It was the second-to-last match for Egypt in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers, as they were playing Djibouti. Stade Larbi Zaouli in Casablanca, Morocco, was the venue for this match. Eventually, it was the home stadium of the Djibouti team. Mohamed Salah‘s 2 goals earn Egypt a spot in the FIFA World Cup 2026. Basically, the match ended 3-0.
This is surely one of the big things that has happened for the Egyptian national team, as this is only their fourth qualification for the FIFA World Cup. It was important for Mohamed Salah and the Egyptian national team to qualify as they missed out on the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Before that, they played in the FIFA World Cup 2018, which was hosted by Russia. Apart from this, they played the 1934 and 1990 editions of the FIFA World Cup.
Mohamed Salah’s 2 goals earn Egypt a spot in the FIFA World Cup 2026
Before the start of the game, a draw would have been enough for Egypt to get a direct qualification from group A to the FIFA World Cup 2026. It was just eight minutes into the match that Al-Jazira’s left winger, Ibrahim Adel, scored the goal and gave his country the lead. Zizo gave the assist. Just six minutes later, it was their captain and football legend, Mohamed Salah, who scored the second goal in the match and made it 2-0. Trezeguet gave the assist.
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The second half started with a 2-0 lead for the Egyptian national team. In the 84th minute of the match, it was none other than Mohamed Salah who scored the 3rd goal of the night and his second goal. This time, Marwan Ateya was the assist provider. Mohamed Salah now has netted 63 international goals. It was his 9th goal in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Egypt has played nine qualifying matches in which they have seven wins and two draws. They have scored 19 goals in total and only conceded two.
Now they will compete for the FIFA World Cup 2026 trophy, which starts on 11th June 2026. The United States of America, Mexico, and Canada are the host countries. Apart from them, when we look at Ghana, they just need one more point to book their place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 in their final qualifying match.
