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Egypt Enlisted in Group A for FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers


Thu 13 Jul 2023 | 07:42 PM
Rana Atef

Moments ago, the African FIFA World Qualifiers draw results were announced for setting the criteria for choosing the teams that will represent Africa in the tournament in 2026.

Regarding the road of the Egyptian team in the qualifiers, Egypt was selected among the teams of Group A.

The rest of the group's teams are Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, and Djibouti.

9 African teams will qualify for the FIFA World Cup directly after the number of participating teams was extended to 48.

The 9 teams are the topping teams of each group, while the best holders of the second place will have a second chance for qualification.

The number of teams from Africa could be increased to 10.