Top five players left out of Egypt's FIFA World Cup 2026 squad ft. Mostafa Mohamed

The Pharaohs unveiled their 27-man preliminary roster on May 21.

The Egypt national football team is now preparing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Before heading to the World stage, they are going to lock horns with Russia and Brazil in international friendly contests.

This is going to be a perfect opportunity for them to build momentum for the mega competition, which is scheduled to take place in Canada, Mexico, and the USA.

The Pharaohs’ head coach, Hossam Hassan, has announced a preliminary 27-man roster for the upcoming edition of FIFA’s flagship tournament. He is going to drop one of the squad’s members to reduce the squad to ‌the ⁠FIFA-mandated 26 players after battling Russia on May 28.

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has made it to the squad and is going to captain the Egypt national football team. He is going to lead the attack alongside Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush.

Mostafa Mohamed, a forward for the Ligue 1 side FC Nantes, has been left out of the squad for the FIFA World Cup 2026.

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Top players missing from Egypt’s final squad

5. Abdelaziz El-Balouti

The National Bank of Egypt Sporting Club goalkeeper was left out by the head coach, Hossam Hassan. Options like Mohamed El Shennawy and Mostafa Shobeir were given priority over Abdelaziz El-Balouti, who is yet to appear for Egypt. His performances for his club have been decent enough, but he was still not included.

4. Osama Faisal

Despite making a total of 16 appearances for the Egypt national football team, Osama Faisal was not named in the final squad for the World Cup. The younger option, like the FC Barcelona U-19 Hamza Abdelkarim, has been selected over the NBE SC striker.

3. Ahmed Nabil

The defensive midfielder is not going to represent Egypt at the FIFA World Cup 2026. Even after making 11 appearances for his national team, he was not called up by Hossam Hassan. His underwhelming performances for his club, Al Ahly, might be a reason for his absence.

2. Mohamed Awad

The 33-year-old goalkeeper has now been left out of Egypt’s final squad for the upcoming edition of the mega competition. A reason that Mohamed Awad has not been included is the competition for the places.

1. Mostafa Mohamed

A well-known star for the Egypt national football team, Mostafa Mohamed, has not been included in the 27-man preliminary squad for the FIFA World Cup 2026. He has made 61 appearances for the Pharaohs and has scored 14 goals. The 28-year-old plays for the Ligue 1 side FC Nantes and has only scored four goals this season.

The Barcelona youth team member, Hamza Abdel Karim, has been given a chance over Mostafa.

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