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Egypt national team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy

Egypt have qualified for the FIFA World Cup on four occasions: in 1934, where they became the first Arab, Middle Eastern and African team to play in the World Cup, 1990, 2018, and 2026.[1][2][3][4][5][6] With 4 draws, 5 losses, and 1 win, beating New Zealand in the 2026 World Cup.

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.[7] This was surpassed in 2022 by the qualification of Wales for the first time in 64 years. They have never qualified consecutively.

Egypt national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
Egypt's fans at the FIFA World Cup in Russia

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Withdrew due to storm
Italy 1934 Round of 16 13th 1 0 0 1 2 4
France 1938 Withdrew
Brazil 1950 Did not enter
Switzerland 1954 Did not qualify
Sweden 1958 Withdrew[8]
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970 Did not enter
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990 Group stage 20th 3 0 2 1 1 2
United States 1994 Did not qualify
France 1998
South Korea Japan 2002
Germany 2006
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014
Russia 2018 Group stage 31st 3 0 0 3 2 6
Qatar 2022 Did not qualify
Canada Mexico United States 2026 in progressTBD312053
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Round of 16 4/23 10 1 4 5 10 15

Overview of matches

YearRoundOpponentsScoreEgypt scorer(s)
Italy 1934Round of 16 Hungary2–4Fawzy (2)
Italy 1990Group F Netherlands1–1Abdelghani
 Republic of Ireland0–0
 England0–1
Russia 2018Group A Uruguay0–1
 Russia1–3Salah
 Saudi Arabia1–2Salah
Canada Mexico United States 2026Group G Belgium1–1Ashour
 New Zealand3–1Ziko, Salah, Trézéguet
 Iran1–1Saber
Round of 32 AustraliaJuly 3

Uruguay 1930

There was no qualification for the first World Cup. Rather, teams were simply invited. Egypt had started their travel to Uruguay, but a storm delayed their boat to Marseille.[9]

Italy 1934

There was no Group stage. The first round was the Round of 16.

First round

Hungary 4–2 Egypt
Teleki 11'
Toldi 27', 61'
Vincze 53'		 Report Fawzi 31', 39'
Attendance: 9,000
Hungary
Egypt
GKAntal Szabó
DFGyula Futó
DFLászló Sternberg (c)
DFIstván Palotás
MFGyörgy Szűcs
MFGyula Lázár
MFGábor Szabó
MFImre Markos
FWJenő Vincze
FWPál Teleki
FWGéza Toldi
Manager:
Ödön Nádas
GK1Mustafa Mansour
SW3Abdelhamid Ibrahim Sharli
DF4Hassan El-Far
DF5Ismail Rafaat
DF2Ali El-Kaf
MF6Hassan Raghab
FW7Mohamed Latif
FW8Abdulrahman Fawzi
FW11Mohamed Hassan
FW9Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh (c)
FW10Mostafa Taha
Jimmy McCrae

Italy 1990

Group stage

Group F

Group F, featured the Netherlands, England, the Republic of Ireland and Egypt. In the six group games, five ended in draws. England beat Egypt 1–0, thanks to a 58th-minute goal from Mark Wright – and that was enough to win the group.[10]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 312021+14
 Republic of Ireland 30302203
 Netherlands 30302203
 Egypt 302112−12

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. ---

Netherlands 1–1 Egypt
Kieft 58' Report Abdelghani 83' (pen.)
Attendance: 33,288
Netherlands
Egypt
GK1Hans van Breukelen
DF2Berry van Aerle
DF5Adri van Tiggelen
DF4Ronald Koeman
MF13Graeme Rutjes
MF3Frank Rijkaard
MF6Jan Wouters
MF7Erwin Koemandownward-facing red arrow 69'
FW8Gerald Vanenburgdownward-facing red arrow 46'
FW9Marco van Basten
FW10Ruud Gullit (c)
Substitutes:
MF11Richard Witschgeupward-facing green arrow 69'
FW12Wim KieftYellow card 58'upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW14John van't Schip
GK16Joop Hiele
MF20Aron Winter
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker
GK1Ahmed Shobair
SW3Rabie Yassin
DF4Hany Ramzy
DF5Hesham Yakan
MF2Ibrahim Hassan
MF20Ahmed El-Kass
MF7Ismail Youssef
MF8Magdi Abdelghani
MF13Ahmed RamzyYellow card 55'downward-facing red arrow 69'
FW9Hossam Hassan
FW10Gamal Abdelhamid (c)downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutes:
DF15Saber Eid
MF16Magdy Tolbaupward-facing green arrow 69'
MF18Osama Orabi
FW19Adel Abdelrahmanupward-facing green arrow 69'
GK21Ayman Taher
Manager:
Mahmoud El-Gohary

