Mohamed Hany revealed many behind-the-scenes details and secrets about Egypt's national team participation in the 2026 World Cup, speaking about the most difficult moments, scoring own goals, and facing Doku.
Egypt's national team received a wonderful reception and honoring since arriving in Cairo after the end of their participation in the 2026 World Cup.
Egypt's national team delivered an exceptional and historic performance in the 2026 World Cup after reaching the round of 16 for the first time.
Mohamed Hany appeared as a guest on "MBC Egypt" channel following the celebration of the national team after the World Cup achievement.
The following statements were made by Mohamed Hany:
Mohamed Hany: I do not evade responsibility
"We did not set a specific goal before participating in the World Cup, but we talked as players and agreed that we wanted to achieve something and not just be guests of honor, and the most important goal at the beginning was to qualify from the group stage"
"Scoring by mistake in my own goal is a very difficult feeling, and it hasn't happened to me often during my career, and what made it even more difficult is that we were playing in Egypt's national team jersey, I take full responsibility, and I have no problem with that"
"I would have felt even greater sadness if I had run away from responsibility or not supported my teammates inside the penalty area, and my focus after the goal was on how to complete the match well, and I quickly overcame that moment"
"What happened was a lack of luck, but I felt that I was trying hard and God wanted it this way, and thank God we did not lose"
"I wished to win against Belgium, and when we drew (I was praying, O Lord, that nothing more than this happens)
"Hossam Hassan did not know that I was the one who scored the goal against Australia, but he strongly supported me afterward"
"I am often subjected to mockery and belittling on social media, but I did not let it bother me, because our goal was to make the fans happy"
"I found unprecedented support after the Australia match, and this made me very happy"
"Salah is in a different league and far from any other player, his mentality and thinking are completely different, and the current generation is one of the best players I have coincided with in my football career""
"Between the halves of the New Zealand match, Hossam Hassan spoke to us with great enthusiasm; he is a coach with passion, and we discussed the mistakes we made in the first half"
"Hossam Hassan greatly admires Salah in many matters and their relationship is wonderful"
What happened against Argentina?
Mohamed Hany continued his statements: "We started the Argentina match excellently, after Hossam Hassan held 4 lectures before the match, and we studied everything about Argentina"
"There were some negative refereeing decisions, and I do not want to talk about them now, but some negatives may have occurred and we do not want to repeat them in the future"
"Argentina pressed hard on us, and in fact we were affected physically, as there are players who did not get rest, for example I played 5 full matches"
Loss of consciousness
"I felt a loss of consciousness for seconds after a shared ball with one of Australia's players, but thank God I regained consciousness quickly and went out for treatment and came back down again"
"I was not comprehending what happened after the end of the Argentina match, I was in a state of shock and Argentina were in an unnatural state of joy"
Facing Doku
"The story of facing Doku started before the World Cup draw, and when we knew we would face Belgium I told my teammates that I would become 'trending now', because Doku was delivering wonderful performances, and I knew I would be material for mockery"
"I told my friends: 'I won't let Doku touch the ball'"
"I spoke with Omar Marmoush and he gave me several tips for facing Doku, and I made sure to study his playing style for a full week before the match"
