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Egypt

Nickname(s)	The Pharaohs
Association	Egyptian Football Association (EFA)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach	Hossam Hassan
Captain	Mohamed Salah
Most caps	Ahmed Hassan (184)
Top scorer	Hossam Hassan (69)
Home stadium	Misr Stadium
FIFA code	EGY
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	33 (19 December 2024)
Highest	9 (July – September 2010, December 2010)
Lowest	75 (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
Appearances	3 (first in 1934)
Best result	Round of 16 (1934)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	26 (first in 1957)
Best result	Champions (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Arab Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1992)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1999)
Best result	Group stage (1999, 2009)
Medal record Men's football Africa Cup of Nations 1957 Sudan Team 1959 United Arab Republic Team 1986 Egypt Team 1998 Burkina Faso Team 2006 Egypt Team 2008 Ghana Team 2010 Angola Team 1962 Ethiopia Team 2017 Gabon Team 2021 Cameroon Team 1963 Ghana Team 1970 Sudan Team 1974 Egypt Team FIFA Arab Cup 1992 Syria Team 1988 Jordan Team Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 1987 Qatar Team 2007 Japan Team

The Egypt national football team (Egyptian Arabic: منتخب مصر لكرة القدم), nicknamed "Pharaohs" (Egyptian Arabic: الفراعنة), 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 African Cup a record seven times. Egypt has made three appearances in the World Cup and was the first-ever African and Middle Eastern team to make such an appearance. Their former goalkeeper Essam El Hadary also holds the record for the oldest player to have played at a World Cup.

Internationally, Egypt became a bronze medalist at the 2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.

History

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. 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 and the team played in the Africa Cup of Nations. The Pharaohs have appeared in three FIFA World Cups and they are the most successful team in the Africa Cup of Nations, winning the competition seven times, with the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations being the most recent one.

Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations

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.

In their second participation in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1959, Egypt became champions again. There were only three teams in that tournament, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt, who were undefeated. They lost their first final in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1962.

Their fourth 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 3rd place match, playing against Ethiopia, winning 3–0. For the 1965 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt qualified for the tournament, but withdrew because of their diplomatic relationship with hosts Tunisia. They also withdrew in 1968.

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 back then. In their opening match, Egypt defeated Guinea by a score of 4–1 and drew Ghana 1–1, defeating Congo-Kinshasa 1–0. Egypt ended being in first place, thus advancing to the next round, where they faced Sudan. Egypt eventually lost their first game in the Africa Cup of Nations by a scored of 2–1, then in the third place match, won against Ivory Coast 3–1.

Egypt failed to qualify for the first time in 1972 after being eliminated by Morocco by an aggregate score of 5–3. However, Egypt returned for 1974, hosting the event. They finished third place. 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. This is the first Africa Cup of Nations tournament that Egypt lost 3 consecutive games. Egypt then failed to qualify for 1978.

Egypt reappeared for the 1980 African Cup of Nations, defeating Ivory Coast and defeated Tanzania, but lost to hosts Nigeria 1–0. Egypt progressed to the semi-finals to face Algeria, who defeated the Egyptians on penalties. For the Four years later, Egypt defeated Cameroon and Ivory Coast, and drew Togo, eventually finishing fourth behind Algeria.

For 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. Egypt qualified for 1990, 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. They repeated this in 1992.

In the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia, Egypt defeated Gabon 4–0 and tied Nigeria 0–0. They lost to Mali 1–0 in the quarterfinals. Egypt won their fourth title in 1998, defeating South Africa in the final.

Egypt qualified for the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, in Tunisia. Egypt were placed in Group C with Algeria, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon. Egypt won 2–1 against Zimbabwe, 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.

The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was hosted in Egypt; the hosts were in Group A with Libya, Morocco, and the Ivory Coast. Egypt defeated Libya 3–0, tied 0–0 against Morocco, and won 3–1 against the Ivory Coast. Egypt would eventually win the tournament on penalties, and would also win the 2008 and 2010 tournaments. They would then fail to qualify for the next three AFCON tournaments.

