The Anthem
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
▶ Listen on YouTube ↗“Bilady, bilady, bilady / My homeland, my homeland, my homeland…”
Its melody draws on a speech by nationalist leader Mustafa Kamel.
The Legends
Names that echo
Mohamed Salah
Forward · 2010s–20s
Liverpool superstar and the most famous Egyptian athlete in history.
Mohamed Aboutrika
Midfielder · 2000s
Beloved playmaker and a giant of Egyptian and African club football.
Essam El-Hadary
Goalkeeper · 1990s–2010s
Became the oldest player in World Cup history at 45 in 2018.
Fun Facts
Worth knowing
- 01
Egypt was the first African and Arab nation to play at a World Cup, back in 1934.
- 02
Al Ahly, the Cairo club, is the most decorated football team in Africa and one of the most successful on earth.
- 03
At the 2018 World Cup, 45-year-old keeper Essam El-Hadary became the oldest player ever to appear at the tournament.
At the World Cup
The story so far
A continental pioneer — the first African and Arab World Cup participant in 1934 — and a record seven-time African champion at the Cup of Nations. Salah now carries the Pharaohs' hopes.
Africa's first
Egypt became the first nation from Africa or the Arab world to compete at a World Cup.
Salah's return
Egypt's first World Cup in 28 years was defined by the nation willing Mohamed Salah back from injury.
Group Stage