FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

Egypt vs Djibouti, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Group Stage

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Egypt
  • 17': Mohamed Salah
  • 22': Mohamed Salah (P)
  • 48': Mohamed Salah
  • 69': Mohamed Salah
  • 73': Mostafa Mohamed
  • 89': Trézéguet
FT
6 - 0
Djibouti

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    Egypt are hosting Djibouti at Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 13': Warsama Aden (Djibouti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Goal! Egypt 1, Djibouti 0. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mostafa Mohamed.
    • 22': Goal! Egypt 2, Djibouti 0. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 40': Marwan Attia (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Egypt 2, Djibouti 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Egypt 2, Djibouti 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Egypt. Ali Gabr replaces Mohamed Abdelmonem.
    • 48': Goal! Egypt 3, Djibouti 0. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Abou El Fotouh.
    • 61': Substitution, Egypt. Hamdi Fathy replaces Marwan Attia.
    • 62': Substitution, Egypt. Trézéguet replaces Zizo.
    • 64': Substitution, Djibouti. Mahad Abdillahi replaces Mahdi Mahabeh.
    • 64': Substitution, Djibouti. Mohamed Fouad replaces Gabriel Dadzie.
    • 69': Goal! Egypt 4, Djibouti 0. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Abou El Fotouh.
    • 73': Goal! Egypt 5, Djibouti 0. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
    • 75': Substitution, Djibouti. Ahmed Aden replaces Doualeh Elabeh.
    • 75': Substitution, Egypt. Mohamed Sherif replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
    • 81': Substitution, Egypt. Mostafa Fathi replaces Omar Marmoush.
    • 83': Samuel Akinbinu (Djibouti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Goal! Egypt 6, Djibouti 0. Trézéguet (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Egypt 6, Djibouti 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Egypt 6, Djibouti 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

    Venue: Cairo International Stadium
    Location: Cairo, Egypt
    Attendance: 6,000

    WCQ - CAF Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Egypt 10 +18 26
    2 Burkina Faso 10 +15 21
    3 Sierra Leone 10 +2 15
    4 Guinea-Bissau 10 -2 10
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    EGY Egypt (4-1-3-2)

    No. Name
    16 Mohamed El Shenawy (GK)
    6 Mohamed Abdelmonem
    20 Ahmed Samy
    19 Marwan Attia Yellow Card
    13 Ahmed Fatouh
    4 Omar Kamal
    17 Mohamed Elneny
    21 Zizo
    22 Omar Marmoush
    10 Mohamed Salah
    11 Mostafa Mohamed
    Egypt Substitutes:
    Mostafa Fathi, Mohamed Hany, Mohamed Hamdy, Tarek Hamed, Emam Ashour, Mohamed Sherif, Ahmed El Shenawy, Hussein El Shahat, Mohamed Sobhy, Ali Gabr, Trézéguet, Hamdy Fathy.

    DJI Djibouti (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    22 Sulait Luyima (GK)
    17 Moussa Hamadou Araita
    6 Yabe Siad
    15 Warsama Ibrahim Aden Yellow Card
    8 Ali Youssouf Farada
    18 Abdi Idleh Hamza
    10 Warsama Hassan
    13 Doualeh Mahamoud Elabeh
    23 Samuel Akinbinu Yellow Card
    11 Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh
    20 Gabriel Dadzie
    Djibouti Substitutes:
    Mouktar Youssouf Said, Innocent Mbonihankuye, Mahad Abdillahi, Fouad Robleh, Ahmed Aden, Youssouf Ahmed, Moustapha Abdi Osman, Idriss Houmed Bilha, Ibrahim Ali, Fouad Mohamed.

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