Egypt qualified for the 2017 tournament, drawing against Mali in their first match in Group D. Successive 1–0 wins against Uganda and Ghana saw the Pharaohs qualify to the quarter-finals as group winners. 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. 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. Egypt then faced Cameroon, and lost the final for the second time.

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. In the 2021 Africa Cup, Egypt went to the final despite dire performances in the group stage and beating Ivory Coast on penalties after a 0–0 draw. Egypt then beat Cameroon 3–1 in penalties after a 0–0 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), both winning penalties scored by Sadio Mané.

Egypt at the FIFA World Cup

Egypt has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times: in 1934, in 1990 and for the 2018 editions. 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, the two goals scored by Egypt's forward Abdulrahman Fawzi.

In the next qualifications for the 1938 World Cup, Egypt withdrew. They didn’t enter the 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification. In the 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification, they faced Italy but didn’t qualify. They withdrew the 1958, 1962, 1966 and 1970 World Cup Qualifiers. Since 1974 World Cup Qualification, Egypt entered the qualifiers on regular basis but did not qualify.

In 1990, Egypt qualified after beating Algeria 1–0 in the playoffs. They were drawn in Group F, with Ireland, England and the Netherlands. Since the Egyptians favored defensive tactics, they scored only one goal in the 1990 World Cup. 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. On 8 October 2017, Egypt qualified for the 2018 World Cup after topping Group E over Uganda, Ghana and Congo.

In the 2018 World Cup, Egypt was drawn with Saudi Arabia, Uruguay and the hosts, Russia. 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.

Salah returned to the starting lineup when Egypt faced Russia. Russia led 3–0, and then 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.

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uruguay	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Russia (H)	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	6
3	Saudi Arabia	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3
4	Egypt	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

Home stadium

Egypt's home games in the early years were played at Cairo International Stadium since 1960. During renovations they play at Borg El Arab Stadium.

Kit history

Kit suppliers

Kit supplier	Period
Adidas	1990–1995
Venecia	1995–1998
Puma	1999–2004
Adidas	2004–2006
Puma	2006–2012
Adidas	2012–2018
Puma	2019–Present

Results and fixtures

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

7 January Friendly	Egypt	2–0	Tanzania	Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+2	Trézéguet 32' Manula 73' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Hashem Al-Ibrahim (Kuwait)

14 January 2023 AFCON GS	Egypt	2–2	Mozambique	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC±0	Mostafa 2' Salah 90+7' (pen.)	Report	Witi 56' Clésio 58'	Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 11,933 Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

18 January 2023 AFCON GS	Egypt	2–2	Ghana	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0	Marmoush 69' Mostafa 74'	Report	Kudus 45+3', 71'	Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 20,808 Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

22 January 2023 AFCON GS	Cape Verde	2–2	Egypt	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0	G. Tavares 45+1' Teixeira 90+9'	Report	Trézéguet 50' Mostafa 90+3'	Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 15,650 Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

28 January 2023 AFCON R16	Egypt	1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p)	DR Congo	San Pédro, Ivory Coast
20:00 UTC±0				Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Attendance: 12,342 Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
	Penalties
	Abdelmonem Mohamed Marmoush Kamal Hany Hegazi Fathi Hamada Abou Gabal		Moutoussamy Masuaku Dianagana Silas Tshibola Kalulu Mbemba Inonga Baka Mpasi

22 March 2024 FIFA Series	Egypt	1–0	New Zealand	New Administrative Capital, Egypt
22:00 UTC+2	Mostafa 29' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: New Administrative Capital Stadium Attendance: 30,200 Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)

