Ibrahim Hassan, the manager of the Egyptian national team, trusts in the Pharaohs' abilities before the anticipated match against Argentina.
The Egyptian national team is preparing to face Argentina in the round of 16 of the World Cup after overcoming the obstacle of Australia through penalty kicks.
Ibrahim Hassan, the manager of the Egyptian national team, said via Sada El-Balad: "We train daily on penalty kicks, and this is an essential part of the training program set by Hossam Hassan. We wanted to settle the match before reaching penalty kicks, but thank God we achieved victory in the end."
He answered, "Playing against Messi? 'We don't see him' we look at the Egyptian national team. We enter every match to fight, whether the opponent is Messi or someone else. We have Mohamed Salah, and we also have a distinguished group of players."
He continued, "Mohamed Salah finds himself with Hossam Hassan and with the Egyptian national team. Since we took responsibility, Salah has appeared in a different version, and he is a great model within the team."
"There are no injuries within the team, but there are some cases of fatigue. As for Mohamed Abdelmonem and Ahmed Fattouh, it is difficult for them to catch up with the Argentina match."
He revealed, "I was worried about Mohamed Salah's participation, but he underwent an intensive rehabilitation program and managed to catch up with the Australia match."
He continued, "Hossam Hassan is like a diligent student who anticipates questions well, he studies the opponents thoroughly and informs the players of all their details, so the players enter the match fully aware of everything concerning the opponent."
He continued, "From day one, we informed the players that there is no such thing as just participating, our goal is to reach the furthest point possible in the tournament."
He emphasized, "Haitham Hassan is a distinguished player, but Hossam Hassan is keen to involve him at the right time that allows him to show his capabilities. The same applies to Zizo and Trezeguet."
He explained, "Karim Hafez presented a great level, as did Hossam Abdelmagid and Mahmoud Saber. All players are ready, and each of them gives their best."
He concluded his statements, "Playing against Messi? 'We don't see him' we look at the Egyptian national team. We enter every match to fight, whether the opponent is Messi or someone else. We have Mohamed Salah, and we also have a distinguished group of players."
The Egyptian national team qualified for the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup finals at the expense of Australia, achieving the best achievement in the history of Egyptian football globally.
The Egyptian national team defeated Australia 4-2 in penalty kicks, after the regular time and extra time ended in a draw with one goal for each team at Dallas Stadium.
Imam Ashour scored the goal for the Egyptian national team, while Mohamed Hani scored the equalizing goal for Australia by mistake in his own net.
