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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Egypt women's national football team.

Egypt
NicknameThe 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 34 Decrease 2 (19 November 2025)[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
Appearances4 (first in 1934)
Best resultRound of 16 (1934)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances27 (first in 1957)
Best resultChampions (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Confederations Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1999)
Best resultGroup stage (1999, 2009)
Arab Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1988)
Best resultChampions (1992)
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
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
African Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Nairobi Team
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Lagos Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Barcelona Team
Silver medal – second place 1951 Alexandria Team
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Casablanca Team
Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 1953 Alexandria Team
Gold medal – first place 1965 Cairo Team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Damascus Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Cairo Team
Silver medal – second place 1961 Casablanca Team

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

Egypt is Africa's oldest national football team and has won the Africa Cup of Nations a record seven times. The team has made three appearances in the FIFA World Cup and was the first-ever African and Middle Eastern team to make such an appearance.

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

History

Main articles: Egypt at the FIFA World Cup and Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations

The first Egyptian national football team was constituted in 1920, the first African football team created to compete in the Summer Olympics in Belgium. The opening match of their campaign was a loss against the Italians.

Egypt national team at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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 2018. 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, with the two Egyptian goals scored by Abdulrahman Fawzi.

Abdulrahman Fawzi scored two goals in the 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy.

In the qualification process for the 1938 World Cup, Egypt withdrew. They did not enter 1950 qualification. In 1954 qualifying, they faced Italy but failed to qualify. 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] They withdrew for the 1958, and one year later, Egypt were AFCON champions again. There were only three teams in that tournament, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt, who were undefeated.[5]

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

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.

Egypt withdrew for the 1962, 1966 and 1970 World Cup tournaments. The country entered 1974 World Cup qualification, but did not qualify. They lost their first final in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1962.[6] Their fourth AFCON 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 third 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 at the time. In their opening match, Egypt defeated Guinea 4–1 and drew Ghana 1–1, before defeating Congo-Kinshasa 1–0. Egypt topped the group, thus advancing to the next round, where they faced Sudan. Egypt eventually lost their first game in the AFCON by a score of 2–1, then in the third place match, won against Ivory Coast 3–1.[10] Egypt failed to qualify for the AFCON 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, eventually finishing in 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 three consecutive games. They then failed to qualify for 1978.[14]

Egyptian national team in 1974
Egypt at the 1974 African Cup of Nations

Egypt reappeared for the 1980 African Cup of Nations, defeating Ivory Coast and Tanzania, but losing to hosts Nigeria 1–0. They progressed to the semi-finals to face Algeria, who defeated the Egyptians on penalties.[15] Four years later, Egypt defeated Cameroon and Ivory Coast, and drew Togo, eventually finishing fourth behind Algeria.[16] In 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 the 1990 AFCON, 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] while appearing in the World Cup that same year. After beating Algeria 1–0 in the playoffs, they were drawn in Group F, with Ireland, England and the Netherlands. They scored only one goal in the tournament; 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.

The team lost both of their matches in the 1992 AFCON.[18] In the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia, Egypt defeated Gabon 4–0 and drew 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 AFCON in Tunisia, and were placed in Group C with Algeria, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon. With a 2–1 win against Zimbabwe, the team then 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. After accumulating seven points in the group stage, 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 AFCONs.

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.

On 8 October 2017, Egypt qualified for the 2018 World Cup after topping Group E over Uganda, Ghana and Congo.[29] In the World Cup, Egypt was drawn with Saudi Arabia, Uruguay and the hosts, Russia in Group A. 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.[30] Salah returned to the starting lineup when Egypt faced hosts Russia. After being down 3–0, 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. Despite Salah scoring a goal, the Egyptians lost 2–1.[31]

Egypt national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

Héctor Cúper, who was criticized due to his defensive strategies against Saudi Arabia, was sacked.[32] The Egyptian Football Association was also criticised due to having its base in Chechnya, far from where Egypt's matches were played.[33] The Egyptian media and the public heavily criticized EFA's management of the team.[34][35][36]

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.[37] In the 2021 Africa Cup, Egypt advanced to the final after dire performances in the group stage and beating Ivory Coast on penalties after a 0–0 draw. Egypt then beat Cameroon 3–1 on penalties after a scoreless 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), with both winning penalties scored by Sadio Mané.[38] They would then qualify for the 2026 World Cup for their fourth appearance.[39] During the 2026 World Cup group stage, Egypt's match against Iran in Seattle was designated by the local host-city organisers as the tournament's official "Pride Match".[40]

Team image

Home stadium

Egypt's home matches have been played at Cairo International Stadium since 1960. During renovations, they play at Borg El Arab Stadium.