26 March 2024 FIFA Series	Egypt	2–4	Croatia	New Administrative Capital, Egypt
22:00 UTC+2	Rabia 6' Abdelmonem 90+4'	Report	Vlašić 21' Petković 57' Kramarić 77' Majer 86'	Stadium: New Administrative Capital Stadium Attendance: 85,350 Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Egypt	2–1	Burkina Faso	Cairo, Egypt
22:00 UTC+2	Trézéguet 3', 8'	Report	L.Traoré 57'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Guinea-Bissau	1–1	Egypt	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:00 UTC±0	Baldé 42'	Report	Salah 70'	Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

6 September 2025 AFCON qualification	Egypt	3–0	Cape Verde	Cairo, Egypt
22:00 UTC+2	Rabia 23' Marmoush 45+1' Adel 70'	Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

10 September 2025 AFCON qualification	Botswana	0–4	Egypt	Francistown, Botswana
19:00 UTC+2		Report	Trézéguet 5', 29' Salah 56' Fathi 90+4'	Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

11 October 2025 AFCON qualification	Egypt	2–0	Mauritania	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 UTC+2	Trézéguet 69' Salah 79'	Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Alhadi Allaou (Chad)

15 October 2025 AFCON qualification	Mauritania	0–1	Egypt	Nouakchott, Mauritania
19:00 UTC±0		Report	Adel 85'	Stadium: Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium Referee: Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

15 November 2025 AFCON qualification	Cape Verde	1–1	Egypt	Praia, Cape Verde
18:00 UTC±0	Mendes 63' (pen.)	Report	Mohamed 31'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

19 November 2025 AFCON qualification	Egypt	1–1	Botswana	Cairo, Egypt
17:00 UTC±0	Trézéguet 15'	Report	Kebatho 8'	Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Abdallah L. Jammeh (Gambia)

Coaching staff

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

Coaching history

1. Hussein Hegazi (1920–1924)
2. James McCrae (1934–36)
3. Tewfik Abdullah (1940–1944)
4. Eric Keen (1947–1948)
5. Edward Jones (1949–1952)
6. National Committee (1953–1954)
7. Ljubiša Broćić (1954–1955)
8. Mourad Fahmy (1955–1957)
9. Mohamed El-Guindi & Hanafy Bastan (1958, 1962)
10. Pál Titkos (1959–1961)
11. Fouad Ahmed Sedki (1963)
12. Branko Horvatek (1963–1964)
13. Andrija Pflander (1964–1965)
14. Dimitri Tadić (1965)
15. Andrija Kovač (1965)
16. Sándor Kapocsi (1965–1967)
17. Saleh El Wahsh & Kamal El Sabagh (1968–1970)
18. Dettmar Cramer (1971–1974)
19. Burkhard Pape (1975–1977)
20. Dušan Nenković (1977–1978)
21. Taha Ismail (1978, 1994)
22. Bundzsák Dezso (1979)
23. Fouad Ahmed Sedki (1980)
24. Abdel Monem El Hajj (1980)
25. Hamada El Sharqawy (1980)
26. Karl-Heinz Heddergott (1982–1984)
27. Saleh El Wahsh (1984)
28. Mike Smith (1985–1988)
29. Mahmoud El Gohary (1988–1990, 1992, 1997–1999, 2000–2002)
30. Dietrich Weise (1990–1991)
31. Mahmoud Saad (1992)
32. Mohamed Shehta (1993)
33. Mircea Rădulescu (1993–1994)
34. Nol de Ruiter (1994–1995)
35. Mohsen Saleh (1995, 2002–2004)
36. Ruud Krol (1996)
37. Farouk Gaafar (1996–1997)
38. Gerard Gili (1999–2000)
39. Marco Tardelli (2004–2005)
40. Hassan Shehata (2005–2011)
41. Bob Bradley (2011–2013)
42. Shawky Gharieb (2013–2014)
43. Héctor Cúper (2015–2018)
44. Javier Aguirre (2018–2019)
45. Hossam El Badry (2019–2021)
46. Carlos Queiroz (2021–2022)
47. Ehab Galal (2022)
48. Rui Vitória (2022–2024)
49. Hossam Hassan (2024–present)

Note: A committee of six former Egypt internationals.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Cape Verde and Botswana on 15 and 19 November 2024.

