Egypt beat Djibouti to book their place at the 2026 World Cup | OneFootball

Egypt has qualified for the World Cup 2026, which will be held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, by defeating Djibouti 3-0 on Wednesday in Casablanca, Morocco.

This will be Egypt's fourth appearance in the history of the World Cup, following the editions of 1934, 1990, and 2018.

The goals of the match, played in Morocco due to the unavailability of stadiums in Djibouti, were scored by Ibrahim Adel (8') and Mohamed Salah (13' and 84').

With this result, Egypt secures the lead of Group A of the African qualifiers with 23 points, five ahead of the Burkina Faso team, which as the runner-up of the group goes to the playoffs, as in the last round it cannot be reached by Sierra Leone (3rd, with 12 points).

Commanded by Liverpool star Mohamed Salah and without Manchester City striker Omar Marmoush, who is injured, the 'Pharaohs' took to the field needing to win to ensure qualification without depending on other group results.

Egypt joins Tunisia and Morocco as the African representatives already qualified for next year's World Cup. The continent will have at least nine teams in the tournament, with a potential tenth participant, depending on the result of the playoffs.

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