Egypt · Group G · FIFA #29
Egypt World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position
Egypt carry a 26-man squad into World Cup 2026, drawn from Group G with their opening fixture against Belgium on 15 Jun 2026. Below: the full roster sorted by position, face wall, and squad breakdown.
Verified squad·ESPN, single source·as of 2026-06-15 04:10 UTC
Baseline facts
- FIFA rank
- No. 29
- Group
- Group G
- Squad
- Full squad list →
Egypt squad: face by face
Mohamed El Shenawy
GK 
Mohamed Alaa
GK 
Yasser Ibrahim
DEF 
Mohamed Hany
DEF 
Hossam Abdelmaguid
DEF 
Ramy Rabia
DEF 
Karim Hafez
DEF 
Emam Ashour
MID 
Hamdy Fathy
MID 
Mohamed Salah
FWD 
Ibrahim Adel
FWD 
Omar Marmoush
FWD 12 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.
Squad profile
- 28.7avg age
- 18youngest (Hamza Abdelkarim)
- 38oldest (Mahdy Soliman)
Position counts from the provisional ESPN roster. Ages at the data verification date.
Can Egypt qualify from Group G?
The top two teams in each group advance directly to the round of 32. The eight best third-placed finishers also go through, giving Egypt a meaningful safety net. Group G standings and Egypt's specific qualification scenarios are tracked live on the group page.
Full squad list
| # | Player | Position | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed El Shenawy | Goalkeeper | 37 |
| 16 | Mahdy Soliman | Goalkeeper | 38 |
| 23 | Mostafa Shoubir | Goalkeeper | 26 |
| 26 | Mohamed Alaa | Goalkeeper | 27 |
| 2 | Yasser Ibrahim | Defender | 33 |
| 3 | Mohamed Hany | Defender | 30 |
| 4 | Hossam Abdelmaguid | Defender | 25 |
| 5 | Ramy Rabia | Defender | 33 |
| 6 | Mohamed Abdelmoneim | Defender | 27 |
| 13 | Ahmed Fatouh | Defender | 28 |
| 15 | Karim Hafez | Defender | 30 |
| 24 | Tarek Alaa | Defender | 24 |
| 8 | Emam Ashour | Midfielder | 28 |
| 11 | Mostafa Zico | Midfielder | 29 |
| 14 | Hamdy Fathy | Midfielder | 31 |
| 17 | Mohanad Lashin | Midfielder | 30 |
| 18 | Nabil Donga | Midfielder | 30 |
| 19 | Marawan | Midfielder | 27 |
| 21 | Mahmoud Saber | Midfielder | 24 |
| 7 | Trézéguet | Forward | 31 |
| 9 | Hamza Abdelkarim | Forward | 18 |
| 10 | Mohamed Salah | Forward | 33 |
| 12 | Haissem Hassan | Forward | 24 |
| 20 | Ibrahim Adel | Forward | 25 |
| 22 | Omar Marmoush | Forward | 27 |
| 25 | Zizo | Forward | 30 |
Source: ESPN roster. Provisional until the FIFA registration deadline. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.
Group G fixtures
| Opponent | Date | Match page |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 15 Jun 2026 | Egypt vs Belgium |
| New Zealand | 22 Jun 2026 | Egypt vs New Zealand |
| Iran | 27 Jun 2026 | Egypt vs Iran |
FIFA World Ranking
Egypt are ranked 29 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 26th highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.