Nantes star Mostafa Mohamed a surprise omission from Egypt's 2026 World Cup squad

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] talisman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/salah-mohamed/08FBycgB/"]Mohamed Salah[/a] will captain ‌the squad and combine with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marmoush-omar/44pYRYIC/"]Omar ‌Marmoush[/a] to lead the attack at the World Cup, which ‌runs from June 11 to July 19 in ‌the US, Canada and Mexico.[/p][p]Coach [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hassan-hossam/Q93FrVGg/"]Hossam Hassan[/a] will drop one player to reduce the squad to the FIFA-mandated 26 players ‌after Egypt take on Russia in Cairo ⁠on May 28 in ‌their last home friendly before heading to the United States.[/p][p]Mohamed ​was a surprise omission, even if he has struggled for form with only four goals ​in 24 matches this season for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nantes/veuetnGG/"]Nantes[/a] as the French club were relegated from Ligue 1.[/p][image alt="Mostafa Mohamed's stats in Ligue 1 in 2025/26" id="7aaf2e69-39a6-4088-a866-5a014d698838" credit-line="StatsPerform via Opta" guid="e8d56c09-385a-4686-b12e-9b3c230748cb" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/abdelkarim-hamza/jPwJgdF6/"]Abdelkarim[/a], by contrast, ⁠has been in great ​form for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] youth team and is one of the most promising forward talents in Egyptian football.[/p][p]Egypt will play Brazil in a friendly [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brazil-I9l9aqLq/egypt-bejDn7NN/?mid=r3s2pV84"]in Cleveland on ‌June 6[/a] before opening their World Cup campaign against Belgium in Seattle [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/belgium-GbB957na/egypt-bejDn7NN/?mid=dG7zgzd5"]nine days later[/a].[/p][p]They then face New Zealand in Vancouver on June 21 before returning to Seattle five days later to round out their Group G matches against Iran.[/p][embed guid="d6796ddf-5205-4713-8d62-334ae0da5cd6" url="https://x.com/windowintlpod/status/2057267398336766056" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]Egypt squad:[/b][/p][p]Goalkeepers: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/el-shenawy-mohamed/ALaFz9J4/"]Mohamed El Shenawy[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-ahly/EPsYDm4A/"]Al Ahly[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oufa-shobeir/0vgRIJk9/"]Mostafa Shobeir[/a] (Al Ahly), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/soliman-al-mahdi/tCl6agN4/"]El Mahdi Soliman[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/zamalek/Qk0VR4IS/"]Zamalek[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alaa-mohamed/vBJNiUPE/"]Mohamed Alaa[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rogers-morgan/lp4jm80n/"]El Gouna[/a])[/p][p]Defenders: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hany-mohamed/nyIZP4tk/"]Mohamed Hany[/a] (Al Ahly), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tarek-alaa/Yol7nYGB/"]Tarek Alaa[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/zed-fc/SxS0BA1C/"]Zed[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fathi-hamdi/jLCmxyUr/"]Hamdy Fathy[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-wakra/AFuKpiJt/"]Al Wakrah[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rabia-rami/bwAESBbp/"]‌Rami Rabia[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-ain/UX1exRBg/"]Al Ain[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yasser-ibrahim/dOnXsWh1/"]Yasser Ibrahim[/a] (Al Ahly), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hossam-abdelmaguid/h2HkF6cf/"]Hossam Abdelmaguid[/a] (Zamalek), Mohamed ​Abdelmonemn ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nice/YagoQJpq/"]Nice[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ahmed-fatouh/OMI1u9h0/"]Ahmed Fatouh[/a] (Zamalek), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/karim-hafez/tpYqCdRB/"]Karim Hafez[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pyramids/zyHMiDZ6/"]Pyramids[/a])[/p][p]Midfielders: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/al-sahafi-marwan/QVJK1PAd/"]Marwan Ateya[/a] (Al Ahly), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mohanad-lasheen/U7m2BFH2/"]Mohanad ‌Lasheen[/a] (Pyramids), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nabil-dunga/lIVRJ1qr/"]Nabil Emad[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-najma/0QD6GL0s/"]Al Najma[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saber-mahmoud/0jjhyAGn/"]Mahmoud Saber[/a] (Zed), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zizo-ahmed/YifQi0Ml/"]Ahmed Zizo[/a] (Al Ahly), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ashour-emam/fuSVhCZ5/"]Emam Ashour[/a] (Al Ahly), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zico-mustafa-abdel-raouf/vwddP63o/"]Mostafa Ziko[/a] (Pyramids), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trezeguet/GEpGVvdq/"]Mahmoud Trezeguet[/a] (Al Ahly), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ibrahim-adel/j5WWr2il/"]Ibrahim Adel[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nordsjaelland/2wZHnGDH/"]Nordsjaelland[/a]), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hassan-haissem/GODeIoHH/"]Haissem Hassan[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Ovideo[/a])[/p][p]Forwards: Omar Marmoush (Manchester City), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/abdallah-aqtay/KbA4v8dE/"]Aqtay Abdallah[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/enppi/2wpo7PBj/"]Enppi[/a]), Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona U19)[/p]