Kit suppliers

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

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

2024

19 November 2025 AFCON qualification Egypt  1–1  Botswana Cairo, Egypt
17:00 UTC+0
Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Abdallah L. Jammeh (Gambia)

2025

21 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Ethiopia  0–2  Egypt Casablanca, Morocco
23:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
25 March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Egypt  1–0  Sierra Leone Cairo, Egypt
21:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
5 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Egypt  2–0  Ethiopia Cairo, Egypt
21:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
9 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Burkina Faso  0–0  Egypt Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
16:00 UTC+0 Report Stadium: Stade du 4 Août
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Republic of Congo)
8 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Djibouti  0–3  Egypt Casablanca, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium
12 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Egypt  1–0  Guinea-Bissau Cairo, Egypt
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
14 November 2025 Al Ain International Cup semi-final Uzbekistan  2–0  Egypt Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Mohamed Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
17 November 2025 Al Ain International Cup third place match Cape Verde  1–1
(0–2 p)		  Egypt Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
17:00
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Rawdha Al Mansoori (United Arab Emirates)
Penalties
2 December 2025 FIFA Arab Cup Egypt  1–1  Kuwait Lusail, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Lusail Stadium
Attendance: 24,632
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
6 December 2025 FIFA Arab Cup United Arab Emirates  1–1  Egypt Lusail, Qatar
21:30 UTC+3 Caio 60' Report Hamdy 85' Stadium: Lusail Stadium
Attendance: 36,299
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
9 December 2025 FIFA Arab Cup Egypt  v  Jordan Al Khor, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3 Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
22 December 2025 AFCON Group B Egypt  v  Zimbabwe Agadir, Morocco
19:00 UTC+1 Stadium: Adrar Stadium
26 December 2025 AFCON Group B Egypt  v  South Africa Agadir, Morocco
19:00 UTC+1 Stadium: Adrar Stadium
29 December 2025 AFCON Group B Egypt  v  Angola Agadir, Morocco
21:30 UTC+1 Stadium: Adrar Stadium

2026

15 June 2026 FIFA World Cup GS Belgium  v  Egypt Seattle, United States
12:00 UTC−7 Report Stadium: Lumen Field
21 June 2026 FIFA World Cup GS New Zealand  v  Egypt Vancouver, Canada
18:00 UTC−7 Report Stadium: BC Place
26 June 2026 FIFA World Cup GS Egypt  v  Iran Seattle, United States
20:00 UTC−7 Report Stadium: Lumen Field

Coaching staff

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

Coaching history

Hassan Shehata
Mahmoud El Gohary
Hanafy Bastan
  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

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations between 21 December 2025 – 18 January 2026.[41]
Caps and goals are correct as of 9 December 2025, after the match against Jordan.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Mohamed El Shenawy (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 36) 68 0 Egyptian Football Association Al Ahly
1GK Ahmed El Shenawy (1991-05-14) 14 May 1991 (age 34) 29 0 Egyptian Football Association Pyramids
1GK Mohamed Sobhi (1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 (age 26) 6 0 Egyptian Football Association Zamalek
1GK Mostafa Shobeir (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 25) 3 0 Egyptian Football Association Al Ahly
2DF Ramy Rabia (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 32) 37 4 United Arab Emirates Football Association Al Ain
2DF Mohamed Hamdy (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 (age 30) 32 1 Egyptian Football Association Pyramids
2DF Mohamed Hany (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 29) 31 0 Egyptian Football Association Al Ahly
2DF Ahmed Abou El Fotouh (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 (age 27) 30 1 Egyptian Football Association Zamalek
2DF Yasser Ibrahim (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 32) 6 0 Egyptian Football Association Al Ahly
2DF Hossam Abdelmaguid (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 24) 5 0 Egyptian Football Association Zamalek
2DF Khaled Sobhi (1995-05-04) 4 May 1995 (age 30) 5 0 Egyptian Football Association Al Masry
2DF Ahmed Eid (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 24) 4 0 Egyptian Football Association Al Masry
2DF Mohamed Ismail (1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 (age 26) 0 0 Egyptian Football Association Zamalek
3MF Trézéguet (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 31) 86 22 Egyptian Football Association Al Ahly
3MF Zizo (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 29) 52 4 Egyptian Football Association Al Ahly
3MF Hamdy Fathy (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 31) 52 3 Qatar Football Association Al-Wakrah
3MF Marwan Attia (1998-08-12) 12 August 1998 (age 27) 25 0 Egyptian Football Association Al Ahly
3MF Emam Ashour (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 27) 18 0 Egyptian Football Association Al Ahly
3MF Ibrahim Adel (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 24) 17 3 United Arab Emirates Football Association Al Jazira
3MF Mohanad Lasheen (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 29) 15 0 Egyptian Football Association Pyramids
3MF Mahmoud Saber (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 24) 9 0 Egyptian Football Association ZED
3MF Mohamed Shehata (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 24) 6 0 Egyptian Football Association Zamalek
4FW Mohamed Salah (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 (age 33) 107 61 The Football Association Liverpool
4FW Mostafa Mohamed (1997-11-28) 28 November 1997 (age 28) 53 13 French Football Federation Nantes
4FW Omar Marmoush (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 26) 40 8 The Football Association Manchester City
4FW Mostafa Fathi (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 31) 37 3 Egyptian Football Association Pyramids
4FW Osama Faisal (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 24) 14 0 Egyptian Football Association National Bank of Egypt
4FW Salah Mohsen (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 27) 7 1 Egyptian Football Association Al Masry

