–0 draw. Egypt then beat Cameroon 3–1 on penalties after a scoreless draw, to reach their 10th final, beating Ghana's record of final appearances. Egypt suffered their first of two losses to Senegal in 2022, both on penalties (in the AFCON final and in World Cup qualifying), with both winning penalties scored by Sadio Mané.[42] They would then qualify for the 2026 World Cup for their fourth appearance.[43] During the 2026 World Cup group stage, Egypt's match against Iran in Seattle was designated by the local host-city organisers as the tournament's official "Pride Match".[44] Egypt won their first-ever World Cup match against the New Zealand National Football Team in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Home stadium

Egypt's home matches had been played at Cairo International Stadium since 1960. Today, they mainly switched to New Administrative Capital Stadium, shortly known as Egypt Stadium.[45]

Kit suppliers

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Results and fixtures

Main article: Egypt national football team results
Further information: Egypt national football team results (2020–present)

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   Loss   Fixture

2025

5 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Egypt  2–0  Ethiopia Cairo, Egypt
21:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
9 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Burkina Faso  0–0  Egypt Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
16:00 UTC+0 Report Stadium: Stade du 4 Août
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Republic of Congo)
8 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Djibouti  0–3  Egypt Casablanca, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)
12 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Egypt  1–0  Guinea-Bissau Cairo, Egypt
21:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea (Ghana)
14 November 2025 Al Ain International Cup semi-final Uzbekistan  2–0  Egypt Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Mohamed Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
17 November 2025 Al Ain International Cup third place match Cape Verde  1–1
(0–2 p)		  Egypt Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
17:00
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Rawdha Al Mansoori (United Arab Emirates)
Penalties
2 December 2025 FIFA Arab Cup Group C Egypt  1–1  Kuwait Lusail, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Lusail Stadium
Attendance: 24,632
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
6 December 2025 FIFA Arab Cup Group C United Arab Emirates  1–1  Egypt Lusail, Qatar
21:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Lusail Stadium
Attendance: 36,299
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
9 December 2025 FIFA Arab Cup Group C Egypt  0–3  Jordan Al Khor, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Attendance: 55,658
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
16 December Friendly Egypt  2–1  Nigeria Cairo, Egypt
20:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Nagy (Egypt)
22 December 2025 AFCON Group B Egypt  2–1  Zimbabwe Agadir, Morocco
21:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Adrar Stadium
Attendance: 28,199
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
26 December 2025 AFCON Group B Egypt  1–0  South Africa Agadir, Morocco
16:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Adrar Stadium
Attendance: 40,219
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
29 December 2025 AFCON Group B Angola  0–0  Egypt Agadir, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Adrar Stadium
Attendance: 16,090
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)

2026

5 January 2025 AFCON Round of 16 Egypt  3–1 (a.e.t.)  Benin Agadir, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Adrar Stadium
Attendance: 20,191
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
10 January 2025 AFCON Quarter-finals Egypt  3–2  Ivory Coast Agadir, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Adrar Stadium
Attendance: 31,213
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
14 January 2025 AFCON Semi-finals Senegal  1–0  Egypt Tangier, Morocco
18:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Tangier Grand Stadium
Attendance: 52,079
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
17 January 2025 AFCON Third-place match Egypt  0–0
(2–4 p)		  Nigeria Casablanca, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Mohammed V Stadium
Attendance: 38,113
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Penalties
27 March Friendly Saudi Arabia  0–4  Egypt Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[b]
20:30 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abdulla Ali Al Athba (Qatar)
31 March Friendly Spain  0–0  Egypt Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain[note 1]
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 35,895
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
28 May Friendly Egypt  1–0  Russia Cairo, Egypt
21:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
6 June Friendly Brazil  2–1  Egypt Cleveland, Ohio, United States
18:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Huntington Bank Field
Attendance: 64,311
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
15 June 2026 FIFA World Cup Group G Belgium  1–1  Egypt Seattle, Washington, United States
12:00 UTC−7
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 66,775
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
21 June 2026 FIFA World Cup Group G New Zealand  1–3  Egypt Vancouver, Canada
18:00 UTC−7
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 52,497
Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
26 June 2026 FIFA World Cup Group G Egypt  1–1  Iran Seattle, Washington, United States
20:00 UTC−7
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 66,925
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
3 July 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 Australia  v  Egypt Arlington, Texas, United States
13:00 UTC−5 Report Stadium: AT&T Stadium
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
TBD 2027 AFCON qualification Egypt  v  Angola TBD, Egypt
TBD Stadium: TBD
TBD 2027 AFCON qualification Angola  v  Egypt TBD, Angola
TBD Stadium: TBD
TBD 2027 AFCON qualification Egypt  v  Malawi TBD, Egypt
TBD Stadium: TBD
TBD 2027 AFCON qualification Malawi  v  Egypt TBD, Malawi
TBD Stadium: TBD
TBD 2027 AFCON qualification Egypt  v  South Sudan TBD, Egypt
TBD Stadium: TBD
TBD 2027 AFCON qualification South Sudan  v  Egypt TBD, South Sudan
TBD Stadium: TBD

Coaching staff

Current head coach Hossam Hassan
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Role Name
Head coach Egypt Hossam Hassan
Assistant coach Egypt Mohamed Abdel Wahed
Technical director Egypt Alaa Nabil
Director of the team Egypt Ibrahim Hassan
General coach Egypt Tarek Soliman
Goalkeeper coach Egypt Saafan El-Sagheer
Load trainer Brazil Manuel Barrionuevo
Performance analyst Egypt Mahmoud Seleem
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Coaching history

