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Egypt national football team

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Egypt national football team (Egyptian Arabic: منتخب مصر لكرة القدم), nicknamed "Pharaohs" (Egyptian Arabic: الفراعنة), represents Egypt in men's international football, and is governed by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), the governing body of football in Egypt.

Egypt
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The 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 stadiumMisr Stadium
FIFA codeEGY
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 30 Increase 1 (24 October 2024)[2]
Highest9 (July – September 2010, December 2010)
Lowest75 (March 2013)
First international
 Italy 2–1 Egypt 
(Ghent, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
Biggest win
 United Arab Republic 15–0 Laos 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 15 November 1963)
Biggest defeat
 Italy 11–3 Egypt 
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 9 June 1928)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1934)
Best resultRound of 16 (1934)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances26 (first in 1957)
Best resultChampions (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Arab Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1985)
Best resultChampions (1992)
Confederations Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1999)
Best resultGroup stage (1999, 2009)
Medal record
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place 1957 Sudan Team
Gold medal – first place 1959 United Arab Republic Team
Gold medal – first place 1986 Egypt Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Burkina Faso Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Egypt Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Ghana Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Angola Team
Silver medal – second place 1962 Ethiopia Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gabon Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Cameroon Team
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Ghana Team
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Sudan Team
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Egypt Team
FIFA Arab Cup
Gold medal – first place 1992 Syria Team
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Jordan Team
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Silver medal – second place 1987 Qatar Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Japan Team

Egypt is Africa's oldest national football team and has won the African Cup a record seven times. Egypt has made three appearances in the World Cup and was the first-ever African and Middle Eastern team to make such an appearance. Their former goalkeeper Essam El Hadary also holds the record for the oldest player to have played at a World Cup.

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

History

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The first Egyptian national football team was constituted in 1920, the first African football team created to compete in the Summer Olympics in Belgium.

Egypt national team in 1920 Summer Olympics

The opening match of their campaign was a loss against the Italians. 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 and the team played in the Africa Cup of Nations. The Pharaohs have appeared in three FIFA World Cups and they are the most successful team in the Africa Cup of Nations, winning the competition seven times, with the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations being the most recent one.

Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations

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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.[4]

In their second participation in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1959, Egypt became champions again. There were only three teams in that tournament, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt, who were undefeated.[5] They lost their first final in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1962.[6]

Egypt's captain Hanafy Bastan holding the African Cup of Nations trophy in 1957

Their fourth 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 3rd place match, playing against Ethiopia, winning 3–0.[7] For the 1965 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt qualified for the tournament, but withdrew because of their diplomatic relationship with hosts Tunisia.[8] They also withdrew in 1968.[9]

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 back then. In their opening match, Egypt defeated Guinea by a score of 4–1 and drew Ghana 1–1, defeating Congo-Kinshasa 1–0. Egypt ended being in first place, thus advancing to the next round, where they faced Sudan. Egypt eventually lost their first game in the Africa Cup of Nations by a scored of 2–1, then in the third place match, won against Ivory Coast 3–1.[10]

Egypt failed to qualify for the first time in 1972 after being eliminated by Morocco by an aggregate score of 5–3.[11] However, Egypt returned for 1974, hosting the event. They finished third place.[12] 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.[13] This is the first Africa Cup of Nations tournament that Egypt lost 3 consecutive games. Egypt then failed to qualify for 1978.[14]

Egypt national football team
Egypt at the 1974 African Cup of Nations

Egypt reappeared for the 1980 African Cup of Nations, defeating Ivory Coast and defeated Tanzania, but lost to hosts Nigeria 1–0. Egypt progressed to the semi-finals to face Algeria, who defeated the Egyptians on penalties.[15] For the Four years later, Egypt defeated Cameroon and Ivory Coast, and drew Togo, eventually finishing fourth behind Algeria.[16]

For 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.[17] Egypt qualified for 1990, 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.[18] They repeated this in 1992.[18]