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

Republic of Ireland 0–0 Egypt
Report
Attendance: 33,288
Republic of Ireland
Egypt
GK1Packie Bonner
RB2Chris MorrisYellow card 51'
CB4Mick McCarthy (c)
CB5Kevin Moran
LB3Steve Staunton
MF8Ray Houghton
MF7Paul McGrath
MF13Andy Townsend
MF11Kevin Sheedy
FW9John Aldridgedownward-facing red arrow 64'
FW10Tony Cascarinodownward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutions:
DF12David O'Leary
MF14Chris Hughton
FW17Niall Quinnupward-facing green arrow 84'
MF21Alan McLoughlinupward-facing green arrow 64'
GK22Gerry Peyton
Manager:
England Jack Charlton
GK1Ahmed ShobairYellow card 72'
DF2Ibrahim Hassan
DF5Hesham Yakan
DF4Hany Ramzy
DF3Rabie Yassin
MF18Osama Orabi
MF7Ismail Youssef
MF8Magdi Abdelghani (c)
MF16Magdy Tolbadownward-facing red arrow 60'
FW20Ahmed El-Kassdownward-facing red arrow 76'
FW9Hossam Hassan
Substitutions:
MF10Gamal Abdelhamidupward-facing green arrow 76'
FW12Taher Abouzeidupward-facing green arrow 60'
DF15Saber Eid
FW19Adel Abdelrahman
GK21Ayman Taher
Manager:
Mahmoud El-Gohary

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

England 1–0 Egypt
Wright 58' Report
Attendance: 34,959
England
Egypt
GK1Peter Shilton (c)
LB3Stuart Pearce
CB5Des Walker
CB14Mark Wright
RB12Paul Parker
RW8Chris Waddledownward-facing red arrow 86'
CM16Steve McMahon
CM19Paul Gascoigne
LW11John Barnes
FW21Steve Bulldownward-facing red arrow 84'
FW10Gary Lineker
Substitutes:
MF4Neil Webb
DF6Terry Butcher
FW9Peter BeardsleyYellow card 85'upward-facing green arrow 84'
GK13Chris Woods
MF17David Plattupward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
GK1Ahmed Shobair
SW4Hany Ramzy
DF2Ibrahim HassanYellow card 47'
DF5Hesham Yakan
DF7Ismail Youssef
DF3Rabie Yassin
MF20Ahmed El-Kassdownward-facing red arrow 77'
MF8Magdi AbdelghaniYellow card 38'
MF10Gamal Abdelhamid (c)downward-facing red arrow 77'
MF13Ahmed Ramzy
FW9Hossam Hassan
Substitutes:
FW11Tarek Solimanupward-facing green arrow 77'
DF15Saber Eid
MF18Osama Orabi
FW19Adel Abdelrahmanupward-facing green arrow 77'
GK21Ayman Taher
Manager:
Mahmoud El-Gohary

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

Russia 2018

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Egypt 0–1 Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 27,015[11]
Egypt[12]
Uruguay[12]
GK23Mohamed El Shenawy
RB7Ahmed Fathy (c)
CB2Ali Gabr
CB6Ahmed HegaziYellow card 90+6'
LB13Mohamed Abdel Shafy
CM8Tarek Hameddownward-facing red arrow 50'
CM17Mohamed Elneny
RW22Amr Wardadownward-facing red arrow 82'
AM19Abdallah Said
LW21Trézéguet
CF9Marwan Mohsendownward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutions:
MF5Sam MorsyYellow card 90+4'upward-facing green arrow 50'
FW11Kahrabaupward-facing green arrow 63'
FW14Ramadan Sobhiupward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Argentina Héctor Cúper
GK1Fernando Muslera
RB4Guillermo Varela
CB2José Giménez
CB3Diego Godín (c)
LB22Martín Cáceres
RM8Nahitan Nándezdownward-facing red arrow 58'
CM15Matías Vecinodownward-facing red arrow 87'
CM6Rodrigo Bentancur
LM10Giorgian De Arrascaetadownward-facing red arrow 59'
CF9Luis Suárez
CF21Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF5Carlos Sánchezupward-facing green arrow 58'
MF7Cristian Rodríguezupward-facing green arrow 59'
MF14Lucas Torreiraupward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match:
Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt)[13]