Hassan Shehata
Mahmoud El Gohary
  1. Egypt Hussein Hegazi (1920–1924)
  2. Scotland James McCrae (1934–36)
  3. Egypt Tewfik Abdullah (1940–1944)
  4. England Eric Keen (1947–1948)
  5. England Edward Jones (1949–1952)
  6. Egypt National Committee[c] (1953–1954)
  7. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubiša Broćić (1954–1955)
  8. Egypt Mourad Fahmy (1955–1957)
  9. United Arab Republic Mohamed El-Guindi and Hanafy Bastan (1958, 1962)
  10. Hungary Pál Titkos (1959–1961)
  11. United Arab Republic Fouad Ahmed Sedki (1963)
  12. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branko Horvatek (1963–1964)
  13. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Andrija Pflander (1964–1965)
  14. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dimitri Tadić (1965)
  15. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Andrija Kovač (1965)
  16. Hungary Sándor Kapocsi (1965–1967)
  17. United Arab Republic Saleh El Wahsh and Kamal El Sabagh (1968–1970)
  18. West Germany Dettmar Cramer (1971–1974)
  19. West Germany Burkhard Pape (1975–1977)
  20. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Nenković (1977–1978)
  21. Egypt Taha Ismail (1978, 1994)
  22. Hungary Bundzsák Dezso (1979)
  23. Egypt Fouad Sedki (1980)
  24. Egypt Abdel Monem El Hajj (1980)
  25. Egypt Hamada El Sharqawy (1980)
  26. West Germany Karl-Heinz Heddergott (1982–1984)
  27. Egypt Saleh El Wahsh (1984)
  28. England Mike Smith (1985–1988)
  29. Egypt Mahmoud El Gohary (1988–1990, 1992, 1997–1999, 2000–2002)
  30. Egypt Hany Moustafa (1990)
  31. Germany Dietrich Weise (1990–1991)
  32. Egypt Mahmoud Saad (1992)
  33. Egypt Mohamed Shehta (1993)
  34. Romania Mircea Rădulescu (1993–1994)
  35. Netherlands Nol de Ruiter (1994–1995)
  36. Egypt Mohsen Saleh (1995, 2002–2004)
  37. Netherlands Ruud Krol (1996)
  38. Egypt Farouk Gaafar (1996–1997)
  39. France Gerard Gili (1999–2000)
  40. Italy Marco Tardelli (2004–2005)
  41. Egypt Hassan Shehata (2005–2011)
  42. United States Bob Bradley (2011–2013)
  43. Egypt Shawky Gharieb (2013–2014)
  44. Argentina Héctor Cúper (2015–2018)
  45. Mexico Javier Aguirre (2018–2019)
  46. Egypt Hossam El Badry (2019–2021)
  47. Portugal Carlos Queiroz (2021–2022)
  48. Egypt Ehab Galal (2022)
  49. Portugal Rui Vitória (2022–2024)
  50. Egypt Hossam Hassan (2024–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2026 FIFA World Cup squad.[46]
Caps and goals are correct as of 26 June 2026, after the match against Iran.

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mohamed El Shenawy (fifth captain) (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 37) 76 0 Egyptian Football Association Al Ahly
16 1GK El Mahdy Soliman (1987-06-08) 8 June 1987 (age 39) 0 0 Egyptian Football Association Zamalek
23 1GK Mostafa Shobeir (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 26) 12 0 Egyptian Football Association Al Ahly
26 1GK Mohamed Alaa (1999-01-09) 9 January 1999 (age 27) 0 0 Egyptian Football Association El Gouna
2 2DF Yasser Ibrahim (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 33) 20 1 Egyptian Football Association Al Ahly
3 2DF Mohamed Hany (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 30) 45 0 Egyptian Football Association Al Ahly
4 2DF Hossam Abdelmaguid (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 25) 14 0 Egyptian Football Association Zamalek
5 2DF Ramy Rabia (fourth captain) (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 33) 47 5 United Arab Emirates Football Association Al Ain
6 2DF Mohamed Abdelmonem (1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 27) 38 3 French Football Federation Nice
13 2DF Ahmed Fatouh (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 (age 28) 42 1 Egyptian Football Association Zamalek
15 2DF Karim Hafez (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 30) 10 0 Egyptian Football Association Pyramids
24 2DF Tarek Alaa (2002-01-05) 5 January 2002 (age 24) 3 0 Egyptian Football Association ZED
8 3MF Emam Ashour (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 28) 32 1 Egyptian Football Association Al Ahly
11 3MF Mostafa Ziko (1997-04-27) 27 April 1997 (age 29) 5 3 Egyptian Football Association Pyramids
14 3MF Hamdy Fathy (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 31) 65 3 Qatar Football Association Al-Wakrah
17 3MF Mohanad Lasheen (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 30) 26 0 Egyptian Football Association Pyramids
18 3MF Nabil Emad (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 30) 12 0 Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al-Najma
19 3MF Marwan Attia (1998-08-12) 12 August 1998 (age 27) 37 1 Egyptian Football Association Al Ahly
21 3MF Mahmoud Saber (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 24) 16 2 Egyptian Football Association ZED
7 4FW Trézéguet (third captain) (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 31) 98 24 Egyptian Football Association Al Ahly
9 4FW Hamza Abdelkarim (2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 18) 5 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona B
10 4FW Mohamed Salah (captain) (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 (age 34) 119 68 The Football Association Liverpool
12 4FW Haissem Hassan (2002-02-08) 8 February 2002 (age 24) 4 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Oviedo
20 4FW Ibrahim Adel (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 25) 25 3 Danish Football Association Nordsjælland
22 4FW Omar Marmoush (sixth captain) (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 27) 53 11 The Football Association Manchester City
25 4FW Zizo (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 30) 66 5 Egyptian Football Association Al Ahly
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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

