Egypt's 2026 World Cup squad is officially confirmed, named by head coach Hossam Hassan on June 2, 2026. The 26-player roster brings together four goalkeepers, eight defenders, eleven midfielders and three forwards. Egypt is drawn into Group G, where it faces Belgium, Iran and New Zealand. The most-played player in the last 12 months of national-team football is Mohamed Gamal, with 1,345 minutes across 15 caps, the squad's most in-form option heading into the tournament. Close behind is Yasser Ibrahim on 1,327 minutes, another of the side's most-used players over the same period. Over the past twelve months the team has posted 13 wins, 10 draws and 5 losses, scoring 38 goals and conceding 23. Our ranking orders the squad purely by national-team minutes, not club minutes, and every name links to a player profile with the full minutes and recent-form breakdown.
Matches & results
Group standings
Group G
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| 2 |  Egypt |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Iran |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Gamal | Defender | Al Ahly | 1,345 |
| 2 | Yasser Ibrahim | Defender | Al Ahly | 1,327 |
| 3 | Marwan Fahim | Midfielder | Al Ahly | 1,243 |
| 4 | Omar Marmoush | Midfielder | Manchester City | 1,101 |
| 5 | Mohamed Salah | Midfielder | Liverpool | 1,053 |
| 6 | Mostafa Mohamed | Goalkeeper | Al Ahly | 953 |
| 7 | Rami Rabia | Defender | Egypt | 932 |
| 8 | Emam Abdelghany | Midfielder | Al Ahly | 895 |
| 9 | Mohanad Ahmed | Midfielder | Pyramids FC | 833 |
| 10 | Ahmed Mohamed | Defender | Zamalek SC | 818 |
| 11 | Mahmoud Hassan | Forward | Al Ahly | 665 |
| 12 | Mohamed Gomaa | Goalkeeper | Al Ahly | 562 |
| 13 | Ahmed Sayed | Midfielder | Al Ahly | 525 |
| 14 | Hossam Abdelsalam | Defender | Zamalek SC | 465 |
| 15 | Ibrahim Hassan | Forward | FC Nordsjaelland | 297 |
| 16 | Haissem Hassan | Midfielder | Oviedo | 294 |
| 17 | Karim Ramadan | Defender | Pyramids FC | 288 |
| 18 | Mahmoud Abdelmohsen | Midfielder | Masr | 166 |
| 19 | Mohamed Mohamed | Defender | Egypt | 111 |
| 20 | H. Abdelkarim | Forward | Egypt | 70 |
| 21 | T. Alaa | Defender | Masr | 42 |
| 22 | Nabil Al | Midfielder | Al Najma | 18 |
| 23 | Mostafa Ziko | Midfielder | 0 | |
| 24 | Hamdy Fathy | Midfielder | 0 | |
| 25 | Al Soliman | Goalkeeper | Zamalek SC | 0 |
| 26 | M. Alaa | Goalkeeper | 0 |
Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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