Egypt World Cup 2026 squad: Hossam Hassan's latest selection

Mohamed Salah #10 of Egypt poses for a portrait during the official FIFA World Cup 2026 portrait session on June 11, 2026 in Spokane, Washington. — Mohamed Salah could make history for his nation this summer (Image credit: Getty Images)

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The Egypt World Cup 2026 squad was named with a view to achieving something special in the last World Cup for Premier League legend Mohamed Salah.

Salah and Manchester City forward lead the way for Hossam Hassan's Pharaohs, who arrived in North America for World Cup 2026 fresh off a run to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Egypt will look to translate their continental clout to the global stage. They've won the Africa Cup of Nations more than any other country but are yet to leave the mark they wanted on any World Cup tournament.

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Egypt had a more competitive build-up to the summer tournament than most, with a predominantly domestic squad being eliminated in the Arab Cup group stage in December and their Africa Cup of Nations campaign ending in semi-final defeat to Senegal.

Egypt qualified in impressive fashion for the World Cup and Salah, ranked at no.1 FourFourTwo's list of the best African footballers ever, was instrumental — now the top goal-scorer of all time in CAF World Cup qualifiers with 20 strikes, nine of which came in qualification for the 2026 tournament.

Salah, now a free agent after playing his final game for Liverpool in late May, missed the March international matches through injury, with former Aston Villa winger Trezeguet leading Hassan's team in his absence.

More than half of the squad to face Saudi Arabia and Spain play for clubs in Egypt, most notably Cairo giants Al Ahly, where 31-year-old Trezeguet now plies his trade.

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n the second and possibly final World Cup outing for Mohamed Salah, who will turn 34 on the day of their first game, Egypt are seeking to forget the embarrassment of Russia 2018. They ended a 28-year absence from the big stage only to lose all three matches in a weak group.

Can they make amends in North America? Perhaps. Having missed out on Qatar 2022 by losing a penalty shootout to Senegal, the Pharaohs dominated 2026 qualifying – eight wins, two draws, no defeats – and 120 million Egyptians expect them to emerge from the group stage for the first time.

Lesson from qualifying

They don’t have to rely upon Salah any more. The captain scored nine goals in qualifying but four came in their first game; it was Trezeguet who won Egypt their next two matches with a pair of braces, Zizo and Omar Marmoush who were often most dangerous, and the defenders who shipped two goals in 10 games.

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Egypt's World Cup 2026 squad: The final selection

GK: El Mahdy Soliman (Zamalek)
GK: Mohamed Alaa (El Gouna)
GK: Mohamed El Shenawy (Al Ahly)
GK: Mostafa Shobeir (Al Ahly)
DF: Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly)
DF: Tarek Alaa (Zamalek)
DF: Hamdy Fathy (Al Wakrah)
DF: Ramy Rabia (Al Ain)
DF: Yasser Ibrahim (Al Ahly),
DF: Hossam Abdelmaguid (Zamalek)
DF: Mohamed Abdelmonem (Nice)
DF: Ahmed Fatouh (Zamalek)
DF: Karim Hafez (Pyramids)
MF: Marwan Attia (Al Ahly)
MF: Mohanad Lasheen (Pyramids)
MF: Nabil Emad (Al Najma)
MF: Mahmoud Saber (Zed)
MF: Ahmed Zizo (Al Ahly)
MF: Emam Ashour (Al Ahly)
MF: Mostafa Ziko (Pyramids)
MF: Mahmoud Trezeguet (Al Ahly)
MF: Ibrahim Adel (Nordsjaelland)
MF: Haissem Hassan (Real Oviedo)
FW: Omar Marmoush (Manchester City)
FW: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
FW: Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona B)

Fixtures

June 15, 2026: Belgium vs Egypt, Lumen Field, Seattle, United States
June 22, 2026: New Zealand vs Egypt, BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
June 27, 2026: Egypt vs Iran, Lumen Field, Seattle, United States

Group G standings

Egypt are in Group G at World Cup 2026.

Manager

Who is Egypt's manager?

Hossam Hassan is Egypt's national team coach and is currently their all-time top scorer, although, Mohamed Salah may have something to say about that in the next 12 months.

He has had a remarkable post-playing career containing no fewer than 17 separate managerial stints, including five with Al Masry.

Before being appointed as Egypt's national team manager, he was nominally in charge of Modern Future, where he never managed a game before being released to lead the national team.

Star player

Who is Egypt's star player?

Mohamed Salah scored twice as Egypt booked their spot at the 2026 World Cup — Mohamed Salah for Egypt (Image credit: Getty Images)

Mohamed Salah needs no introduction. He is ranked at no.1 in FourFourTwo's list of the best African footballers ever, no.81 in FourFourTwo's list of the greatest players of all time and no.5 in FourFourTwo's list of the greatest Premier League players of all time.

He left Liverpool having bagged 380 goal involvements in 442 games, and he is the third fastest player to reach 100 goal involvements at international level in history.

If Egypt have any chance of success at the World Cup 2026, Salah will be the reason for it.

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Ewan is a freelance writer and social media manager who has worked for The Athletic, GOAL, 90min and OneFootball. From Gelsenkirchen to Riyadh, he has covered some of the biggest games in football in his three years in the industry.