Assistant referees:[12]
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

Russia 3–1 Egypt
 Report
Attendance: 64,468[14]
Russia[15]
Egypt[15]
GK1Igor Akinfeev (c)
RB2Mário Fernandes
CB3Ilya Kutepov
CB4Sergei Ignashevich
LB18Yuri Zhirkovdownward-facing red arrow 86'
CM11Roman Zobnin
CM8Yury Gazinsky
RW19Aleksandr Samedov
AM17Aleksandr Golovin
LW6Denis Cheryshevdownward-facing red arrow 74'
CF22Artem Dzyubadownward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
MF7Daler Kuzyayevupward-facing green arrow 74'
FW10Fyodor SmolovYellow card 84'upward-facing green arrow 79'
DF13Fyodor Kudryashovupward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Stanislav Cherchesov
GK23Mohamed El Shenawy
RB7Ahmed Fathy (c)
CB2Ali Gabr
CB6Ahmed Hegazi
LB13Mohamed Abdel Shafy
CM8Tarek Hamed
CM17Mohamed Elnenydownward-facing red arrow 64'
RW10Mohamed Salah
AM19Abdallah Said
LW21TrézéguetYellow card 57'downward-facing red arrow 68'
CF9Marwan Mohsendownward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutions:
FW22Amr Wardaupward-facing green arrow 64'
FW14Ramadan Sobhiupward-facing green arrow 68'
FW11Kahrabaupward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Argentina Héctor Cúper

Man of the Match:
Denis Cheryshev (Russia)[16]

Assistant referees:[15]
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

Saudi Arabia 2–1 Egypt
 Report
Attendance: 36,823[17]
Saudi Arabia[18]
Egypt[18]
GK21Yasser Al-Mosailem
RB6Mohammed Al-Breik
CB3Osama Hawsawi (c)
CB23Motaz Hawsawi
LB13Yasser Al-Shahrani
DM14Abdullah Otayf
CM7Salman Al-Faraj
CM16Housain Al-Mogahwi
RW9Hattan Bahebridownward-facing red arrow 65'
LW18Salem Al-Dawsari
CF19Fahad Al-Muwalladdownward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
FW20Muhannad Assiriupward-facing green arrow 65'
MF8Yahya Al-Shehriupward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Spain Juan Antonio Pizzi
GK1Essam El Hadary (c)
RB7Ahmed FathyYellow card 86'
CB2Ali GabrYellow card 45+5'
CB6Ahmed Hegazi
LB13Mohamed Abdel Shafy
CM17Mohamed Elneny
CM8Tarek Hamed
RW10Mohamed Salah
AM19Abdallah Saiddownward-facing red arrow 45+7'
LW21Trézéguetdownward-facing red arrow 81'
CF9Marwan Mohsendownward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutions:
FW22Amr Wardaupward-facing green arrow 45+7'
FW14Ramadan Sobhiupward-facing green arrow 64'
FW11Kahrabaupward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Argentina Héctor Cúper

Man of the Match:
Mohamed Salah (Egypt)[19]

Assistant referees:[18]
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)

United States/Canada/Mexico 2026

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Egypt 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5[a]
3  Iran 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4  New Zealand 3 0 1 2 4 10 −6 1
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head result (Belgium 1–1 Egypt). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Belgium 1–1 Egypt
 [Report 1]
Attendance: 66,775
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

Man of the Match:
Emam Ashour (Egypt)[20]

New Zealand 1–3 Egypt
 [Report 2]
Attendance: 52,497

Man of the Match:
Mohamed Salah (Egypt)[21]

Egypt 1–1 Iran
 [Report 3]
Attendance: 66,925

Egypt finished as Group G runners-up on goal difference behind Belgium, reaching the World Cup knockout stage for the first time and earning a round of 32 meeting with Australia.[22][23]

