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CAF · Group G

Egypt

Manager: —Population: 112.7MRegime: Authoritarian regime
FIFA ranking
#36
▼ 1 vs prior
Win the cup
0.4%
implied odds
Past Group
56%
Reach R16
36%
Reach QF
15%
Reach SF
7%
Reach Final
4%

The story

Qualified through a competitive confederation campaign with a balanced squad of European-based regulars and emerging domestic talent.

How they got here

Won their CAF group with Mohamed Salah finishing top scorer of the round.

CAF qualifying · Nov 2023 – Nov 2025
African qualifying — nine groups of six, winners direct. Four best runners-up enter a CAF play-off; one progresses to the inter-confederation play-off.

Expectations

Targeting a place in the knockout round and the chance to spoil a favorite's run.

Manager & key players

👔 —⚽ Squad announcement pending

Group G

Tournament opener
Opens at Lumen Field, Seattle.
Continent: CAF

Upcoming matches

Group GMon, Jun 15 · 3:00 PM
VS
Odds Pending · Model Estimate
49%
23%
28%
Group GSun, Jun 21 · 9:00 PM
VS
Odds Pending · Model Estimate
49%
23%
28%
Group GFri, Jun 26 · 11:00 PM
VS
Odds Pending · Model Estimate
48%
23%
28%
R32Fri, Jul 3 · 2:00 PM
VS
Odds Pending · Model Estimate
33%
20%
47%

Latest news & commentary

updated daily
  • Aug 1
    Form

    Egypt have lost just one of their last ten competitive fixtures heading into the tournament.

  • Jul 30
    Squad

    — is weighing a 26-player list with two uncapped call-ups pushing for late inclusion.

  • Jul 28
    Tactics

    — has hinted at a tweaked back-three shape in training, freeing Squad announcement pending into a roaming role.

  • Jul 26
    Fan

    Ticket allocations for Egypt's opener were oversubscribed in under an hour, federation officials confirmed.

  • Jul 24
    Injury

    Squad announcement pending trained without restriction on Tuesday and is expected to be available for the opener.

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