Egypt

🌍 World Cup Story

Egypt hold the record as Africa's most frequent World Cup participants with nine appearances — though six came in the first four editions (1930–1960). Their most recent run before 2026 was in 2018 in Russia, where Mohamed Salah played through a shoulder injury sustained in the Champions League final days earlier. Egypt lost all three games, and Salah — widely considered one of the world's best players — was left without a World Cup goal. He retired from international football briefly before returning. Now 34, this is almost certainly his last World Cup — a chance to finally perform on football's biggest stage. With teammate Omar Marmoush (one of 2024-25's most prolific scorers in European football), Egypt carry genuine attacking threat.