More information Pos., Player ...
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mohamed Sobhi (1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 (age 26) 6 0 Egypt Zamalek 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
GK Mohamed Awad (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 (age 33) 4 0 Egypt Zamalek 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
GK Mohamed Bassam (1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 35) 3 0 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
GK Ali Lotfi (1989-10-01) 1 October 1989 (age 36) 1 0 Egypt ZED 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
GK Abdelaziz El Balouti (1994-01-08) 8 January 1994 (age 32) 0 0 Egypt National Bank of Egypt v.  Guinea-Bissau, 12 October 2025
DF Khaled Sobhi (1995-05-04) 4 May 1995 (age 31) 7 0 Egypt Al Masry v.  Spain, 31 March 2026
DF Mohamed Hamdy (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 (age 31) 36 1 Egypt Pyramids 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Ahmed Eid (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 25) 5 0 Egypt Al Masry 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Mohamed Ismail (1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 (age 26) 1 0 Egypt Zamalek 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
DF El-Wensh (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995 (age 31) 27 5 Egypt Zamalek 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF Karim Fouad (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 26) 3 0 Egypt Al Ahly 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF Yassin Marei (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 24) 3 0 Egypt Al Ahly 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF Yehia Zakaria (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 24) 3 0 Egypt Ghazl El Mahalla 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF Karim El Eraki (1997-11-29) 29 November 1997 (age 28) 2 0 Egypt Al Masry 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF Ragab Nabil (1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 (age 33) 2 0 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF Ahmed Hany (1997-05-19) 19 May 1997 (age 29) 1 0 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF Hady Reyad (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 28) 0 0 Egypt Petrojet 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF Amr El Gazar (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 26) 0 0 Egypt National Bank of Egypt v.  Guinea-Bissau, 12 October 2025
DF Mohamed Rabia (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 30) 2 0 Egypt ZED v.  Burkina Faso, 9 September 2025
MF Ahmed Nabil Koka (2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 24) 11 0 Egypt Al Ahly v.  Spain, 31 March 2026
MF Mohamed Shehata (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 25) 9 0 Egypt Zamalek 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Mohamed Elneny (vice-captain) (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 (age 33) 105 8 Unattached 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF Amr El Solia (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 (age 36) 54 1 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF Afsha (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 30) 24 6 Egypt Al Ahly 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF Mostafa Saad (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 (age 24) 18 1 Egypt ZED 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF Akram Tawfik (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 28) 15 1 Qatar Al-Shamal 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF Mido Gaber (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 (age 31) 4 1 Egypt Al Masry 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF Ghanam Mohamed (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 29) 4 0 Egypt Modern Sport 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF Zalaka (1999-09-12) 12 September 1999 (age 26) 3 0 Egypt Pyramids 2025 Al Ain International Cup
MF Marwan Otaka (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 23) 1 0 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra 2025 Al Ain International Cup
FW Aqtay Abdallah (2003-06-01) 1 June 2003 (age 23) 0 0 Egypt ENPPI 2026 FIFA World Cup PRE
FW Mostafa Mohamed (1997-11-28) 28 November 1997 (age 28) 61 14 France Nantes v.  Spain, 31 March 2026
FW Islam Issa (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 30) 6 1 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra v.  Spain, 31 March 2026
FW Nasser Mansi (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 (age 24) 0 0 Egypt Zamalek v.  Spain, 31 March 2026
FW Osama Faisal (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 25) 16 0 Egypt National Bank of Egypt 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Salah Mohsen (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 27) 10 1 Egypt Al Masry 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Mohamed Sherif (1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 30) 23 3 Egypt Al Ahly 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
FW Marwan Hamdy (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 29) 17 3 Egypt Pyramids 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
FW Hossam Hassan (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 32) 7 1 Egypt Modern Sport 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
FW Mohamed Mosaad (2001-09-14) 14 September 2001 (age 24) 0 0 Egypt Modern Sport 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
FW Ahmed Atef (1998-03-21) 21 March 1998 (age 28) 3 0 Egypt ZED 2025 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
FW Mostafa Shalaby (1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 (age 31) 1 0 Egypt National Bank of Egypt 2025 FIFA Arab Cup INJ
FW Taher Mohamed (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 (age 29) 6 1 Egypt Al Ahly 2025 Al Ain International Cup
Notes
  • INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • PRE = Preliminary squad/standby.
  • RET = Retired from the national team.
  • SUS = Player suspended from the squad for disciplinary reasons.
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons.
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Records

As of 26 June 2026[47]
Players in bold are still active with Egypt.