In the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia, Egypt defeated Gabon 4–0 and tied Nigeria 0–0. They lost to Mali 1–0 in the quarterfinals.[19] Egypt won their fourth title in 1998, defeating South Africa in the final.[20]

Egypt qualified for the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, in Tunisia. Egypt were placed in Group C with Algeria, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon. Egypt won 2–1 against Zimbabwe, 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.[21]

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

The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was hosted in Egypt; the hosts were in Group A with Libya, Morocco, and the Ivory Coast. Egypt defeated Libya 3–0, tied 0–0 against Morocco, and won 3–1 against the Ivory Coast. Egypt would eventually win the tournament on penalties, and would also win the 2008 and 2010 tournaments.[22][23] They would then fail to qualify for the next three AFCON tournaments.

Egypt qualified for the 2017 tournament, drawing against Mali in their first match in Group D.[24] Successive 1–0 wins against Uganda and Ghana saw the Pharaohs qualify to the quarter-finals as group winners.[25][26] 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.[27] 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.[28] Egypt then faced Cameroon, and lost the final for the second time.

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.[29] In the 2021 Africa Cup, Egypt went to the final despite dire performances in the group stage and beating Ivory Coast on penalties after a 0–0 draw. Egypt then beat Cameroon 3–1 in penalties after a 0–0 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), both winning penalties scored by Sadio Mané.[30]

Egypt at the FIFA World Cup

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

Egypt has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times: in 1934, in 1990 and for the 2018 editions. Egypt was the first African country to qualify for the World Cup, beating Mandatory Palestine. They lost to Hungary 4–2 in their first and only match in 1934, the two goals scored by Egypt's forward Abdulrahman Fawzi.

Abdulrahman Fawzi scored two goals for his country in the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Uruguay.

In the next qualifications for the 1938 World Cup, Egypt withdrew. They didn’t enter the 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification. In the 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification, they faced Italy but didn’t qualify. They withdrew the 1958, 1962, 1966 and 1970 World Cup Qualifiers. Since 1974 World Cup Qualification, Egypt entered the qualifiers on regular basis but did not qualify.

In 1990, Egypt qualified after beating Algeria 1–0 in the playoffs. They were drawn in Group F, with Ireland, England and the Netherlands. Since the Egyptians favored defensive tactics,[citation needed] they scored only one goal in the 1990 World Cup. 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. On 8 October 2017, Egypt qualified for the 2018 World Cup after topping Group E over Uganda, Ghana and Congo.[31]

In the 2018 World Cup, Egypt was drawn with Saudi Arabia, Uruguay and the hosts, Russia. 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.[32]

Salah returned to the starting lineup when Egypt faced Russia. Russia led 3–0, and then 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.[33]

Egypt national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

Héctor Cúper, who was criticised due to his defensive strategies against Saudi Arabia, was sacked.[34] The Egyptian Football Association was also criticised due to having its base in Chechnya, far from where Egypt's matches were played.[35] The Egyptian media and the public heavily criticized EFA's management of the team.[36][37][38]

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

Home stadium

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Egypt's home games in the early years were played at Cairo International Stadium since 1960. During renovations they play at Borg El Arab Stadium

Kits and crests

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Egypt national football team kits.

The Egypt national football team's traditional home kit is red, away is white, and third is green.

Kit suppliers

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Kit supplier Period
Germany Adidas 1990–1995
Egypt Venecia 1995–1998
Germany Puma 1999–2004
Germany Adidas 2004–2006
Germany Puma 2006–2012
Germany Adidas 2012–2018
Germany Puma 2019–Present

Results and fixtures

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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

2023

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12 October Friendly Egypt  1–0  Zambia Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
H. Fathy 90' Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
16 October Friendly Egypt  1–1  Algeria Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
H. Fathy 62' Report Slimani 90+3' Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Yahya Ali Al Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
16 November 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification Egypt  6–0  Djibouti Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)
19 November 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification Sierra Leone  0–2  Egypt Paynesville, Liberia
16:00 UTC±0 2 Red cards Report
Stadium: Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Stadium
Attendance: 8,916
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