Caps and goals are correct as of 19 November 2024, after the match against  Botswana.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mohamed El Shenawy	(1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 36)	63	0	Al Ahly
16	1GK	Mohamed Awad	(1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 (age 32)	5	0	Zamalek
23	1GK	El Mahdy Soliman	(1986-11-30) 30 November 1986 (age 38)	0	0	Al Ittihad Alexandria
26	1GK	Mostafa Shobeir	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Al Ahly
2	2DF	Hossam Abdelmaguid	(2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Zamalek
3	2DF	Ahmed Eid	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Al Masry
4	2DF	Omar Kamal	(1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 31)	24	1	Al Ahly
5	2DF	Mohamed Rabia	(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 28)	2	0	Smouha
6	2DF	Ahmed Ramadan	(1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 (age 27)	6	0	Ceramica Cleopatra
12	2DF	Mohamed Hamdy	(1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 (age 29)	27	0	Pyramids
7	3MF	Trézéguet	(1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30)	80	22	Al-Rayyan
8	3MF	Nasser Maher	(1997-02-08) 8 February 1997 (age 27)	4	0	Zamalek
13	3MF	Mohamed Shehata	(2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Zamalek
14	3MF	Hamdy Fathy	(1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 30)	49	4	Al-Wakrah
15	3MF	Ahmed Nabil Koka	(2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 23)	5	0	Al Ahly
17	3MF	Nabil Emad	(1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 28)	9	0	Zamalek
18	3MF	Mostafa Fathi	(1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 30)	34	3	Pyramids
19	3MF	Marwan Attia	(1998-08-12) 12 August 1998 (age 26)	19	0	Al Ahly
21	3MF	Mahmoud Saber	(2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Smouha
9	4FW	Taher Mohamed	(1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 (age 27)	4	1	Al Ahly
11	4FW	Mostafa Mohamed	(1997-11-28) 28 November 1997 (age 27)	45	13	Nantes
20	4FW	Ibrahim Adel	(2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23)	14	2	Pyramids
22	4FW	Omar Marmoush	(1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 25)	35	6	Eintracht Frankfurt
24	4FW	Mahmoud Zalaka	(1999-09-12) 12 September 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Ceramica Cleopatra
25	4FW	Osama Faisal	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23)	8	0	National Bank of Egypt