Most appearances

Ahmed Hassan is Egypt's most capped player with 184 appearances.
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1Ahmed Hassan184331995–2012
2Hossam Hassan[d]176691985–2006
3Essam El Hadary15901996–2018
4Ahmed Fathy13632002–2021
5Ibrahim Hassan131171988–2002
6Hany Ramzy12331988–2003
7Mohamed Salah119682011–present
8Wael Gomaa11412001–2013
9Ahmed El Kass112251987–1997
Abdel Zaher El Saka11241997–2010
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Top goalscorers

Hossam Hassan is Egypt's top goalscorer with 69 goals, and is currently the manager of the team.[49]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1Hossam Hassan[d] (list)691760.391985–2006
2Mohamed Salah681190.572011–present
3Hassan El Shazly49640.771961–1975
4El-Sayed El-Dhizui41500.821948–1960
5Mohamed Abou Trika381000.382001–2013
6Ahmed Hassan331840.181995–2012
7Amr Zaki30630.482004–2013
8Emad Moteab28700.42004–2015
9Badawi Abdel Fattah27271.01960–1966
10Moustafa Reyadh26660.391962–1972
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Competitive records

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Egypt at the FIFA World Cup
More information FIFA World Cup record, FIFA World Cup qualification record ...
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Withdrew due to storm[50] Qualified as invitees
Italy 1934 Round of 16 13th 1 0 0 1 2 4 Squad 2 2 0 0 11 2
France 1938 Withdrew Withdrew
Brazil 1950 Did not enter Did not enter
Switzerland 1954 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 7
Sweden 1958 Withdrew Withdrew
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970 Did not enter Did not enter
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 3
Argentina 1978 10 6 2 2 15 12
Spain 1982 2 0 1 1 0 1
Mexico 1986 6 2 2 2 3 4
Italy 1990 Group stage 20th 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad 8 4 3 1 7 2
United States 1994 Did not qualify 6 3 2 1 9 3
France 1998 6 3 1 2 15 5
South Korea Japan 2002 10 5 4 1 22 9
Germany 2006 10 5 2 3 26 15
South Africa 2010 13 9 1 3 22 7
Brazil 2014 8 7 0 1 19 14
Russia 2018 Group stage 31st 3 0 0 3 2 6 Squad 8 5 1 2 12 5
Qatar 2022 Did not qualify 8 5 2 1 11 5
Canada Mexico United States 2026 in progress TBD 3 1 2 0 5 3 Squad 10 8 2 0 20 2
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total:4/22 Round of 16 13th 10 1 4 5 10 15 — 111 65 23 23 196 96
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Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations
More information Africa Cup of Nations record, Africa Cup of Nations qualification record ...
Africa Cup of Nations record Africa Cup of Nations qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 6 1 Squad No Qualification
United Arab Republic 1959 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 6 1 Squad No Qualification
Ethiopia 1962 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 4 5 Squad Qualified as defending champions
Ghana 1963 Third place 3rd 3 2 1 0 11 5 Squad Qualified by default
Tunisia 1965 Withdrew Withdrew
Ethiopia 1968 Withdrew during qualifications 3 2 1 0 6 4
Sudan 1970 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 10 5 Squad 2 1 1 0 2 1
Cameroon 1972 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 6 6
Egypt 1974 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 13 5 Squad Qualified as hosts
Ethiopia 1976 Fourth place 4th 6 1 2 3 9 12 Squad 4 3 1 0 11 3
Ghana 1978 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 4 5
Nigeria 1980 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 6 7 Squad 2 1 0 1 4 3
Libya 1982 Withdrew 2 2 0 0 7 3
Ivory Coast 1984 Fourth place 4th 5 2 2 1 6 6 Squad 4 2 1 1 3 2
Egypt 1986 Champions 1st 5 3 1 1 5 1 Squad Qualified as hosts
Morocco 1988 Group stage 6th 3 1 1 1 3 1 Squad Qualified as defending champions
Algeria 1990 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 1 6 Squad 4 2 1 1 8 2
Senegal 1992 Group stage 11th 2 0 0 2 0 2 Squad 6 3 3 0 13 5
Tunisia 1994 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 1 1 4 1 Squad 6 2 2 2 6 5
South Africa 1996 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 5 6 Squad 10 6 3 1 24 5
Burkina Faso 1998 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 10 1 Squad 6 2 3 1 12 4
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 0 1 7 3 Squad Qualified as defending champions
Mali 2002 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 3 3 Squad 6 4 1 1 11 6
Tunisia 2004 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 3 Squad 4 3 0 1 14 1
Egypt 2006 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 12 3 Squad Qualified as hosts
Ghana 2008 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 15 5 Squad 6 3 3 0 9 2
Angola 2010 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 15 2 Squad 13 9 1 3 22 7
Equatorial Guinea Gabon 2012 Did not qualify 6 1 2 3 5 5
South Africa 2013 2 0 1 1 3 4
Equatorial Guinea 2015 6 2 0 4 5 6
Gabon 2017 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 5 3 Squad 4 3 1 0 7 1
Egypt 2019 Round of 16 10th 4 3 0 1 5 1 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 5
Cameroon 2021 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 3 1 4 2 Squad 6 3 3 0 10 3
Ivory Coast 2023 Round of 16 12th 4 0 4 0 7 7 Squad 6 5 0 1 10 3
Morocco 2025Fourth place 4th 7 4 2 1 9 5 Squad 6 4 2 0 12 2
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027 To be determined To be determined
2028
Total 7 Titles 27/35 118 64 26 28 184 102 — 125 70 31 24 229 92
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Summer Olympics

Egypt withdrew from the 1956 Football tournament and boycotted the 1980 Olympics, after qualifying for both.

