The Egypt national football team (), nicknamed The Pharaohs, is the national team of Egypt and is administered by the Egyptian Football Association. They were the first from an African country to participate in the World Cup when they played in 1934, losing to Hungary 4-2. Egypt has qualified for one World Cup since then, going out in the first round in 1990. They were known as the United Arab Republic national football team when Egypt and Syria joined to form the United Arab Republic from 1958 to 1961 and then until 1970, with Egypt alone making up the UAR.

Egypt won the inaugural African Nations Cup in 1957, and also won the tournament in 1959, 1986, 1998, and 2006.

World Cup record

• 1930 - Did not enter
• 1934 - Round 1
• 1938 - Withdrew
• 1950 - Did not enter
• 1954 - Did not qualify
• 1958 to 1966 - Withdrew
• 1970 - Did not enter
• 1974 to 1986 - Did not qualify
• 1990 - Round 1
• 1994 to 2006 - Did not qualify

African Nations Cup record

• 1957 - Champions
• 1959 - Champions
• 1962 - Second place
• 1963 - Third place
• 1965 - Withdrew after qualifying
• 1968 - Withdrew
• 1970 - Third place
• 1972 - Did not qualify
• 1974 - Third place
• 1976 - Fourth place
• 1978 - Did not qualify
• 1980 - Fourth place
• 1982 - Withdrew

• 1984 - Fourth place
• 1986 - Champions
• 1988 - Round 1
• 1990 - Round 1
• 1992 - Round 1
• 1994 - Quarterfinals
• 1996 - Quarterfinals
• 1998 - Champions
• 2000 - Quarterfinals
• 2002 - Quarterfinals
• 2004 - Round 1
• 2006 - Champions

Famous players

• Mido
• Mohamed Zidan
• Hazem Emam
• Hassan Shehata
• Amr Zaki
• Farouk Gaafar
• Ahmed Hassan
• Emad Moteab
• Hany Ramzy
• Mahmoud El-Khatib
• Taher Abo Zaid
• Hossam Hassan
• Aly Abo Greuisha
• Saleh Slim
• Mohamed Aboutraika
• Mahmoud Allam

External links

• Egypt FA official site
• Information on Egypt football team

African national football teams | Football in Egypt

منتخب مصر لكرة القدم | Ägyptische Fußballnationalmannschaft | Selección nacional de fútbol de Egipto | Équipe d'Égypte de football | Nazionale di calcio dell'Egitto | נבחרת מצרים בכדורגל | Egyptisch voetbalelftal | サッカーエジプト代表 | Reprezentacja Egiptu w piłce nożnej | Seleção Egípcia de Futebol | Egyptin jalkapallomaajoukkue | Egyptens fotbollslandslag | 埃及國家足球隊