Egypt has made it official; they’re heading to the 2026 FIFA World Cup after brushing apart Djibouti with a stable 3–0 win of their CAF qualifier at Stade Larbi Zaouli, Casablanca, Morocco, on October 8, 2025. The consequence places them clear on high of Group A, confirming direct qualification to the event that’ll be co-hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico subsequent 12 months.
And, in fact, it needed to be Mohamed Salah. The captain as soon as once more led by instance after drawing clean in Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat by the hands of Chelsea, netting his fifth and sixth objectives within the qualifiers. After Ibrahim Adel had put the Pharaohs forward within the eighth minute, Salah then opened his scoring within the 14th minute after a stunning by ball from Mahmoud Trezeguet Hassan earlier than ending issues off in type with a relaxed volley within the 84th minute.
Softfootball wrote on why Trent Alexander-Arnold’s transfer from Liverpool may have affected Salah’s output; nonetheless, the Egyptian reminded us all that he’s a lone celebrity able to creating chaos at will. Salah simply makes it look too simple generally.
Egypt Posted a celebratory submit on the crew’s official X account saying that they’re going for the fourth time of their historical past.
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Earlier than all that, Ibrahim Adel had already given Egypt a dream begin, heading residence from Ahmed Zizo Sayed’s curling cross within the eighth minute. It was the sort of early aim that settles nerves and lets the Pharaohs dictate the tempo proper from the go.
The win now takes Egypt to 23 factors from 9 video games, 5 away from Burkina Faso in second place, that means no one’s catching them now, even with one spherical left. It’s Egypt’s fourth time reaching the World Cup, after making it in 1934, 1990, and most not too long ago in 2018.
Coach Hossam Hassan will certainly be happy with the efficiency of his boys, as they didn’t simply obtain the goals and goals of the crew; they did it in spectacular vogue. Throughout Cairo and past, Egyptian followers will have a good time deep into the evening. With their ticket to North America already sealed, Egypt’s remaining qualifier at residence towards Guinea-Bissau on October 12 now appears to be like extra like a celebration than a strain match.
