Zamalek Club achieved significant financial benefits from the Egyptian national team's qualification to the round of 16 in the 2026 World Cup after defeating Australia.
The Egyptian national team defeated its counterpart, Australia, in a penalty shootout with a score of 4-2, after a draw in regular and extra time with a goal each, in the match that brought the two teams together last night, Friday, at Dallas Stadium, in the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup.
The Egyptian national team will face its counterpart, Argentina, at 7 PM next Tuesday, at Atlanta Stadium, in the United States of America, in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup.
The International Football Association has allocated an amount of 250 million US dollars as rewards through the 2026 World Cup Club Benefits Program, to be distributed among the clubs that allowed their players to participate in the World Cup finals.
Each club receives 5,000 US dollars per player for each day they are in the World Cup, with the days counted from the player's first day in their national team's camp (May 25) until one day after their team exits the World Cup.
Zamalek Club has 3 players participating with the Egyptian national team in the 2026 World Cup: Hossam Abdel Magid, Al-Mahdi Suleiman, and Ahmed Fattouh, while no foreign player from the Whites is with any other team participating in the World Cup.
Zamalek Club will receive 5,000 dollars daily for each player participating from its ranks in the 2026 World Cup, at least until July 8, after the Egyptian national team qualified for the World Cup's round of 16.
Zamalek Club has so far secured a total amount of 570,000 dollars for the participation of 3 players from its ranks with the Egyptian national team until the end of the World Cup's round of 16, but this amount is subject to increase if the Pharaohs succeed in overcoming Argentina.
The United States of America is hosting the 2026 World Cup, along with Mexico and Canada, with the participation of 48 teams for the first time in the tournament's history, from June 11 to July 19.
