Egypt national futsal team

Egypt
Nickname(s)The Pharaohs
AssociationEgyptian Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
FIFA codeEGY
FIFA ranking35 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
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)
 RFU 9–0 Egypt 
(Vilnius, Lithuania; 12 September 2021)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 1996)
Best result6th Place (2000)
African Futsal Championship
Appearances6 (First in 1996)
Best resultGold Champions (1996, 2000, 2004)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2014)
Best result5th place (2014)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances2 (First in 2007)
Best result8th place (2007)

The Egyptian national futsal team represents Egypt during international futsal competitions. It is governed by the Egyptian Football Association and won the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations a record three times. Egypt has also represented Africa in the FIFA Futsal World Cup, with seven appearances.

History

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On 24 April 2016, Egypt lost the 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations against Morocco after losing 3-2 in the final.[2] 4 years later, they lost for the second consecutive time after being defeated 5-0 in the final.[3][4]

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021

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12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group B RFU  9–0  Egypt Vilnius, Lithuania
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Kudziev 6'
Chishkala 13', 16', 30'
Antoshkin 28'
El-Ashwal 28' (o.g.)
Abramov 31' (pen.), 32'
Ivan 36'		 Report (FIFA) Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena
15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group B Egypt  6–3  Guatemala Vilnius, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Mansour 4'
El-Ashwal 32'
Shoola 35'
Eid 36', 37', 40'		 Report (FIFA) Mansilla 16'
P. Ruiz 25'
W. Ruiz 33'		 Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena
18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group B Egypt  1–2  Uzbekistan Vilnius, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Eid 19' Report (FIFA) Nishonov 2'
A. Rakhmatov 34'		 Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena

2022

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20 June 2022 (2022-06-20) 2022 Arab Futsal Cup GS Group 2 Iraq  3–3  Egypt Dammam, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+2 Stadium: The Green Hall
22 June 2022 (2022-06-22) 2022 Arab Futsal Cup GS Group 2 Egypt  2–0  Algeria Dammam, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+2 Stadium: The Green Hall
24 June 2022 (2022-06-24) 2022 Arab Futsal Cup QF Egypt  3–2  Mauritania Dammam, Saudi Arabia
16:30 UTC+2 Stadium: The Green Hall
24 June 2022 (2022-06-24) 2022 Arab Futsal Cup SF Morocco  5–2  Egypt Dammam, Saudi Arabia
16:30 UTC+2 Stadium: The Green Hall

2023

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2 March 2023 (2023-03-02) NSDF Futsal Championship 2023 GS Saudi Arabia  4–1  Egypt Pattaya, Thailand
15:30 UTC+7 Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center
3 March 2023 (2023-03-03) NSDF Futsal Championship 2023 GS Egypt  1 - 3  Iran Pattaya, Thailand
15:30 UTC+7 Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center
5 March 2023 (2023-03-05) NSDF Futsal Championship 2023 5th 6th MATCH Egypt  4 - 2  Mozambique Pattaya, Thailand
13:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Eastern National Sports Training Center

Team

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Head coach: Egypt Hesham Saleh

Current squad

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Gamal Abdelnaser (1993-01-20)20 January 1993 (aged 23) Egypt El-Alamein
2 1GK Mohamed Abdellatif (1995-02-05)5 February 1995 (aged 21) Egypt Misr Lel-Makkasa
3 4FW Abdelrahman Elashwal (1993-12-25)25 December 1993 (aged 22) Egypt Misr Lel-Makkasa
4 4FW Ahmed Homos (1993-05-02)2 May 1993 (aged 23) Egypt Misr Lel-Makkasa
5 2DF Essam Alla (1994-09-01)1 September 1994 (aged 22) Egypt El-Bank El-Ahly
6 2DF Mostafa Nader (1984-10-14)14 October 1984 (aged 31) Egypt Zamalek
7 2DF Ibrahim Eika (1987-10-17)17 October 1987 (aged 28) Egypt Misr Lel-Makkasa
8 2DF Mizo (1985-10-15)15 October 1985 (aged 30) Egypt Misr Lel-Makkasa
9 2DF Mohamed Mido (1984-09-30)30 September 1984 (aged 31) Egypt El-Shams
10 4FW Ahmed Moza (1988-10-18)18 October 1988 (aged 27) Egypt Misr Lel-Makkasa
11 2DF Said Bedir (1991-07-31)31 July 1991 (aged 25) Egypt El-Olympi
12 4FW Mostafa Eid (1992-08-17)17 August 1992 (aged 24) Egypt Misr Lel-Makkasa
13 4FW Salah Hosny (1990-08-06)6 August 1990 (aged 26) Egypt El-Shorta
14 4FW Saber Sayed (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 (aged 27) Egypt Misr Lel-Makkasa

Competitive record

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*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

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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 Argentina and finished 6th place overall.

The Pharaohs appeared for the third successive time in Taiwan and despite a first-round exit, they made their mark with the biggest margin of victory in the tournament, 12–0 over the hosts.[5]

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 Futsal World Cup record
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
Taiwan 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 1 0 3 12 14 –2
Colombia 2016 Quarterfinals 5 2 0 3 13 17 -4
Lithuania 2021 Group stage 3 1 0 2 7 14 -7
Uzbekistan 2024 Did not qualify – – – – – – –
Total 7/10 28 10 0 18 97 115 –18

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

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Egypt has reached the final match of every tournament.

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations record
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 4 3 0 1 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
Morocco 2024 Fourth place 5 3 1 1 26 18 +8
Total 6/7 32 22 5 5 191 84 +107

Grand Prix de Futsal

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Egypt were only invited twice.

Grand Prix de Futsal record
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

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Futsal Confederations Cup record
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

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Arab Futsal Championship record
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
Egypt 2021 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 15 10 +5
Total 5/5 24 20 1 3 138 51 +87

References

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  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Octet hunt for Futsal crown in Morocco | Total Futsal Africa Cup of Nations". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  3. ^ "2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations Highlights: Morocco 5-0 Egypt (FT)". beIN SPORTS USA. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Futsal 2020: Morocco Wins African Cup of Nations – The North Africa Post". Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. ^ Egypt Futsal Team(EGY), September 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2008
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