Team Sheet: Egypt

Written by Soravit Sophastienphong

These notes were gathered in preparation for our panel discussion of the favorites and dark horses for this year’s World Cup in Russia.

  • Manager: Hector Cuper
    • 32 games managed, 19W, 5D, 8L
  • 46th in FIFA rankings
  • Winners of Group E in WC qualifiers
    • Won 4, drew 1, lost 1
    • 5 out of 8 goals scored by Salah
  • 2 WC Appearances to date
  • Group G
    • Uruguay
    • Russia
    • Saudi Arabia
  • 7-time AFCON champions
    • Lost to Cameroon 2-1 in 2017 AFCON finals
  • Latest friendlies
    • Portugal 2-1 Egypt
    • Egypt 0-1 Greece
  • GK Essam El-Hadar set to become oldest player at 45
  • Difficult to break down defensively
  • Key Players
    • Mo Salah
      • 43 goals and 11 assists in 49 appearances
      • 31 goals in EPL
      • Potential PFA player of the year
    • Mo Elneny
    • Mahmoud Hassan (Trézéguet)
      • 23 years old
      • On loan from Anderlecht to Turkish club Kasımpaşa S.K.
      • 14 goals and 5 assists in 29 appearances

References:

2017 Africa Cup of Nations. (2018, April 14). In Wikipedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2017_Africa_Cup_of_Nations&oldid=836407859

Egypt at the FIFA World Cup. (2018, April 1). In Wikipedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Egypt_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup&oldid=833645608

sport, G. (2017, December 1). World Cup 2018: team-by-team guide to all 32 countries. The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/dec/01/world-cup-2018-team-by-team-guide

World Cup 2018: Egypt team profile. (n.d.). Retrieved April 29, 2018, from http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12098/11299870/world-cup-2018-egypt-team-profile