2024

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7 January Friendly Egypt  2–0  Tanzania Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Hashem Al-Ibrahim (Kuwait)
14 January 2023 AFCON GS Egypt  2–2  Mozambique Abidjan, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
Attendance: 11,933
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
18 January 2023 AFCON GS Egypt  2–2  Ghana Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
Attendance: 20,808
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
22 January 2023 AFCON GS Cape Verde  2–2  Egypt Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
Attendance: 15,650
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
28 January 2023 AFCON R16 Egypt  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)		  DR Congo San Pédro, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0 Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium
Attendance: 12,342
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Penalties
22 March 2024 FIFA Series Egypt  1–0  New Zealand New Administrative Capital, Egypt
22:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: New Administrative Capital Stadium
Attendance: 30,200
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
26 March 2024 FIFA Series Egypt  2–4  Croatia New Administrative Capital, Egypt
22:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: New Administrative Capital Stadium
Attendance: 85,350
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Egypt  2–1  Burkina Faso Cairo, Egypt
22:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Guinea-Bissau  1–1  Egypt Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
6 September 2025 AFCON qualification Egypt  3–0  Cape Verde Cairo, Egypt
22:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
10 September 2025 AFCON qualification Botswana  0–4  Egypt Francistown, Botswana
19:00 UTC±0 Report
Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)
11 October 2025 AFCON qualification Egypt  2–0  Mauritania Cairo, Egypt
19:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Alhadi Allaou (Chad)
15 October 2025 AFCON qualification Mauritania  0–1  Egypt Nouakchott, Mauritania
19:00 UTC±0 Report
Stadium: Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium
Referee: Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
2025 AFCON qualification Cape Verde  v  Egypt
00:00 UTC±0
2025 AFCON qualification Egypt  v  Botswana
00:00 UTC±0

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Technical Director Egypt Hossam Hassan
Director of the team Egypt Ibrahim Hassan
General coach Egypt Tarek Soliman
Assistant coach Egypt Mohamed Abdel Wahed
Goalkeeper coach Egypt Saafan El-Sagheer
Load trainer Brazil Manuel Barrionuevo
Performance analyst Egypt Mahmoud Seleem

Coaching history

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  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 Committee1 (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 & 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 & 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 Ahmed 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. Germany Dietrich Weise (1990–1991)
  31. Egypt Mahmoud Saad (1992)
  32. Egypt Mohamed Shehta (1993)
  33. Romania Mircea Rădulescu (1993–1994)
  34. Netherlands Nol de Ruiter (1994–1995)
  35. Egypt Mohsen Saleh (1995, 2002–2004)
  36. Netherlands Ruud Krol (1996)
  37. Egypt Farouk Gaafar (1996–1997)
  38. France Gerard Gili (1999–2000)
  39. Italy Marco Tardelli (2004–2005)
  40. Egypt Hassan Shehata (2005–2011)
  41. United States Bob Bradley (2011–2013)
  42. Egypt Shawky Gharieb (2013–2014)
  43. Argentina Héctor Cúper (2015–2018)
  44. Mexico Javier Aguirre (2018–2019)
  45. Egypt Hossam El Badry (2019–2021)
  46. Portugal Carlos Queiroz (2021–2022)
  47. Egypt Ehab Galal (2022)
  48. Portugal Rui Vitória (2022–2024)
  49. Egypt Hossam Hassan (2024–present)

Note: 1 A committee of six former Egypt internationals.