More information Summer Olympics record, Year ...
Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
United Kingdom 1908 Did not participate
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920 First round 8th 1 0 0 1 1 2 Squad
France 1924 Quarter-final 8th 2 1 0 1 3 5 Squad
Netherlands 1928 Fourth place 4th 4 2 0 2 12 19 Squad
Germany 1936 First round 11th 1 0 0 1 1 3 Squad
United Kingdom 1948 First round 13th 1 0 0 1 1 3 Squad
Finland 1952 First round 12th 2 1 0 1 6 7 Squad
Australia 1956 Withdrew from Finals
Italy 1960 First round 12th 3 0 1 2 4 11 Squad
Japan 1964 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 18 16 Squad
Mexico 1968 Withdrew from qualifiers
Germany 1972 Did not qualify
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980 Withdrew from finals
United States 1984 Quarter-final 8th 4 1 1 2 5 5 Squad
South Korea 1988 Did not qualify
1992 to present See Egypt national under-23 football team
Total Fourth place 9/17 24 7 3 14 51 71 —
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African Games

More information African Games record, Year ...
African Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Republic of the Congo 1965 Did not qualify
Nigeria 1973 Bronze medal 3rd 5 3 0 2 12 12
Algeria 1978 Withdrew[e] 7th 3 2 1 0 6 2
Kenya 1987 Gold medal 1st 5 3 1 1 7 5
1991 to 2015 See Egypt national under-23 football team
2019 to present See Egypt national under-20 football team
Total 1 Title 3/4 13 8 2 3 19 19
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Arab Games

More information Arab Games record, Year ...
Arab Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Egypt 1953 Gold medal 1st 3 3 0 0 22 3
Lebanon 1957 Did not enter
Morocco 1961
United Arab Republic 1965 Gold medal 1st 6 6 0 0 30 2
Syria 1976 Did not enter
Morocco 1985
Lebanon 1997
Jordan 1999
Egypt 2007 Gold medal 1st 4 3 1 0 10 1
Qatar 2011 Did not enter
2023 to present See Egypt national under-23 football team
Total 3 Titles 3/10 13 12 1 0 62 6
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FIFA Confederations Cup

More information FIFA Confederations Cup record, Year ...
FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Mexico 1999 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 5 9 Squad
South Korea Japan 2001 Did not qualify
France 2003
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 4 7 Squad
Brazil 2013 Did not qualify
Russia 2017
Total Group stage 2/10 6 1 2 3 9 16 —
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FIFA Arab Cup

More information FIFA Arab Cup record, Year ...
FIFA Arab Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Lebanon 1963 Did not enter
Kuwait 1964
Iraq 1966
Saudi Arabia 1985
Jordan 1988 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 6 0 Squad
Syria 1992 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 5 3 Squad
Qatar 1998 Group stage 10th 2 1 0 1 3 5 Squad
Kuwait 2002 Did not enter
Saudi Arabia 2012 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 3 4 Squad
Qatar 2021 Fourth place 4th 6 3 2 1 10 2 Squad
Qatar 2025 Group stage 12th 3 0 2 1 2 5 Squad
Total 1 Title 5/10 24 10 9 9 29 19 —
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Head-to-head record

Main article: Egypt national football team all-time record

The following table shows Egypt's all-time international record, correct as of 26 June 2026.[51]

More information Against, Pld ...
Egypt national football team head-to-head record
Against Pld Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Last Played Best Result Notes
 Algeria 29 7 12 10 34 34 0 16 October 2023  Egypt 4 – 0 Algeria 
(Angola; 28 January 2010)		 1 PSO win for Algeria
 Angola 8 4 4 0 11 7 +4 29 December 2025  Egypt 2 – 1 Angola 
(Ghana; 4 February 2008)
(South Africa; 15 January 1996)
 Argentina 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 26 March 2008  Egypt 0 – 2 Argentina 
(Egypt; 26 March 2008)
 Australia 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 18 November 2010  Egypt 3 – 0 Australia 
(Egypt; 18 November 2010)		 1 PSO win for Australia
 Austria 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 28 February 1990 Egypt UAR 1 – 0 Austria 
(Egypt; 5 January 1962)
 Bahrain 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 15 December 2003  Bahrain 0 – 1 Egypt 
(Bahrain; 15 December 2003)
 Belarus 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 5 January 1997  Egypt 2 – 0 Belarus 
(Egypt; 5 January 1997)
 Belgium 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3 15 June 2026  Egypt 4 – 0 Belgium 
(Egypt; 9 February 2005)
 Benin 5 4 1 0 17 6 +11 5 January 2026  Egypt 5 – 1 Benin 
(Egypt; 19 November 2008)
 Bolivia 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 25 July 1999  Bolivia 2 – 2 Egypt 
(Mexico; 25 July 1999)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 5 March 2014  Egypt 2 – 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 
(Austria; 5 March 2014)
 Botswana 7 5 2 0 11 1 +10 19 November 2024  Botswana 0 – 4  Egypt
(Botswana; 10 September 2024)
 Brazil 7 0 0 7 6 20 −15 6 June 2026  Brazil 4 – 3 Egypt 
(South Africa; 15 June 2009)
 Bulgaria 10 5 2 3 9 6 +3 29 November 2004  Egypt 3 – 1 Bulgaria 
(Hong Kong; 16 February 1999)
 Burkina Faso 9 6 3 0 22 18 +4 9 September 2025  Egypt 4 – 2 Burkina Faso 
(Nigeria; 1 February 2000)
(Nigeria; 12 January 1973)		 1 PSO win for Egypt
 Burundi 6 4 2 0 12 1 +11 11 January 2001  Egypt 4 – 1 Burundi 
(Egypt; 2 September 2006)