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 32)	5	0	Zamalek	v.  Guinea-Bissau; 10 June 2024
GK	Mohamed Abou Gabal	(1989-01-29) 29 January 1989 (age 35)	14	0	National Bank of Egypt	v.  Croatia; 26 March 2024
GK	Ahmed El Shenawy	(1991-05-14) 14 May 1991 (age 33)	32	0	Pyramids	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
GK	Mohamed Sobhy	(1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 (age 25)	4	0	Zamalek	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
GK	Mohamed Bassam	(1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 33)	0	0	Ceramica Cleopatra	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
GK	Mahmoud Gad	(1998-10-01) 1 October 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Al Masry	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Ahmed Fotouh	(1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 (age 26)	28	1	Zamalek	v.  Guinea-Bissau; 10 June 2024
DF	Akram Tawfik	(1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 27)	13	1	Al Ahly	v.  Guinea-Bissau; 10 June 2024
DF	Yasser Ibrahim	(1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31)	6	0	Al Ahly	v.  Guinea-Bissau; 10 June 2024
DF	Mohamed Shokry	(1999-07-06) 6 July 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Ceramica Cleopatra	v.  Croatia; 26 March 2024
DF	Ali Gabr	(1989-01-10) 10 January 1989 (age 35)	40	1	Pyramids	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Omar Kamal	(1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 31)	22	1	Modern Sport	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Ahmed Samy	(1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 32)	2	0	Pyramids	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Mahmoud Hamdy	(1995-06-01) 1 June 1995 (age 29)	27	2	Zamalek	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Karim Hafez	(1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28)	7	0	Pyramids	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Hussein El Sayed	(1991-09-18) 18 September 1991 (age 33)	2	0	Al Masry	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Hossam Abdul-Majeed	(2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Zamalek	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Mahmoud Marei	(1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Modern Sport	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Osama Galal	(1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Pyramids	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Mohamed Magdy	(1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 28)	22	5	Al Ahly	v.  Croatia; 26 March 2024
MF	Hussein El Shahat	(1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 32)	13	0	Al Ahly	v.  Croatia; 26 March 2024
MF	Mahmoud Hamada	(1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 30)	11	0	Al Masry	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Mohanad Lasheen	(1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 28)	11	0	Pyramids	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Abdallah El Said	(1985-07-13) 13 July 1985 (age 39)	58	6	Pyramids	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Sam Morsy	(1991-09-10) 10 September 1991 (age 33)	9	0	Ipswich Town	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Nabil Emad	(1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 28)	8	0	Zamalek	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Mohamed Abdelsamia	(2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Ismaily	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Mohamed Ibrahim	(1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 32)	7	0	Ceramica Cleopatra	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Mohamed Salah	(1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 (age 32)	103	59	Liverpool	v.  Mauritania; 11 October 2024
FW	Mohamed Sherif	(1996-02-04) 4 February 1996 (age 28)	22	5	Al-Khaleej	v.  Guinea-Bissau; 10 June 2024
FW	Oufa	(1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 (age 28)	2	0	ENPPI	v.  Guinea-Bissau; 10 June 2024
FW	Ahmed Atef	(1998-03-21) 21 March 1998 (age 26)	3	0	Modern Sport	v.  Croatia; 26 March 2024
FW	Ahmed Hassan	(1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31)	32	6	Pendikspor	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Kahraba	(1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30)	32	5	Al Ahly	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Ramadan Sobhi	(1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27)	37	2	Pyramids	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Ahmed Yasser Rayan	(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 26)	3	0	Ceramica Cleopatra	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Abdel Rahman Magdy	(1997-09-12) 12 September 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Ismaily	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Mostafa Zaki	(1997-04-27) 27 April 1997 (age 27)	0	0	ZED	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Notes = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. = Preliminary squad/standby. = Retired from the national team. = Player suspended from the squad for disciplinary reasons. = Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons.

Records

As of 11 October 2024

Players in bold are still active with Egypt.

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Team records

In 2017, Egypt set a new record of 24 consecutive Africa Cup of Nations matches played without defeat, dating back to their last tournament appearance in 2010. During this run, Egypt also reached a record nine consecutive wins in AFCON matches after beating Ghana in the 2010 final, while becoming the first team to win three consecutive AFCON titles. The unbeaten run came to an end on 5 February 2017, after Egypt lost 1–2 to Cameroon in the 2017 final.

No.	Date	Opponent	Score	Result
1.	3 February 2004	Cameroon	0–0	Draw
2.	20 January 2006	Libya	3–0	Win
3.	24 January 2006	Morocco	0–0	Draw
4.	28 January 2006	Ivory Coast	3–1	Win
5.	3 February 2006	DR Congo	4–1	Win
6.	7 February 2006	Senegal	2–1	Win
7.	10 February 2006	Ivory Coast	0–0 (4–2 p)	Draw
8.	22 January 2008	Cameroon	4–2	Win
9.	26 January 2008	Sudan	3–0	Win
10.	30 January 2008	Zambia	1–1	Draw
11.	4 February 2008	Angola	2–1	Win
12.	7 February 2008	Ivory Coast	4–1	Win
13.	10 February 2008	Cameroon	1–0	Win
14.	12 January 2010	Nigeria	3–1	Win
15.	16 January 2010	Mozambique	2–0	Win
16.	20 January 2010	Benin	2–0	Win
17.	25 January 2010	Cameroon	3–1	Win
18.	28 January 2010	Algeria	4–0	Win
19.	31 January 2010	Ghana	1–0	Win
20.	17 January 2017	Mali	0–0	Draw
21.	21 January 2017	Uganda	1–0	Win
22.	25 January 2017	Ghana	1–0	Win
23.	29 January 2017	Morocco	1–0	Win
24.	1 February 2017	Burkina Faso	1–1 (4–3 p)	Draw