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Cape Verde and Botswana on 6 and 10 September 2024.[39]

Caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2024, after the match against  Cape Verde.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Mohamed El Shenawy (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 35) 59 0 Egypt Al Ahly
1GK Mostafa Shobeir (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Egypt Al Ahly
1GK Hamza Alaa (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Egypt Al Ahly
1GK El Mahdy Soliman (1987-11-30) 30 November 1987 (age 36) 0 0 Egypt Al Ittihad
2DF Ahmed Hegazi (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33) 88 2 Saudi Arabia Neom
2DF Mohamed Abdelmonem (1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 25) 29 3 France Nice
2DF Ramy Rabia (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 31) 29 5 Egypt Al Ahly
2DF Mohamed Hany (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 28) 23 0 Egypt Al Ahly
2DF Mohamed Hamdy (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 (age 29) 21 0 Egypt Pyramids
2DF Ahmed Ramadan (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 (age 27) 4 0 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra
2DF Ahmed Nabil Koka (2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Egypt Al Ahly
2DF Mohamed Shehata (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Egypt Zamalek
2DF Khaled Sobhi (1995-05-04) 4 May 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra
3MF Mohamed Elneny (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 (age 32) 102 8 United Arab Emirates Al Jazira
3MF Trézéguet (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30) 76 18 Turkey Trabzonspor
3MF Hamdy Fathy (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 30) 45 4 Qatar Al-Wakrah
3MF Ahmed Sayed (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28) 43 2 Egypt Zamalek
3MF Mostafa Fathi (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 30) 30 2 Egypt Pyramids
3MF Emam Ashour (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 26) 18 0 Egypt Al Ahly
3MF Marwan Attia (1998-08-01) 1 August 1998 (age 26) 15 0 Egypt Al Ahly
3MF Ibrahim Adel (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23) 9 1 Egypt Pyramids
3MF Nasser Maher (1997-02-08) 8 February 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Egypt Al Ahly
4FW Mohamed Salah (Captain) (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 (age 32) 101 57 England Liverpool
4FW Omar Marmoush (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 25) 32 6 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
4FW Mostafa Mohamed (1997-11-28) 28 November 1997 (age 26) 42 13 France Nantes
4FW Osama Faisal (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) 4 0 Egypt Zamalek
4FW Mohamed El Shamy (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Egypt Al Masry

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mohamed Awad (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 (age 32) 5 0 Egypt Zamalek v.  Guinea-Bissau; 10 June 2024
GK Mohamed Abou Gabal (1989-01-29) 29 January 1989 (age 35) 14 0 Egypt National Bank of Egypt v.  Croatia; 26 March 2024
GK Ahmed El Shenawy (1991-05-14) 14 May 1991 (age 33) 32 0 Egypt Pyramids 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
GK Mohamed Sobhy (1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 (age 25) 4 0 Egypt Zamalek 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
GK Mohamed Bassam (1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 33) 0 0 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
GK Mahmoud Gad (1998-10-01) 1 October 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Egypt Al Masry 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Ahmed Fotouh (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 (age 26) 28 1 Egypt Zamalek v.  Guinea-Bissau; 10 June 2024
DF Akram Tawfik (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 26) 13 1 Egypt Al Ahly v.  Guinea-Bissau; 10 June 2024
DF Yasser Ibrahim (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31) 6 0 Egypt Al Ahly v.  Guinea-Bissau; 10 June 2024
DF Mohamed Shokry (1999-07-06) 6 July 1999 (age 25) 1 0 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra v.  Croatia; 26 March 2024
DF Ali Gabr (1989-01-10) 10 January 1989 (age 35) 40 1 Egypt Pyramids 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Omar Kamal (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 31) 22 1 Egypt Modern Sport 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Ahmed Samy (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 32) 2 0 Egypt Pyramids 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Mahmoud Hamdy (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995 (age 29) 27 2 Egypt Zamalek 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Karim Hafez (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28) 7 0 Egypt Pyramids 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Hussein El Sayed (1991-09-18) 18 September 1991 (age 33) 2 0 Egypt Al Masry 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Hossam Abdul-Majeed (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Egypt Zamalek 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Mahmoud Marei (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Egypt Modern Sport 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
DF Osama Galal (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Egypt Pyramids 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Mohamed Magdy (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 28) 22 5 Egypt Al Ahly v.  Croatia; 26 March 2024
MF Hussein El Shahat (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 32) 13 0 Egypt Al Ahly v.  Croatia; 26 March 2024
MF Mahmoud Hamada (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 30) 11 0 Egypt Al Masry 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Mohanad Lasheen (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 28) 11 0 Egypt Pyramids 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Abdallah El Said (1985-07-13) 13 July 1985 (age 39) 58 6 Egypt Pyramids 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Sam Morsy (1991-09-10) 10 September 1991 (age 33) 9 0 England Ipswich Town 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Nabil Emad (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 28) 8 0 Egypt Zamalek 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Mohamed Abdelsamia (2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Egypt Ismaily 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
MF Mohamed Ibrahim (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 32) 7 0 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Mohamed Sherif (1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 28) 22 5 Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej v.  Guinea-Bissau; 10 June 2024
FW Oufa (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Egypt ENPPI v.  Guinea-Bissau; 10 June 2024
FW Ahmed Atef (1998-03-21) 21 March 1998 (age 26) 3 0 Egypt Modern Sport v.  Croatia; 26 March 2024
FW Ahmed Hassan (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31) 32 6 Turkey Pendikspor 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Kahraba (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30) 32 5 Egypt Al Ahly 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Ramadan Sobhi (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27) 37 2 Egypt Pyramids 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Ahmed Yasser Rayan (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 26) 3 0 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Abdel Rahman Magdy (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997 (age 27) 1 0 Egypt Ismaily 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Mostafa Zaki (1997-04-27) 27 April 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Egypt ZED 2023 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
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.

