Egypt national futsal team
The Egyptian national futsal team represents Egypt during international futsal competitions. It is governed by the Egyptian Football Association and is one of the strongest teams in Africa having won the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations a record three times. They have also represented Africa the most in the FIFA Futsal World Cup, with seven appearances.
Nickname(s) | The Pharaohs | ||
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Association | Egyptian Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
FIFA code | EGY | ||
FIFA ranking | 24 [1] | ||
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First international | |||
Egypt 6–6 Zimbabwe (Cairo, Egypt; 25 September 1996) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Egypt 18–2 South Africa (Cairo, Egypt; 21 April 2000) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 9–0 Egypt (Singapore; 28 November 2001) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 (First in 1996) | ||
Best result | Sixth Place, (2000) | ||
African Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 6 (First in 1996) | ||
Best result | Champions, (1996, 2000, 2004) | ||
Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2014) | ||
Best result | 5th place, (2014) | ||
Grand Prix de Futsal | |||
Appearances | 2 (First in 2007) | ||
Best result | 8th place, (2007) |
Tournament records
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
FIFA Futsal World Cup
Egypt has reached the FIFA Futsal World Cup 7 times, the most in Africa. Egypt attended their first FIFA Futsal World Cup in 1996, when they achieved the first victory for Africa in the competition's history by beating Australia 8–2. Four years later, they reached the Second Round with notable victories over the likes of teams like Uruguay and Russia. Although a draw with Argentina would have granted them a place in the Semi-finals, they lost 3–4 to the South Americans and finished 6th place overall.
The Pharaohs appeared for the third successive time in Chinese Taipei and despite a first-round exit, they made their mark with the biggest margin of victory in the tournament, 12–0 over the hosts.[2]
Egypt didn't pass through the group stage again in 2008 but they progressed through the first round in 2012, losing to Italy 1-5.
Egypt appeared in the Quarterfinals in the 2016 edition, after a 4-3 revenge win against Italy in Extra Time. They would later lose to the eventual winners, Argentina. Egypt qualified to their 7th world cup appearance after reaching the final in the 2020 Africa Futsal Cup.
FIFA World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | DIF |
Netherlands 1989 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Hong Kong 1992 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Spain 1996 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | –6 |
Guatemala 2000 | Round 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
Chinese Taipei 2004 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 |
Brazil 2008 | Round 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | –3 |
Thailand 2012 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | –2 |
Colombia 2016 | Quarterfinals | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -4 |
Lithuania 2020 | Qualified | |||||||
Total | 7/9 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 90 | 101 | –11 |
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Egypt has reached the final match of every tournament.
African Championship Record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | DIF |
Egypt 1996 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 12 | +19 |
Egypt 2000 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | +25 |
2004 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 13 | +30 |
Libya 2008 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | +15 |
Burkina Faso 2011 | Cancelled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
South Africa 2016 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 |
Morocco 2020 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | +7 |
Total | 6/6 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 163 | 63 | +100 |
Grand Prix de Futsal
Egypt were only invited twice.
Grand Prix de Futsal Record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | DIF |
Brazil 2005 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brazil 2006 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Brazil 2007 | 8th place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 19 | –3 |
Brazil 2008 | 10th place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | –5 |
Brazil 2009-Brazil 2015 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 2/11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 35 | -8 |
Futsal Confederations Cup
Confederations Cup Record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | DIF |
Libya 2009-Brazil 2013 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kuwait 2014 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | –3 |
Total | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | –3 |
Arab Futsal Championship
Arab Championship Record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | DIF |
Egypt 1998 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16 | +33 |
Egypt 2005 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | +20 |
Libya 2007 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 |
Egypt 2008 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 |
Total | 4/4 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 41 | +82 |
Player List
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Gamal Abdelnaser | 20 January 1993 (aged 23) | El-Alamein | |
2 | GK | Mohamed Abdellatif | 5 February 1995 (aged 21) | Misr Lel-Makkasa | |
3 | FW | Abdelrahman Elashwal | 25 December 1993 (aged 22) | Misr Lel-Makkasa | |
4 | FW | Ahmed Homos | 2 May 1993 (aged 23) | Misr Lel-Makkasa | |
5 | DF | Essam Alla | 1 September 1994 (aged 22) | El-Bank El-Ahly | |
6 | DF | Mostafa Nader | 14 October 1984 (aged 31) | Zamalek | |
7 | DF | Ibrahim Eika | 17 October 1987 (aged 28) | Misr Lel-Makkasa | |
8 | DF | Mizo | 15 October 1985 (aged 30) | Misr Lel-Makkasa | |
9 | DF | Mohamed Mido | 30 September 1984 (aged 31) | El-Shams | |
10 | FW | Ahmed Moza | 18 October 1988 (aged 27) | Misr Lel-Makkasa | |
11 | DF | Said Bedir | 31 July 1991 (aged 25) | El-Olympi | |
12 | FW | Mostafa Eid | 17 August 1992 (aged 24) | Misr Lel-Makkasa | |
13 | FW | Salah Hosny | 6 August 1990 (aged 26) | El-Shorta | |
14 | FW | Saber Sayed | 2 April 1989 (aged 27) | Misr Lel-Makkasa |
References
- Futsal World Ranking
- Egypt Futsal Team(EGY), September 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2008