Knockout stage

Round of 32
Australia Match 88 Egypt
[Report 4]

Record players

Before their 2026 participation, no player was able to play more than one tournament. 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 play in a World Cup match with 45 years and 5 months.[24][25] 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
1 Mohamed Salah52018 and 2026
Trézéguet52018 and 2026
2 Magdi Abdelghani31990
Gamal Abdelhamid31990
Ahmed El-Kass31990
Hossam Hassan31990
Ibrahim Hassan31990
Hany Ramzy31990
Ahmed Shobair31990
Hesham Yakan31990
Rabie Yassin31990
Ismail Youssef31990
Mohamed Abdel Shafy32018
Mohamed Elneny32018
Ahmed Fathy32018
Ali Gabr32018
Tarek Hamed32018
Ahmed Hegazi32018
Kahraba32018
Marwan Mohsen32018
Abdallah Said32018
Ramadan Sobhi32018
Amr Warda32018

Top Goalscorers

Mohamed Salah, Egypt's all-time top scorer at the World Cup

Scoring a brace 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.[26] It took 92 years for another Egyptian, Mohamed Salah, to exceed his tally.

Player Goals 1934 1990 2018 2026
Mohamed Salah 3 21
Abdulrahman Fawzi 2 2
Magdi Abdelghani 1 1
Emam Ashour 1 1
Mostafa Ziko 1 1
Trézéguet 1 1
Mahmoud Saber 1 1
Total 10 2125

World Cup qualifications record

FIFA World Cup qualifications record
Year Status Participation Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter "didn't accept FIFA's invitation"
Italy Italy 1934 Qualified to the Round of 16 1st 2 2 0 0 11 2
France 1938 Withdrew (refused to play a qualifier against Romania as the match "was just after Ramadan and (...) the players [would be] in a festive period")[27]
Brazil Brazil 1950 Did Not Enter
Switzerland Switzerland 1954 Did not qualify 3rd 2 0 0 2 2 7
Sweden Sweden 1958 Withdrew "declined to meet Sudan in refusal to Israel Participation"
Chile Chile 1962 Withdrew As United Arab Republic after as FIFA would not allow them to rearrange matches to avoid the monsoon season
England England 1966 Withdrew "all African nations declined to Participate asking for African seat"
Mexico Mexico 1970 Did Not Enter "due to Postponement of Sports activities in EGYPT after 1967 war"
West Germany West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 7th 2 1 0 1 2 3
Argentina Argentina 1978 Did not qualify 8th 10 6 2 2 15 12
Spain Spain 1982 Did not qualify 9th 2 0 1 1 0 1
Mexico Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 10th 6 2 2 2 3 4
Italy 1990 Qualified for the finals 11th 8 4 3 1 7 2
United States United States 1994 Did not qualify 12th 6 3 2 1 9 3
France France 1998 Did not qualify 13th 6 3 1 2 15 5
South Korea Japan South Korea/Japan 2002 Did not qualify 14th 10 5 4 1 22 9
Germany Germany 2006 Did not qualify 15th 10 5 2 3 26 15
South Africa South Africa 2010 Did not qualify 16th 13 9 1 3 22 7
Brazil Brazil 2014 Did not qualify 17th 8 7 0 1 19 14
Russia Russia 2018 Qualified for the finals 18th 8 5 1 2 12 5
Qatar Qatar 2022 Did not qualify
Total final 3/20 17/20 87 48 18 21 156 84

World Cup qualifications games

FIFA World Cup URUGUAY 1930 Uruguay

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 Italy

Group 12

The Palestine football team consisted of nine British footballers, six Jewish footballers and one Arab footballer.[28] 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.[29] However, the region currently known as Palestine is considered "one of the first Asian teams to compete in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers".[30]

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1  Egypt 22001125.504
2  Palestine, British Mandate 20022110.180
—  Turkey withdrew
Egypt  v  Palestine, British Mandate
16 March 1934 Egypt  7–1  Palestine, British Mandate Cairo, Egypt
El-Tetsh 11', 35', 51'
Taha 21', 79'
Latif 43', 87'		 Nudelmann 61' Stadium: British Army Ground
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Stanley Wells (England)

11–2 on aggregate; Egypt qualified.

