Ibrahim Hassan, the director of the Egyptian national team, announced the return travel date of the delegation to Cairo after participating in the 2026 World Cup.
Egypt's national team bid farewell to the World Cup from the round of 16 after losing to Argentina 3-2.
Ibrahim Hassan revealed through the official Football Association website that the Egyptian national team delegation is departing Atlanta city in the United States at 4 PM Atlanta time, 11 PM Cairo time.
The team director explained that the flight will take more than 12 hours.
Egypt's national team ended its participation in the 2026 World Cup in 15th place.
The teams' ranking is placed according to the number of points achieved at the end of the journey to determine the final ranking.
Egypt's national team played 5 matches, winning 1, drawing 3, and losing 1, earning 6 points.
Egypt's national team defeated New Zealand 3-1 and drew with Belgium, Iran, and Australia 1-1 (penalty kicks against Australia count as a draw) and lost to Argentina 3-2.
Egypt's national team outperformed Paraguay, which finished in 16th place with 5 points.
And here is the final ranking
The teams that bid farewell from the round of 16
9 – Mexico: 12 points
10- Colombia: 11 points
11- Brazil: 10 points
12- USA: 9 points
13- Portugal: 8 points
14- Canada: 7 points
15- Egypt: 6 points
16: Paraguay: 5 points