Records

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As of 11 October 2024.[40]
Players in bold are still active with Egypt.

Most appearances

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Ahmed Hassan is Egypt's most capped player with 184 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Ahmed Hassan 184 33 1995–2012
2 Hossam Hassan[a] 176 68 1985–2006
3 Essam El Hadary 159 0 1996–2018
4 Ahmed Fathy 136 3 2002–2021
5 Ibrahim Hassan 131 14 1988–2002
6 Hany Ramzy 123 3 1988–2003
7 Wael Gomaa 114 1 2001–2013
8 Ahmed El Kass 112 25 1987–1997
Abdel Zaher El Sakka 112 4 1997–2010
10 Rabie Yassin 109 1 1982–1991

Top goal-scorers

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Hossam Hassan is Egypt's top goalscorer with 69 goals. He is currently the manager of the team.[42]
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Hossam Hassan[a] (list) 69 177 0.39 1985–2006
2 Mohamed Salah 59 103 0.57 2011–present
3 Hassan El Shazly 49 62 0.79 1961–1975
4 El-Sayed El-Dhizui 41 50 0.82 1948–1960
5 Mohamed Abou Trika 38 100 0.38 2001–2013
6 Ahmed Hassan 33 184 0.18 1995–2012
7 Amr Zaki 30 63 0.48 2004–2013
8 Emad Moteab 28 70 0.4 2004–2015
9 Badawi Abdel Fattah 27 27 1.0 1960–1966
10 Ahmed El Kass 25 112 0.22 1987–1997

Team records

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In 2017, Egypt set a new record of 24 consecutive Africa Cup of Nations matches played without defeat, dating back to their last tournament appearance in 2010. During this run, Egypt also reached a record nine consecutive wins in AFCON matches after beating Ghana in the 2010 final, while becoming the first team to win three consecutive AFCON titles. The unbeaten run came to an end on 5 February 2017, after Egypt lost 1–2 to Cameroon in the 2017 final.

Competitive records

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See also: Egypt national football team all-time record

FIFA World Cup

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Main article: Egypt at the FIFA World Cup
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[43] 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 To be determined 4 3 1 0 11 2
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Round of 16 3/22 7 0 2 5 5 12 — 105 60 22 23 187 96

Africa Cup of Nations

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Main article: Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Played as Egypt Egypt Played as Egypt Egypt
Sudan 1957 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 6 1 Squad No Qualification
Played as United Arab Republic United Arab Republic Played as United Arab Republic United Arab Republic
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 3 2 1 0 6 4
Sudan 1970 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 10 5 Squad 2 1 1 0 2 1
Played as Egypt Egypt
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 8th 3 0 0 3 1 6 Squad 4 2 1 1 8 2
Senegal 1992 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 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 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 2025 Qualified 4 4 0 0 10 0
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027 To be determined
2029
Total 7 Titles 26/34 111 60 24 27 175 97 — 123 70 29 24 227 90

