Salah leads Egypt’s dream team to their first World Cup victory

Although The Egyptian national team It was the first African team to participate World Cup In 1934, it was not able to win in its three previous events in 1934, 1990 and 2018, content with two draws and five defeats, in a surprise for a team with a history of the number of titles. African Cup of Nations It’s seven positions.

Salah made his debut at the World Cup in the 2018 edition of Russia in a difficult situation, having suffered a serious shoulder injury in the final. UEFA Champions League It’s his team Liverpool Following the intervention of the defender of Real Madrid Sergio Ramos.

The Egyptian player missed the first game and… Uruguaybefore he scored two goals against him Russia And Saudi Arabia, without this preventing the team from being eliminated in the first round.

He will stop Salah To fall World Cup 2026 After ending his career with Liverpool after 9 years full of titles and achievements, he won the English Premier League twice in 2020 and 2025, including the title… UEFA Champions League In 2019, he became one of the most famous legends of the English club.

But the 33-year-old suffered a hamstring injury last April which kept him out of Dutch coach Arne Slot’s squad for a while, with reports of a rift between them this season.

sat down The Egyptian national team His preparation for the World Cup is in a closed camp in Cairo, including a friendly match with the Russian national team at the Misr Stadium in the New Administrative Capital, before going to the United States to participate in his final camp, which witnesses the most friendly matches with the national team. Brazil In the city cleveland On June 6.

Ibrahim Hassan, the manager of Egypt’s national team, confirmed that Salah will join the camp after his engagement with Liverpool, and expressed his hope that he will participate in the friendly match in Russia or take part against Brazil before the tournament.

Salah’s participation this time has special dimensions, since he has been a symbol for an entire generation since he took the captaincy of the national team… African Cup of Nations 2019, according to what several ex-partners confirm.

The draw placed the Egyptian national team in the seventh group along with Belgium, New Zealand and Iran, where the match will be held between the cities of Seattle and Vancouver.

The recent preparations have shown positive signs, with the Egyptian team securing a huge friendly victory over Saudi Arabia with a score of 4-0 in Jeddah last March, before being mismanaged by European champions Spain in Barcelona.