 Egypt 3 – 0 Burundi 
(Egypt; 11 January 2011)
(Burundi; 14 September 1976)
 Cameroon 28 14 8 6 34 22 +12 3 February 2022  Egypt 4 – 0 Cameroon 
(Egypt; 29 May 1983)		 3 PSO wins for Egypt
 Canada 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 24 April 2001  Egypt 3 – 0 Canada 
(Egypt; 24 April 2001)
 Cape Verde 4 1 3 0 7 4 +3 17 November 2025  Egypt 3 – 0 Cape Verde 
(Egypt; 6 September 2024)
 Central African Republic 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 30 June 2012  Central African Republic 1 – 1 Egypt 
(Central African Republic; 30 June 2012)
 Chad 6 4 1 1 18 3 +15 17 November 2015  Egypt 5 – 1 Chad 
(Egypt; 12 July 1991)

 Egypt 4 – 0 Chad 
(Egypt; 31 March 2012)  Egypt 4 – 0 Chad 
(Egypt; 17 November 2015)
 Chile 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 30 May 2014  Egypt 2 – 0 Chile 
(Egypt; 3 June 1989)
 China 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 17 January 2001 Egypt UAR 2 – 0 China 
(Indonesia; 30 April 1963)		 1 PSO win for Egypt
 Colombia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 26 May 1990  Egypt 1 – 1 Colombia 
(Egypt; 30 May 1990)
 Comoros 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 29 March 2021  Egypt 4 – 0 Comoros 
(Egypt; 29 March 2021)
 Congo 8 7 0 1 17 5 +12 8 October 2017  Egypt 4 – 0 Congo 
(Egypt; 11 March 1974)
 Croatia 3 0 1 2 6 10 –4 26 March 2024  Croatia 2 – 2 Egypt 
(South Korea; 13 June 1999)
 Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4 January 1992  Egypt 2 – 0 Czech Republic 
(Egypt; 4 January 1992)
 Denmark 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 12 February 2003  Egypt 0 – 0 Denmark 
(Egypt; 14 February 1990)
 Djibouti 4 4 0 0 17 0 +17 8 October 2025  Egypt 6 – 0 Djibouti 
(Egypt; 16 November 2023)
 DR Congo 11 6 4 1 22 11 +11 28 January 2024  Egypt 6 – 3 DR Congo 
(Egypt; August 2010)

 Egypt 4 – 1 DR Congo 
(Egypt; 4 February 2006)

 1 PSO win for DR Congo
 England 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 3 March 2010  England 1 – 0 Egypt 
(Italy; 21 June 1990)
 Estonia 2 0 2 0 5 5 0 19 March 2001  Egypt 3 – 3 Estonia 
(Egypt; 19 March 2001)
 Ethiopia 19 14 2 3 52 13 +39 5 September 2025  Egypt 8 – 1 Ethiopia 
(Egypt; 7 July 1997)
 Finland 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 13 January 1989  Egypt 2 – 1 Finland 
(Egypt; 13 January 1989)
(Egypt; 11 January 1989)
 France 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 30 April 2003  France 5 – 0 Egypt 
(France; 30 April 2003)
 North Macedonia 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 29 September 1998  Macedonia 2 – 2 Egypt 
(Macedonia; 29 September 1998)
 Gabon 5 4 1 0 13 2 +11 16 November 2021  Egypt 4 – 0 Gabon 
(Egypt; 5 January 2000)
(Tunisia; 28 March 1994)
 Georgia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 November 2012  Georgia 0 – 0 Egypt 
(Georgia; 14 November 2012)
 Germany 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 28 December 1958  Egypt 2 – 1 Germany 
(Egypt; 28 December 1958)
 Ghana 21 10 6 5 29 20 +9 18 January 2024  Egypt 2 – 0 Ghana 
(Egypt; 4 January 2002)
(Egypt; 17 June 2000)
(South Korea; 16 June 1997)
(Egypt; 23 August 1994)
(Egypt; 13 November 2016)
 Greece 9 3 1 5 12 18 −6 27 March 2018 Egypt Egypt 3 – 1 Greece 
(Egypt; 19 June 1936)

Egypt Egypt 2 – 0 Greece 
(Egypt; 17 February 1950)
 Guinea 11 6 3 2 24 19 +5 14 June 2023 Egypt UAR 4 – 1 Guinea 
(Sudan; 7 February 1970)
 Guinea-Bissau 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 12 October 2025  Guinea-Bissau 0 – 1 Egypt 
(Cameroon; 15 January 2022)
 Hungary 5 1 1 3 2 9 −7 17 February 1961 Egypt Egypt 3 – 0 Hungary 
(Paris; 29 May 1924)
 Indonesia 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 11 June 1991  Indonesia 0 – 6 Egypt 
(South Korea; 11 June 1991)
 Iran 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 26 June 2026  Iran 1–1 (8–9 PSO) Egypt 
(Iran; 7 June 2000)		 1 PSO win for Egypt
 Iraq 7 4 3 0 7 1 +6 17 April 2012  Iraq 1 – 3 Egypt 
(Iraq; 14 January 1972)
 Italy 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 18 June 2009  Egypt 1 – 0 Italy 
(South Africa; 18 June 2009)
 Ivory Coast 23 11 6 6 31 25 +6 10 January 2026  Ivory Coast 1 – 4 Egypt 
(Ghana; 7 February 2008)
 Jamaica 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 4 June 2014  Egypt 2 – 2 Jamaica 
(England; 4 June 2014)
 Japan 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 17 October 2007  Japan 1 – 0 Egypt 
(Japan; 28 October 1998)
 Jordan 5 3 0 2 10 5 +8 9 December 2025  Egypt 5 – 0 Jordan 
(Syria; 2 October 1974)
 Kenya 19 13 5 1 36 11 +25 25 March 2021  Egypt 5 – 0 Kenya 
(Qatar; 27 February 2012)
 North Korea 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 23 January 2001  Egypt 1 – 0 North Korea 
(Egypt; 23 January 2001)
 South Korea 17 5 6 6 21 19 +2 14 June 2022 Egypt UAR 10 – 0 South Korea 
(Japan; 16 October 1964)		 2 PSO wins for Korea Republic
 Kuwait 12 4 7 1 15 11 +4 2 December 2025 Egypt UAR 8 – 0  Kuwait
(Morocco; 4 September 1961)
 Laos 1 1 0 0 15 0 +15 16 November 2018  Laos 0 - 15 Egypt 
(Indonesia; 15 November 1963)
 Lebanon 7 6 1 0 16 2 +14 1 December 2021  Lebanon 1 – 4 Egypt 
(Libya; 11 May 2012)