African Nations Championship

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African Nations Championship record African Nations Championship qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009 Did not enter Did not enter
Sudan 2011
South Africa 2014
Rwanda 2016
Morocco 2018 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 4
Cameroon 2020 Did not enter Did not enter
Algeria 2022
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2024
Total — 0/7 – – – – – – — 2 0 1 1 2 4

FIFA Confederations Cup

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Egypt appeared in two of the ten FIFA Confederations Cups contested, being eliminated in the group stage on both occasions. Egypt's first Confederations Cup appearance was in 1999 as a result of winning the Africa Cup of Nations in 1998. The second appearance was in 2009 as the Africa Cup of Nations winners in 2008, where they won against Italy 1–0.

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 —

FIFA Arab Cup

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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 To be determined
Total 1 Title 5/10 21 10 7 4 27 14 —

Arab Games

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Arab Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Egypt 1953
 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 22 3
Lebanon 1957
 Did not enter
Morocco 1961
United Arab Republic 1965
 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 30 2
Syria 1976
 Did not enter
Morocco 1985
Lebanon 1997
Jordan 1999
Egypt 2007
 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 10 1
Qatar 2011
 Did not enter
Total 3 Titles 3/10 13 12 1 0 62 6

Olympic Games

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Football at the Olympic Games record
Appearances: 12 Qualified : 14
Year/Host Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Greece Athens 1896 No football tournament
1900–1912 Did not participate
Belgium Antwerp 1920 First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 No qualification
France Paris 1924 Quarter-final 2 1 0 1 3 5
Netherlands Amsterdam 1928 Fourth place 4 2 0 2 12 19
United States Los Angeles 1932 No football tournament
Germany Berlin 1936 First round 1 0 0 1 1 3 No qualification
United Kingdom London 1948 First round 1 0 0 1 1 3
Finland Helsinki 1952 First round 2 1 0 1 6 7
Australia Melbourne 1956 Withdrew from Finals 2 2 0 0 9 3
Italy Roma 1960 First round 3 0 1 2 4 11 4 3 0 1 11 5
Japan Tokyo 1964 Fourth place 6 2 1 3 18 16 4 3 1 0 14 6
Mexico Mexico 1968 Withdrew from qualifiers
Germany Munich 1972 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 3
Canada Montreal 1976 2 0 1 1 1 2
Soviet Union Moscow 1980 Withdrew from finals 4 1 3 0 7 4
United States Los Angeles 1984 Quarter-final 4 1 1 2 5 5 6 3 2 1 6 3
South Korea Seoul 1988 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 7 2
Spain Barcelona 1992 First round 3 1 0 2 5 6 6 4 2 0 11 3
United States Atlanta 1996 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 5 4
Australia Sydney 2000 8 4 3 1 15 9
Greece Athens 2004 6 0 0 6 1 13
China Beijing 2008 4 1 2 1 6 4
United Kingdom London 2012 Quarter-final 4 1 1 2 6 8 9 5 1 3 12 6
Brazil Rio de Janeiro 2016 Did not qualify 1 1 0 0 4 0
Japan Tokyo 2020 Quarter-final 4 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 0 0 11 4
France Paris 2024 Fourth place 6 3 1 2 5 11 5 3 1 1 5 2
Total 13/25 41 13 6 22 69 98 76 40 18 18 127 73