Competitive records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Withdrew due to storm										Qualified as invitees
1934	Round of 16	13th	1	0	0	1	2	4	Squad		2	2	0	0	11	2
1938	Withdrew										Withdrew
1950	Did not enter										Did not enter
1954	Did not qualify										2	0	0	2	2	7
1958	Withdrew										Withdrew
1962
1966
1970	Did not enter										Did not enter
1974	Did not qualify										2	1	0	1	2	3
1978											10	6	2	2	15	12
1982											2	0	1	1	0	1
1986											6	2	2	2	3	4
1990	Group stage	20th	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad		8	4	3	1	7	2
1994	Did not qualify										6	3	2	1	9	3
1998											6	3	1	2	15	5
2002											10	5	4	1	22	9
2006											10	5	2	3	26	15
2010											13	9	1	3	22	7
2014											8	7	0	1	19	14
2018	Group stage	31st	3	0	0	3	2	6	Squad		8	5	1	2	12	5
2022	Did not qualify										8	5	2	1	11	5
2026	To be determined										4	3	1	0	11	2
2030											To be determined
2034
Total	Round of 16	3/22	7	0	2	5	5	12	—		105	60	22	23	187	96

FIFA Confederations Cup

Egypt appeared in two of the ten FIFA Confederations Cups contested, being eliminated in the group stage on both occasions. Egypt's first Confederations Cup appearance was in 1999 as a result of winning the Africa Cup of Nations in 1998. The second appearance was in 2009 as the Africa Cup of Nations winners in 2008, where they won against Italy 1–0.

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1992	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999	Group stage	7th	3	0	2	1	5	9	Squad
2001	Did not qualify
2003
2005
2009	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	4	7	Squad
2013	Did not qualify
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
1963	Did not enter
1964
1966
1985
1988	Third place	3rd	6	3	2	1	6	0	Squad
1992	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	5	3	Squad
1998	Group stage	10th	2	1	0	1	3	5	Squad
2002	Did not enter
2012	Group stage	7th	3	0	2	1	3	4	Squad
2021	Fourth place	4th	6	3	2	1	10	2	Squad
2025	To be determined
Total	1 Title	5/10	21	10	7	4	27	14	—

