Egypt World Cup 2026 squad: Hossam Hassan's latest selection en route to the World Cup finals

The Egypt World Cup 2026 squad is taking shape and the players only have a few more chances to lock in their places.

With Premier League stars Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush leading the way, the Pharaohs could spring a surprise or two at World Cup 2026 in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

They're used to being one of the fancied teams in African competition and have some players who'd get into most squads in the tournament, but at the World Cup they're not going to be among the favourites.

If nothing else, Egypt have had a more competitive build-up than most. A predominantly domestic squad was eliminated in the group stage of the Arab Cup in December and the Africa Cup of Nations ended in a semi-final defeat by Senegal.

Egypt qualified in impressive fashion for the World Cup and Salah was instrumental. Ranked at no.1 FourFourTwo's list of the best African footballers ever, he is now the top scorer of all time in CAF World Cup qualifiers, scoring 20 times, nine of them in qualification for the 2026 tournament.

Having announced his departure from Liverpool at the end of the 2025-26 season, Salah missed the March international matches through injury. Former Aston Villa winger Trezeguet led Hassan's team in the absence of the captain.

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.

Squad

Egypt's World Cup 2026 squad: The March selection

• GK: El Mahdy Soliman (Zamalek)
• GK: Mohamed Alaa (El Gouna)
• GK: Mohamed El Shenawy (Al Ahly)
• GK: Mostafa Shobeir (Al Ahly)
• DF: Khaled Sobhi (Al Masry)
• DF: Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly)
• DF: Hossam Abdelmaguid (Zamalek)
• DF: Ramy Rabia (Al Ain)
• DF: Yasser Ibrahim (Al Ahly)
• DF: Mohamed Abdelmonem (OGC Nice)
• DF: Ahmed Abou El Fotouh (Zamalek)
• DF: Tarek Alaa (ZED)
• MF: Emam Ashour (Al Ahly)
• MF: Hamdy Fathy (Al-Wakrah)
• MF: Ahmed Kouka (Al Ahly)
• MF: Mohanad Lasheen (Pyramids)
• MF: Marwan Attia (Al Ahly)
• MF: Mahmoud Saber (ZED)
• FW: Trezeguet (Al Ahly)
• FW: Haissem Hassan (Real Oviedo)
• FW: Islam Issa (Ceramica Cleopatra FC)
• FW: Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes)
• FW: Ibrahim Adel (Nordsjaelland)
• FW: Nasser Mansi (Zamalek)
• FW: Omar Marmoush (Manchester City)
• FW: Zizo (Al Ahly)

Fixtures

• June 06, 2026: Brazil vs Egypt, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States
• 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

Recent Results

• March 31, 2026: Spain 0-0 Egypt, RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain
• March 27, 2026: Saudi Arabia 0-4 Egypt, Alinma Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• January 17, 2026: Egypt 0-0 Nigeria (2-4 pens), Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco
• January 14, 2026: Senegal 1-0 Egypt, Tangier Grand Stadium, Tangier, Morocco
• January 10, 2026: Egypt 3-2 Ivory Coast, Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco
• January 05, 2026: Egypt 3-1 Benin, Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco
• December 29, 2025: Angola 0-0 Egypt, Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco
• December 26, 2025: Egypt 1-0 South Africa, Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco
• December 22, 2025: Egypt 2-1 Zimbabwe, Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco
• December 16, 2025: Egypt 2-1 Nigeria, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
• December 09, 2025: Egypt 0-3 Jordan, Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar
• December 06, 2025: United Arab Emirates 1-1 Egypt, Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar
• December 02, 2025: Egypt 1-1 Kuwait, Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar
• November 17, 2025: Cape Verde 1-1 Egypt (0-2 pens), Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, UAE
• November 14, 2025: Uzbekistan 2-0 Egypt, Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• October 12, 2025: Egypt 1-0 Guinea-Bissau, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
• October 08, 2025: Djibouti 0-3 Egypt, Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco
• September 09, 2025: Burkina Faso 0-0 Egypt, Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
• September 05, 2025: Egypt 2-0 Ethiopia, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
• March 25, 2025: Egypt 1-0 Sierra Leone, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
• March 21, 2025: Ethiopia 0-2 Egypt, Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco

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 managerial 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. He never managed a game and was released to lead the national team.

Star player

Who is Egypt's star player?

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 passed 250 goals for Liverpool with a strike against Aston Villa this season and will be heading to his second World Cup with the Pharaohs. He has scored 67 times for is country, putting him two goals off the record, which is currently held by his national team manager Hassan.

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

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