HIBAPRESS – Sports
The Egyptian national team officially qualified for the 2026 World Cup finals after its deserved victory over the Djibouti national team with a clean three-goal victory, today, Wednesday, within the ninth round of the African qualifiers for the World Cup.
Ibrahim Adel scored the first goal early in the 8th minute, before Mohamed Salah added a brace in the 14th and 84th minutes, in the match hosted by the Arabi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca. With this victory, the Pharaohs team raised their score to 23 points at the top of the first group, officially booking their place in the 2026 World Cup, for the fourth time in its history after its participations in 1934, 1990, and 2018, while Djibouti's score froze at one point in the last place.