Recent call-ups

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 33) 4 0 Egypt Zamalek 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
GK Mohamed Bassam (1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 34) 3 0 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
GK Ali Lotfi (1989-10-01) 1 October 1989 (age 36) 1 0 Egypt ZED 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
GK Abdelaziz El Balouti (1994-01-08) 8 January 1994 (age 31) 0 0 Egypt National Bank of Egypt v.  Guinea-Bissau, 12 October 2025
DF El-Wensh (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995 (age 30) 27 5 Egypt Zamalek 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF Karim Fouad (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 26) 3 0 Egypt Al Ahly 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF Yassin Marei (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 24) 3 0 Egypt Al Ahly 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF Yehia Zakaria (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Egypt Ghazl El Mahalla 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF Karim El Eraki (1997-11-29) 29 November 1997 (age 28) 2 0 Egypt Al Masry 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF Ragab Nabil (1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 (age 32) 2 0 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF Ahmed Hany (1997-05-19) 19 May 1997 (age 28) 1 0 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF Hady Reyad (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 27) 0 0 Egypt Petrojet 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF Ahmed Nabil Koka (2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 24) 9 0 Egypt Al Ahly v.  Guinea-Bissau, 12 October 2025
DF Amr El Gazar (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 26) 0 0 Egypt National Bank of Egypt v.  Guinea-Bissau, 12 October 2025
DF Mohamed Rabia (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 29) 2 0 Egypt ZED v.  Burkina Faso, 9 September 2025
DF Mohamed Abdelmonem (1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 26) 33 3 France Nice v.  Sierra Leone, 25 March 2025
MF Mohamed Elneny (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 (age 33) 105 8 United Arab Emirates Al Jazira 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF Amr El Solia (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 (age 35) 54 1 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF Afsha (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 29) 24 6 Egypt Al Ahly 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF Mostafa Saad (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 (age 24) 18 1 Egypt ZED 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF Akram Tawfik (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 28) 15 1 Qatar Al-Shamal 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF Mido Gaber (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 (age 30) 4 1 Egypt Al Masry 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF Islam Issa (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 29) 4 0 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF Ghanam Mohamed (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 28) 4 0 Egypt Modern Sport 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF Dunga (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 29) 11 0 Egypt Zamalek 2025 Al Ain International Cup
MF Zalaka (1999-09-12) 12 September 1999 (age 26) 3 0 Egypt Pyramids 2025 Al Ain International Cup
MF Marwan Otaka (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 23) 1 0 Egypt Ceramica Cleopatra 2025 Al Ain International Cup
FW Mohamed Sherif (1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 29) 23 3 Egypt Al Ahly 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
FW Marwan Hamdy (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 29) 17 3 Egypt Pyramids 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
FW Hossam Hassan (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 32) 7 1 Egypt Modern Sport 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
FW Mohamed Mosaad (2001-09-14) 14 September 2001 (age 24) 0 0 Egypt Modern Sport 2025 FIFA Arab Cup
FW Ahmed Atef (1998-03-21) 21 March 1998 (age 27) 3 0 Egypt ZED 2025 FIFA Arab Cup PRE
FW Mostafa Shalaby (1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 (age 31) 1 0 Egypt National Bank of Egypt 2025 FIFA Arab Cup INJ
FW Taher Mohamed (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 (age 28) 6 1 Egypt Al Ahly 2025 Al Ain International Cup
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

As of 9 September 2025[42]
Players in bold are still active with Egypt.