 Egypt 3 – 0 Lebanon 
(Jordan; 15 July 1988)
(Egypt; 28 August 1965)
 Liberia 7 5 0 2 13 2 +11 27 September 2022  Egypt 5 – 0 Liberia 
(Egypt; 17 August 1997)
 Libya 17 11 3 3 36 13 +23 11 October 2021 Egypt Egypt 10 – 2 Libya 
(Egypt; 6 August 1953)
 Lithuania 1 1 0 0 10 0 +10 1 June 1924 Egypt Egypt 10 – 0 Lithuania 
(France; 1 June 1924)
 Luxembourg 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 28 June 1928  Luxembourg 1-1 Egypt 
(Luxembourg; 28 June 1928)
 Madagascar 4 2 0 2 7 2 +5 20 June 2003  Egypt 6 – 0 Madagascar 
(Egypt; 20 June 2003)		 1 PSO win for Egypt
 Malawi 11 6 2 3 18 7 +11 28 March 2023  Egypt 4 – 0 Malawi 
(Malawi; 28 March 2023)
 Mali 10 4 2 4 8 8 0 17 January 2017  Egypt 2 – 1 Mali 
(Egypt; 9 April 1993)
 Malta 2 2 0 0 8 2 +5 5 November 1993  Egypt 5 – 2 Malta 
(South Korea; 9 June 1991)
 Mauritania 5 4 1 0 10 1 +9 15 October 2024  Egypt 3 – 0 Mauritania 
(Egypt; 25 March 2007)
(United Arab Emirates; 15 April 2012)
 Mauritius 5 5 0 0 18 2 +16 2 October 2009  Egypt 7 – 0 Mauritius 
(Egypt; 8 June 2003)
 Mexico 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 27 July 1999  Mexico 2 – 2 Egypt 
(Mexico; 27 July 1999)
 Morocco 28 4 11 13 16 31 −15 30 January 2022  Egypt 1 – 0 Morocco 
(Egypt; 17 March 1986)