African Games

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African Games record
Appearances: 7
Year Round M W D L GF GA
Republic of the Congo Brazzaville 1965 Did not qualify
Nigeria Lagos 1973 Bronze medal 5 3 0 2 12 12
Algeria Algiers 1978 Withdrew after Round 1 3 2 1 0 6 2
Kenya Nairobi 1987 Gold medal 5 3 1 1 7 5
Egypt Cairo 1991 Fifth place 4 1 1 2 5 6
Zimbabwe Harare 1995 Gold medal 5 4 0 1 8 3
South Africa Johannesburg 1999 Did not qualify
Nigeria Abuja 2003 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 6
Algeria Algiers 2007 Group stage 3 0 0 3 4 8
Mozambique Maputo 2011 Withdrew
Republic of the Congo Brazzaville 2015 Withdrew
Total 7/11 28 13 3 12 44 39

Palestine Cup of Nations

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Main article: Palestine Cup of Nations

All-time results

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Main article: Egypt national football team results

The following table shows Egypt's all-time international record, correct as of 15 October 2024.

Against Pld Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Last Played Best Result Notes
 Algeria 26 7 9 9 32 30 +2 16 October 2023  Egypt 4 – 0 Algeria 
(Angola; 28 January 2010)
 Angola 7 4 3 0 11 7 +4 12 November 2021  Egypt 2 – 1 Angola 
(Ghana; 4 February 2008)
(South Africa; 15 January 1996)
 Argentina 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 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 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3 18 November 2022  Egypt 4 – 0 Belgium 
(Egypt; 9 February 2005)
 Benin 4 3 1 0 14 5 +9 20 January 2010  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 6 5 1 0 10 0 +10 10 September 2024  Botswana 0 – 4  Egypt
(Botswana; 10 September 2024)
 Brazil 6 0 0 6 4 18 −14 14 November 2011  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 8 6 2 0 22 18 +4 6 June 2024  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 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 6 September 2024  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 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 16 November 2023  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 17 12 2 3 48 13 +35 8 September 2023  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 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 10 June 2024  Guinea-Bissau 0 – 1 Egypt 
(Cameroon; 15 January 2022)
 Hungary 4 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 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 June 2000  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 22 10 6 6 28 23 +5 26 January 2022  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 4 3 0 1 10 2 +8 11 December 2021  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 11 4 6 1 14 10 +4 12 June 2007 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 4 3 1 0 4 1 +3 22 March 2024  New Zealand 0 – 1 Egypt 
(Mexico; 15 July 1999)
(Egypt; 22 March 2024)
 Niger 6 4 1 1 14 2 +12 23 September 2022  Egypt 6 – 0 Niger 
(Alexandria; 8 September 2018)
 Nigeria 20 6 6 8 25 29 −4 11 January 2022 Egypt UAR 6 – 3 Nigeria 
(Nigeria; 24 November 1963) 		1 PSO win 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 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 19 June 2018  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 8 5 1 2 27 9 +18 25 June 2018 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 15 7 2 6 9 7 +2 29 March 2022  Egypt 2 – 0 Senegal 
(Egypt; 13 July 1997) 		2 PSO win for Senegal
 Sierra Leone 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 19 November 2023  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 12 4 1 7 8 10 -2 6 July 2019  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 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 18 June 2023  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 5 3 2 0 5 2 +4 31 July 2005 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)
 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 13 8 4 1 21 11 +10 21 June 2019  Zimbabwe 2 – 4 Egypt 
(Zimbabwe;9 June 2013)

 Egypt 2 – 0 Zimbabwe 
(Egypt; 5 January 2006)
(Egypt; 24 May 2004)

Total 731 360 171 184 1192 735 +457

Egypt - Historical results

Honours

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Major competitions

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Intercontinental

Continental

Regional

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Friendly

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Summary

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Senior Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
CAF African Cup of Nations 7 3 3 13
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 0 2 0 2
Total 7 5 3 15
  1. Competition organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa, officially not recognized by FIFA.
  2. The 1992 edition organized as part of Arab Games, and was also counted as the Arab Cup edition.
  3. International friendlies promoted by FIFA, the competition was unofficial.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b 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.[41]

References

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
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 African Champions
1957 (1st title)
1959 (2nd title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by African Champions
1986 (3rd title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by African Champions
1998 (4th title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by African Champions
2006 (5th title)
2008 (6th title)
2010 (7th title) 		Succeeded by
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