The Egyptian national football team bid farewell to the 2026 World Cup competitions after losing to the Argentine national team by three goals to two, in the framework of the round of 16 matches of the edition currently being held in the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico.
The Egyptian national team was in the seventh group alongside the teams of Belgium, Iran, and New Zealand, where the "Pharaohs" team managed to collect five points after winning against New Zealand with a score of 3-1, and drawing with Belgium and Iran with a score of 1-1.
The win against the New Zealand team is considered the first in the history of the Egyptian national team after three previous participations, and it is also the first time reaching the knockout stages, after qualifying for the round of 32 and facing the Australian national team.
The Egyptian national team succeeded in passing the match against Australia via penalty kicks with a score of 4-2, after the match ended in regular and extra time with a positive draw of 1-1.
Through the Egyptian national team's path, which played five matches (3 matches in the group stage and two matches in the knockout stages), the duo Mustafa Shobier and Mohamed Hany top the list of players with the most appearances.
In contrast, there are five players who did not participate in any minute, namely: the trio of goalkeepers Mohamed El-Shenawy, Mohamed Alaa, and El-Mahdy Soliman, along with Tarek Alaa, and Nabil Emad "Donga" according to the global website "Squawka" specialized in statistics.
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