Egypt's National Team to Hold Main Training Session at Husky Ballpark

The Egyptian national football team will hold its main training session at 10:00 AM (Seattle time) tomorrow, Sunday, at Husky Ballpark at the University of Washington, in preparation for their opening match against Belgium, scheduled for Monday at 10:00 PM (Cairo time).

At 9:30 AM (Seattle time) at the same venue, interviews will be conducted with three players: Mahmoud Trezeguet, Rami Rabia, and Yasser Ibrahim.

A press conference will be held at 3:30 PM, attended by Hossam Hassan, the national team's head coach, to discuss the Belgium match. The conference will take place at Lummenfield Stadium, the venue for the match.

Brazilian referee Abate will be the first Brazilian referee to officiate an Egyptian national team match in the history of their participation in the World Cup, since the Pharaohs' debut in the 1934 edition.

Abate will also become the third South American referee to officiate an Egyptian national team match in the World Cup, following Paraguayan Enrique Cáceres and Colombian Wilmar Roldán.