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record											Africa Cup of Nations qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Played as Egypt											Played as Egypt
1957	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	6	1	Squad		No Qualification
Played as United Arab Republic											Played as United Arab Republic
1959	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	6	1	Squad		No Qualification
1962	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	4	5	Squad		Qualified as defending champions
1963	Third place	3rd	3	2	1	0	11	5	Squad		Qualified by default
1965	Withdrew										Withdrew
1968	Withdrew										3	2	1	0	6	4
1970	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	10	5	Squad		2	1	1	0	2	1
Played as Egypt											Played as Egypt
1972	Did not qualify										4	3	0	1	6	6
1974	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	13	5	Squad		Qualified as hosts
1976	Fourth place	4th	6	1	2	3	9	12	Squad		4	3	1	0	11	3
1978	Did not qualify										2	0	1	1	4	5
1980	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	6	7	Squad		2	1	0	1	4	3
1982	Withdrew										2	2	0	0	7	3
1984	Fourth place	4th	5	2	2	1	6	6	Squad		4	2	1	1	3	2
1986	Champions	1st	5	3	1	1	5	1	Squad		Qualified as hosts
1988	Group stage	6th	3	1	1	1	3	1	Squad		Qualified as defending champions
1990		8th	3	0	0	3	1	6	Squad		4	2	1	1	8	2
1992		11th	2	0	0	2	0	2	Squad		6	3	3	0	13	5
1994	Quarter-finals	5th	3	1	1	1	4	1	Squad		6	2	2	2	6	5
1996		7th	4	2	0	2	5	6	Squad		10	6	3	1	24	5
1998	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	10	1	Squad		6	2	3	1	12	4
2000	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	0	1	7	3	Squad		Qualified as defending champions
2002		6th	4	2	0	2	3	3	Squad		6	4	1	1	11	6
2004	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	3	3	Squad		4	3	0	1	14	1
2006	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	12	3	Squad		Qualified as hosts
2008	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	15	5	Squad		6	3	3	0	9	2
2010	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	15	2	Squad		13	9	1	3	22	7
2012	Did not qualify										6	1	2	3	5	5
2013											2	0	1	1	3	4
2015											6	2	0	4	5	6
2017	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	2	1	5	3	Squad		4	3	1	0	7	1
2019	Round of 16	10th	4	3	0	1	5	1	Squad		6	4	1	1	16	5
2021	Runners-up	2nd	7	3	3	1	4	2	Squad		6	3	3	0	10	3
2023	Round of 16	12th	4	0	4	0	7	7	Squad		6	5	0	1	10	3
2025	Qualified										6	4	2	0	12	2
2027	To be determined
2029
Total	7 Titles	26/34	111	60	24	27	175	97	—		125	70	31	24	229	92

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record											African Nations Championship qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2009	Did not enter										Did not enter
2011
2014
2016
2018	Did not qualify										2	0	1	1	2	4
2020	Did not enter										Did not enter
2022
2024
Total	—	0/7	–	–	–	–	–	–	—		2	0	1	1	2	4

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record									Summer Olympics qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1896	No football tournament								No football tournament
1900–1912	Did not participate								Did not participate
1920	First round	1	0	0	1	1	2		No qualification
1924	Quarter-final	2	1	0	1	3	5
1928	Fourth place	4	2	0	2	12	19
1932	No football tournament								No football tournament
1936	First round	1	0	0	1	1	3		No qualification
1948	First round	1	0	0	1	1	3
1952	First round	2	1	0	1	6	7
1956	Withdrew from Finals								2	2	0	0	9	3
1960	First round	3	0	1	2	4	11		4	3	0	1	11	5
1964	Fourth place	6	2	1	3	18	16		4	3	1	0	14	6
1968	Withdrew from qualifiers								Withdrew from qualifiers
1972	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	2	3
1976									2	0	1	1	1	2
1980	Withdrew from finals								4	1	3	0	7	4
1984	Quarter-final	4	1	1	2	5	5		6	3	2	1	6	3
1988	Did not qualify								4	2	1	1	7	2
1992	First round	3	1	0	2	5	6		6	4	2	0	11	3
1996	Did not qualify								4	2	1	1	5	4
2000									8	4	3	1	15	9
2004									6	0	0	6	1	13
2008									4	1	2	1	6	4
2012	Quarter-final	4	1	1	2	6	8		9	5	1	3	12	6
2016	Did not qualify								1	1	0	0	4	0
2020	Quarter-final	4	1	1	2	2	2		5	5	0	0	11	4
2024	Fourth place	6	3	1	2	5	11		5	3	1	1	5	2
Total	13/25	41	13	6	22	69	98		76	40	18	18	127	73

• Egypt withdrew from the 1956 Football tournament and boycotted the 1980 Olympics after qualifying for both.

