Egypt national football team

The Egyptian national football team is the national team of Egypt and is subject to the Egyptian Football Association. As the first country on the African continent, Egypt 1934 took part in a World Cup, but failed the team in the first round with 2:4 in Hungary. A second time, Egypt was able to qualify for the 1990 World Cup, but failed in the first round. From 1958 to 1970, the Egyptian national football team started under the name United Arab Republic ( 1958-1961 jointly with Syria).

Egypt won the first European Championship in 1957 and was successful in 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010 repeat. Thus Egypt is also the sole record title holder. 2010 succeeded in Egypt as the first team to win the African Cup for the third time in a row. 1992 Egypt also won the title in the Arab Cup.

By the third consecutive title at the Africa Cup Egypt could rise 14 places in the FIFA world rankings in February 2010 and was placed there until February 2011 as the best African team, then Egypt fell to the third rank of the African teams.

In Arabic, the Egyptian national football team is (Arabic منتخب مصر لكرة القدم, DMG muntaḫab Maṣr li - curate al - qadam ) called or shortly Selection / National Team ( muntachab ) literally Selection / National Team Egypt for football. In Egypt and abroad, the team as Egyptian sportsman bears in general, also nicknamed the " Pharaohs" (Arabic الفراعنة, DMG Fara ʿ ina ).

Tournaments

Olympic games

The Egyptian team played their first international match at the Olympic Games in 1920 The highest international game loss was at the Olympics. In the 3rd place match in 1928 against Italy ( 3:11 ).

World Cup

African Cup of Nations

African Nations Cup

  • 2009: In the qualification withdrawn
  • 2011: did not participate
  • 2014: did not participate

International matches against German -speaking national football teams

Previously, there was no encounter with Liechtenstein. A scheduled for November 18, 2009 game against Germany was canceled because Egypt had to deny a playoff for the World Cup qualifier against Algeria. Germany played instead against Ivory Coast

Most-capped player

Ahmed Hassan is not only since January 25, 2010 Egyptian most-capped player, but has also denied by all male football players the most internationals.

Note: From the FIFA (Figures in brackets if different) and RSSSF were taken in August and September 2013 more Egyptian player in the list of players with at least 100 games and changed data previously listed players. Sources: FIFA hundreds Club (Updated: August 20, 2013) (PDF, 57 kB ), Saudi Arabia - Record International Players (as of September 12, 2013 ), Egyptian Players With Highest National Team Appearances

Scorer

Sources: Egyptian Players With Highest National team appearances, scoring Goal for Egypt national team (as of September 12, 2013 )

Other well-known national player from Egypt

  • Ayman Abdelaziz
  • Amir Azmi Megahed
  • Mahmoud El -Khatib
  • Abdelzaher El- Saka
  • Sherif Ekramy
  • Ahmed Fathi
  • Hossam Ghaly
  • Ibrahim Said
  • Mohamed Zidan
  • Mohammed Salah
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