Most appearances

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 69 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 Saka 112 4 1997–2010
10 Rabie Yassin 109 1 1982–1991

Top goalscorers

Hossam Hassan is Egypt's top goalscorer with 69 goals, and is currently the manager of the team.[44]
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Hossam Hassan[a] (list) 69 176 0.39 1985–2006
2 Mohamed Salah 63 108 0.57 2011–present
3 Hassan El Shazly 49 64 0.77 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 Moustafa Reyadh 26 66 0.39 1962–1972

Competitive records

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Egypt at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Withdrew due to storm[45] 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 Qualified 10 8 2 0 20 2
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Round of 16 4/22 7 0 2 5 5 12 — 112 66 23 23 197 96

Africa Cup of Nations

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 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 Group stage TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 Squad 6 4 2 0 12 2
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027 To be determined To be determined
2029
Total 7 Titles 27/35 111 60 24 27 175 97 — 125 70 31 24 229 92

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
United Kingdom 1908 Did not participate
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920 First round 8th 1 0 0 1 1 2 Squad
France 1924 Quarter-final 8th 2 1 0 1 3 5 Squad
Netherlands 1928 Fourth place 4th 4 2 0 2 12 19 Squad
Germany 1936 First round 11th 1 0 0 1 1 3 Squad
United Kingdom 1948 First round 13th 1 0 0 1 1 3 Squad
Finland 1952 First round 12th 2 1 0 1 6 7 Squad
Australia 1956 Withdrew from Finals
Italy 1960 First round 12th 3 0 1 2 4 11 Squad
Japan 1964 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 18 16 Squad
Mexico 1968 Withdrew from qualifiers
Germany 1972 Did not qualify
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980 Withdrew from finals
United States 1984 Quarter-final 8th 4 1 1 2 5 5 Squad
South Korea 1988 Did not qualify
1992 to present See Egypt national under-23 football team
Total Fourth place 9/17 24 7 3 14 51 71 —

African Games

African Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Republic of the Congo 1965 Did not qualify
Nigeria 1973  Bronze 3rd 5 3 0 2 12 12
Algeria 1978 Withdrew[b] 7th 3 2 1 0 6 2
Kenya 1987  Gold 1st 5 3 1 1 7 5
1991 to 2015 See Egypt national under-23 football team
2019 to present See Egypt national under-20 football team
Total 1 Title 3/4 13 8 2 3 19 19

Arab Games

Arab Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Egypt 1953  Gold 1st 3 3 0 0 22 3
Lebanon 1957 Did not enter
Morocco 1961
United Arab Republic 1965  Gold 1st 6 6 0 0 30 2
Syria 1976 Did not enter
Morocco 1985
Lebanon 1997
Jordan 1999
Egypt 2007  Gold 1st 4 3 1 0 10 1
Qatar 2011 Did not enter
2023 to present See Egypt national under-23 football team
Total 3 Titles 3/10 13 12 1 0 62 6

FIFA Confederations Cup

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

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 —

Head-to-head record

Main article: Egypt national football team all-time record

The following table shows Egypt's all-time international record, correct as of 6 December 2025.[46]

Egypt national football team head-to-head record
Against Pld Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Last Played Best Result Notes
 Algeria 29 7 12 10 34 34 0 16 October 2023  Egypt 4 – 0 Algeria 
(Angola; 28 January 2010) 		1 PSO win for Algeria
 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 7 5 2 0 11 1 +10 19 November 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 9 6 3 0 22 18 +4 9 September 2025  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 4 1 3 0 7 4 +3 17 November 2025  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 4 4 0 0 17 0 +17 8 October 2025  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 19 14 2 3 52 13 +39 5 September 2025  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 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 12 October 2025  Guinea-Bissau 0 – 1 Egypt 
(Cameroon; 15 January 2022)
 Hungary 5 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 12 4 7 1 15 11 +4 2 December 2025 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 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 25 March 2025  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 6 3 3 0 6 3 +4 6 December 2025 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)
 Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 14 November 2025  Egypt 0 – 2 Uzbekistan 
(Uzbekistan; 14 November 2025)
 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 742 365 177 184 1206 740 +466 — — —

Honours

Intercontinental

Continental

Regional

Friendly

Awards

Summary

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
Notes
  1. Competition organized by ANOCA, officially not recognized by FIFA.
  2. The 1992 Arab Cup also counted as an edition of the Arab Games.

See also

Notes

  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.[43]
  2. ^ In the Egypt-Libya match, the match was abandoned due to a mass brawl between the two teams, their referees, and their fans. Libya was expelled from the tournament, while Egypt withdrew after several of its players were injured, in protest against Algerian police brutality and stadium security.

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