Ibrahim Hassan, the director of the Egyptian national team, confirmed that the Pharaohs' match against Switzerland or Colombia would have been within reach.
The Egyptian national team lost to its Argentine counterpart, with a score of 3-2, in the round of 16 matches of the 2026 World Cup, last Tuesday evening.
The Egyptian national team was leading by two goals through Yasser Ibrahim and Mustafa Zico, before the Tango turned their deficit into a 3-0 victory through Cristian Romero, Lionel Messi, and Enzo Fernandez.
Ibrahim Hassan comments on Egypt's national team loss to Argentina in the 2026 World Cup
Ibrahim Hassan said in statements on the "On the Field" program broadcast on "On Sport" channel: "I believed we were ahead of Argentina with a 2-0 result, it was a big dream to qualify for the quarter-finals to face Switzerland or Colombia"
The Egyptian national team director continued his statements saying: "Facing Switzerland or Colombia would have been within reach"
It is scheduled that the Argentine national team will meet its Swiss counterpart, at dawn tomorrow Sunday, in the quarter-final matches of the 2026 World Cup.