Egypt UAR 3 – 2 Morocco 
(Egypt; 21 March 1971)
 Mozambique 6 5 1 0 11 2 +9 14 January 2024  Egypt 2 – 0 Mozambique 
(Egypt; 1 June 2012)
(Angola; 16 January 2010)
(Burkina Faso; 10 February 1998)
(Egypt; 13 March 1986)
 Namibia 6 5 1 0 23 6 +17 5 January 2008  Egypt 8 – 2 Namibia 
(Egypt; 13 July 2001)
 Netherlands 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 12 June 1990  Netherlands 1 – 2 Egypt 
(Netherlands; 14 June 1928)
 New Zealand 5 4 1 0 7 2 +5 21 June 2026  New Zealand 1 – 3 Egypt 
(Vancouver; 21 June 2026)
 Niger 6 4 1 1 14 2 +12 23 September 2022  Egypt 6 – 0 Niger 
(Alexandria; 8 September 2018)
 Nigeria 22 7 7 8 27 30 −3 17 January 2026 Egypt UAR 6 – 3 Nigeria 
(Nigeria; 24 November 1963)		 2 PSO wins for Nigeria
 Norway 4 0 3 1 2 5 −3 18 November 1998  Egypt 1 – 1 Norway 
(Egypt; 18 November 1998)
(Egypt; 24 December 1948)
 Oman 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 15 August 2012  Oman 0 – 1 Egypt 
(Oman; 30 May 2009)
 Poland 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 5 December 1991  Egypt 4 – 0 Poland 
(Egypt; 3 December 1991)
 Portugal 5 1 0 4 4 11 −7 4 June 1928  Portugal 1 – 2 Egypt 
(Netherlands; 4 June 1928)
 Qatar 8 4 2 2 18 7 +11 18 December 2021  Egypt 6 – 0 Qatar 
(Egypt; 19 March 2003)		 1 PSO win for Qatar
 Republic of Ireland 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 June 1990  Republic of Ireland 0 – 0 Egypt 
(Italy; 17 June 1990)
 Romania 6 1 2 3 7 9 −2 24 December 1991  Egypt 3 – 1 Romania 
(Egypt; 21 December 1991)
 Russia 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 28 May 2026  Egypt 1 - 3 Russia 
(Russia; 19 June 2018)
 Rwanda 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 5 September 2009  Egypt 3 – 0 Rwanda 
(Egypt; 5 July 2009)
 Saudi Arabia 9 6 1 2 31 9 +22 27 March 2026 United Arab Republic UAR 13 – 0 Saudi Arabia
(Morocco; 3 September 1961)
 Scotland 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 16 May 1990  Scotland 1 – 3 Egypt 
(Scotland; 16 May 1990)
 Senegal 16 7 2 7 9 8 +1 14 January 2026  Egypt 2 – 0 Senegal 
(Egypt; 13 July 1997)		 2 PSO win for Senegal
 Sierra Leone 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 25 March 2025  Sierra Leone 0 – 2 Egypt 
(Sierra Leone; 19 November 2023)
 Slovakia 4 3 0 1 5 2 +3 4 February 1994  Egypt 1 – 0 Slovakia 
(United Arab Emirates; 4 February 1994)
 Somalia 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 24 November 1972  Egypt 4 – 2 Somalia 
(Egypt; 24 November 1972 )
 South Africa 13 5 1 7 9 10 -1 26 December 2025  South Africa 0 – 2 Egypt 
(Burkina Faso; 28 February 1998)
 South Sudan 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 6 July 2019  Egypt 3 – 0 South Sudan 
(Egypt; 18 June 2023)
 Spain 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 31 March 2026  Spain 2 – 0 Egypt 
(Spain; 3 June 2006)
 Sudan 18 14 2 2 43 16 +27 19 January 2022  Egypt 6 – 1 Sudan 
(Egypt; 5 June 2005)
 Swaziland 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 16 October 2018  Egypt 10 – 0 Swaziland 
(Egypt; 22 March 2013)
 Sweden 4 2 0 2 3 10 −7 7 February 2007  Egypt 2 – 0 Sweden 
(Egypt; 7 February 2007)
  Switzerland 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 14 December 1998  Egypt 1 – 3 Switzerland 
(Egypt; 14 December 1998)
 Syria 7 4 1 2 18 6 +12 31 March 1995 Egypt Egypt 8 – 0 Syria Syria
(Egypt; 12 October 1951)		 1 PSO win for Syria
 Tanzania 13 12 1 0 43 10 +33 7 January 2024  Egypt 6 – 0 Tanzania 
(Egypt; 17 April 1986)
 Thailand 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 25 January 1998  Thailand 1 – 1 Egypt 
(Thailand; 25 January 1998)
 Togo 10 8 1 1 26 6 +20 17 November 2020  Egypt 7 – 2 Togo 
(Egypt; 18 December 1997)
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 31 March 2004  Egypt 2 – 1 Trinidad and Tobago 
(Egypt; 31 March 2004)
 Tunisia 37 13 8 16 38 42 –4 12 September 2023  Tunisia 0 – 4 Egypt 
(Tunisia; 7 November 1989)
 Turkey 6 2 0 4 10 13 –3 12 May 1949  Turkey 1 – 7 Egypt Egypt
(France; 1 June 1924)
 Uganda 21 17 2 2 41 13 +28 30 June 2019  Egypt 6 – 0 Uganda 
(Egypt; 30 July 1995)
 United Arab Emirates 6 3 3 0 6 3 +4 6 December 2025 United Arab Emirates UAE 1 – 2 Egypt 
(UAE; 16 December 2002)
(Egypt; 6 January 2001)		 1 PSO win for Egypt
 Uruguay 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 15 June 2018  Egypt 0 – 1 Uruguay 
(Russia; 15 June 2018)
 Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 14 November 2025  Egypt 0 – 2 Uzbekistan 
(Uzbekistan; 14 November 2025)
 United States 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 21 June 2009  Egypt 3 – 1 United States 
(South Korea; 8 June 1987)
 Vietnam 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 1 November 1963  Egypt 4 – 1 North Vietnam 
(Indonesia; 1 November 1963)
 Yugoslavia 9 0 4 5 5 18 −13 14 June 1997  Yugoslavia 0 – 0 Egypt 
(South Korea; 14 June 1997)
 Zambia 18 11 4 3 30 16 +14 12 October 2023  Zambia 0 – 4 Egypt 
(Burkina Faso; 13 February 1998)
 Zimbabwe 14 9 4 1 23 12 +11 22 December 2025  Zimbabwe 2 – 4 Egypt 
(Zimbabwe;9 June 2013)

 Egypt 2 – 0 Zimbabwe 
(Egypt; 5 January 2006)
(Egypt; 24 May 2004)
Total 758 373 182 187 1228 754 +474 — — —
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Summary

More information Competition, Total ...
Competition1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Total
CAF African Cup of Nations 73313
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 0202
Total75315
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Notes

  1. [a]
    (Arabic: منتخب مصر لكرة القدم)
  2. [b]
    The Saudi Arabia v Egypt match, originally scheduled to be played at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar, was relocated to Saudi Arabia due to the 2026 Iran war.
  3. [c]
    A committee of six former Egypt internationals.
  4. [d]
    Matches against UAE and Morocco (in 1988), Kuwait (in 1989), Mali (twice in 1994) and Ghana (in 1997) are not considered full internationals by FIFA but they are recognised by the Egyptian FA.[48]
  5. [e]
    In the Egypt-Libya match, the match was abandoned due to a mass brawl between the two teams, their referees, and their fans. Libya was expelled from the tournament, while Egypt withdrew after several of its players were injured, in protest against Algerian police brutality and stadium security.
  6. [f]
    Competition organized by ANOCA, officially not recognized by FIFA.
  7. [g]
    Official subregional competition organized and recognized by FIFA since 2021. Previous editions were organized by UAFA.
  8. [h]
    The 1992 Arab Cup also counted as an edition of the Arab Games.
  1. [1]
    The Egypt v Spain match, originally scheduled to be played at the Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar, was relocated to Spain due to the 2026 Iran war.

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