The Egypt national team squad for the WC-2026 has been announced. Sport24.az reports that the local Football Association has released the information. Head coach Hossam Hassan has called up 27 players to the squad, one of whom will eventually be left out.
Goalkeepers: Mohamed El-Shennawy ("Al-Ahly" Cairo), Mostafa Shobeir ("Al-Ahly", Cairo), Al-Mahdi Soliman ("Zamalek"), Mohamed Alaa ("El-Gouna")
Defenders: Mohamed Hani ("Al-Ahly", Cairo), Tarek Alaa (ZED), Hamdi Fathi ("Al-Wakrah"), Rami Rabia ("Al-Ain"), Yasser El Hanfi ("Al-Ahly", Cairo), Hossam Abdelmagid ("Zamalek"), Mohamed Abdelmonem ("Nice"), Karim Hafez ("Pyramids"), Ahmed El-Fotouh ("Zamalek")
Midfielders: Marwan Attia ("Al-Ahly", Cairo), Mohanad Lasheen ("Pyramids"), Emam Ashour ("Al-Ahly", Cairo), Mahmoud Saber (ZED), Nabil Emad ("Al-Najma"), Mostafa Ziko ("Pyramids"), Zizo ("Al-Ahly", Cairo), Trezeguet ("Al-Ahly", Cairo), Ibrahim Adel ("Nordsjælland"), Hessem Hassan ("Oviedo"), Mohamed Salah ("Liverpool")
Forwards: Aktay Abdullah ("Enppi"), Omar Marmoush ("Manchester City"), Hamza Karim ("Barcelona").
It should be noted that Egypt will be in Group G with Belgium, Iran, and New Zealand at the WC-2026.