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
- Mo Salah
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