African Games

African Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1965	Did not qualify
1973	Bronze medal	5	3	0	2	12	12
1978	Withdrew after Round 1	3	2	1	0	6	2
1987	Gold medal	5	3	1	1	7	5
1991	Fifth place	4	1	1	2	5	6
1995	Gold medal	5	4	0	1	8	3
1999	Did not qualify
2003	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	6
2007	Group stage	3	0	0	3	4	8
2011	Withdrew
2015	Withdrew
Total	7/11	28	13	3	12	44	39

• Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, the All-Africa Games was open to full senior national teams.

Arab Games

Arab Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1953	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	22	3
1957	Did not enter
1961
1965	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	30	2
1976	Did not enter
1985
1997
1999
2007	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	10	1
2011	Did not enter
Total	3 Titles	3/10	13	12	1	0	62	6

Palestine Cup of Nations

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Egypt's all-time international record, correct as of 19 November 2024.

Egypt national football team head-to-head record
Against	Pld	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Last Played	Best Result	Notes
Algeria	26	7	9	9	32	30	+2	16 October 2023	Egypt 4 – 0 Algeria  (Angola; 28 January 2010)
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	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	8	6	2	0	22	18	+4	6 June 2024	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	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3	15 November 2024	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	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	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	16 November 2023	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	17	12	2	3	48	13	+35	8 September 2023	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 3 – 1 Greece  (Egypt; 19 June 1936) Egypt 2 – 0 Greece  (Egypt; 17 February 1950)
Guinea	11	6	3	2	24	19	+5	14 June 2023	UAR 4 – 1 Guinea  (Sudan; 7 February 1970)
Guinea-Bissau	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	10 June 2024	Guinea-Bissau 0 – 1 Egypt  (Cameroon; 15 January 2022)
Hungary	4	1	1	3	2	9	−7	17 February 1961	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	UAR 10 – 0 South Korea  (Japan; 16 October 1964)	2 PSO wins for Korea Republic
Kuwait	11	4	6	1	14	10	+4	12 June 2007	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 10 – 2 Libya  (Egypt; 6 August 1953)
Lithuania	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	1 June 1924	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) 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	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	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	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	19 November 2023	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 8 – 0 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 (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	5	3	2	0	5	2	+4	31 July 2005	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)
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	733	360	173	184	1194	737	+457	—	—	—

Egypt - Historical results

Honours

Major competitions

Intercontinental

• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
  • Runners-up (2): 1987, 2007

Continental

• CAF African Cup of Nations
  • Champions (7): 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010
  • Runners-up (3): 1962, 2017, 2021
  • Third place (3): 1963, 1970, 1974
• African Games
  • Gold medal (1): 1987
  • Bronze medal (1): 1973

Regional

• Arab Games
  • Gold medal (4): 1953, 1965, 1992, 2007
  • Silver medal (1): 1961
• Arab Cup
  • Champions (1): 1992
  • Third place (1): 1988
• Palestine Cup of Nations
  • Champions (2): 1972, 1975
• Mediterranean Games
  • Gold medal (1): 1955
  • Silver Medal (1): 1951
  • Bronze Medal (1): 1983
• Mediterranean Cup
  • Third place (2): 1949, 1950-53

Friendly

• FIFA Series
  • Runners-up (1): 2024
• 7th November Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1993
• Nile Basin Tournament
  • Champions (1): 2011
• LG Cup
  • Champions (1): 2005
• Friendship Tournament
  • Champions (1): 1994
• Korea Cup
  • Champions (1): 1993

Summary

Senior Competition				Total
CAF African Cup of Nations	7	3	3	13
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	0	2	0	2
Total	7	5	3	15

1. Competition organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa, officially not recognized by FIFA.
2. The 1992 edition organized as part of Arab Games, and was also counted as the Arab Cup edition.
3. International friendlies promoted by FIFA, the competition was unofficial.

See also

• Egypt national under-23 football team (Olympic football team)
• Egypt national under-20 football team
• Egypt national under-17 football team
• Egypt women's national football team
• Football in Egypt

Notes

1. ^ 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.

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