FIFA World Cup FRANCE 1938 France

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.[31]

FIFA World Cup BRAZIL 1950 Brazil

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

FIFA World Cup Switzerland 1954 Switzerland

Group 9

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Italy 4220072+5
2  Egypt 0200227−5
Egypt  v  Italy
13 November 1953 Egypt  1–2  Italy Al Ahly Stadium, Cairo
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
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 Sweden

Africa and Asia
CAF / AFC first round
Group 3

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
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
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 Chile

CAF first round
Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
—  United Arab Republic withdrew
—  Sudan withdrew

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

FIFA World Cup ENGLAND 1966 England

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

Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6

Africa Second Round

The second round pairing were scheduled as following.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Group 1 Winners A Group 5 Winners – –
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 Mexico

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 Germany

Egypt  v  Tunisia
8 December 1972 CAF first round – home Egypt  2–1  Tunisia Cairo, Egypt
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
Chakroun 16'
Moheiddine 71'		 Report Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Referee: Babaçan (Turkey)

Egypt out of first Round.

FIFA World Cup ARGENTINA 1978 Argentina

Egypt  v  Ethiopia
29 October 1976 First round – home Egypt  3–0  Ethiopia Cairo, Egypt
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
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
Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Jama (Somalia)
Egypt  v  Kenya
27 February 1977 Second round – home Egypt  1–0
(1–0 agg.)		  Kenya Cairo, Egypt
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
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
Stadium: 7th April Stadium
Referee: Gordon (Scotland)

Egypt advanced to the final round.

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Tunisia 5421174+3
2  Egypt 44202711−4
3  Nigeria 3411254+1
Nigeria  v  Egypt
8 October 1977 Final round –
away 1		 Nigeria  4–0  Egypt Lagos, Nigeria
Chukwu 24'
Odegbami 54', 67'
N'Wadioha 74'		 Stadium: Surelere Stadium
Referee: Correia (Portugal)
Egypt  v  Nigeria
21 October 1977 Final round –
home 1		 Egypt  3–1  Nigeria Cairo, Egypt
Moustapha Abdou 11', 27'
Mokhtar Ali Mokhtar 90'		 George Iwelumo 75' Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Emmanuel Platopoulos (Greece)
Egypt  v  Tunisia
25 November 1977 Final round –
home 2		 Egypt  3–2  Tunisia Cairo, Egypt
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
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 Spain

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

Egypt advanced to the Second Round, Ghana withdrew.

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

Egypt advanced to the Third Round, Libya withdrew.

Morocco  v  Egypt
26 April 1981 CAF third round – away Morocco  1–0  Egypt Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca
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
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Cheikh M'Baye (Senegal)

Egypt out of Third Round.

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First Round

Egypt  v  Zimbabwe
28 August 1984 Egypt  1–0  Zimbabwe Cairo, Egypt
Mayhoub Report Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
Zimbabwe  v  Egypt
30 September 1984 Zimbabwe  1–1
(1–2 agg.)		  Egypt Harare, Zimbabwe
Hamada Sedki red-colored football 9' (o.g.) Report Suleiman 34' Referee: Billy Phambala (Malawi)

Egypt advanced to the Second Round.

Second Round

Egypt  v  Madagascar
5 April 1985 Egypt  1–0  Madagascar Cairo, Egypt
Suleiman 64' Report Referee: Belaid Lacarne (Algeria)

Egypt advanced to the Third Round on penalties.

Third Round

Egypt out of Third Round.

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Second round Group B

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 632162+48
 Liberia 622223−16
 Malawi 613234−15
 Kenya 613224−25
  Egypt Kenya Liberia Malawi
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 –
Egypt 2–0 Liberia
Ala'a 23'
El-Akad 42'
Attendance: 70,000
Malawi 1–1 Egypt
Kayira 89' Hesham 60'
Liberia 1–0 Egypt
Debbah 45'
Attendance: 22,000
Egypt 1–0 Malawi
Hesham 28'
Attendance: 55,000
Egypt 2–0 Kenya
Hesham 58'
I. Hossan 62'
Attendance: 47,000

Final round

Algeria 0–0 Egypt
Attendance: 55,000
Egypt 1–0 Algeria
H. Hassan 4'
Attendance: 100,000

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

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