Mustafa Abu Zahra, a member of the Football Association board, dreams of reaching the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup at the expense of Argentina.
The Egyptian national team is preparing to face Argentina next Tuesday in the round of 16 of the World Cup.
The Football Association board member said via On Sport: "Qualifying for the World Cup quarter-finals? Dreaming is not forbidden, we are not only dreaming but studying".
He added, "Performance analyst Mahmoud Selim sits with Hossam Hassan and they study every individual in Argentina, and everyone is excited to reach the farthest point in the World Cup".
He continued, "There is nothing difficult, they have Messi and we have Salah".
He continued, "Renewing Hossam Hassan's contract? As I said before, Hossam Hassan and Mohamed Salah will continue with the Egyptian national team in 2030".
He continued, "Mohamed Hani is one of the players who participate the most in all matches with the Egyptian national team, and he does not pay attention to what is said about him, and everyone here is focused on the match against Argentina".
He concluded, "We have obtained all approvals from the Ministry of Youth and Sports to start work on the Egypt 2038 project, and we started the procedures before the World Cup so that it is not said that we worked after achieving the achievement".
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The Egyptian national team plays against Argentina in the round of 16, and the match will be held next Tuesday at seven in the evening Cairo time.
The Argentine national team had won against Cape Verde 3-2 in the round of 32 after the match went to extra time.
The Egyptian national team won against Australia on penalties in the round of 32 of the World Cup, qualifying for the first time to the round of 16 of the tournament.
That was after the end of the regular and extra time of the match with a 1-1 draw.
