Ahmed Salem
The Egyptian national team will face its Argentine counterpart in a highly anticipated match at 7 PM on Tuesday in the city of Atlanta, as part of the Round of 16 in the 2026 World Cup. Egypt aims to continue its journey in the tournament and achieve a new historic milestone.
And with the national team's achievement, if they win the next match, they will become the fifth African team to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in its history, after Cameroon in the 1990 edition, Senegal in 2002, Ghana in 2010, and Morocco in the 2022 and 2026 editions.
This record, which the Egyptian public hopes to achieve, will give an additional morale boost to the ”Pharaohs” before the anticipated confrontation, amid the state of focus that controls the national team's camp, and the players' desire to continue strong performances against one of the strongest teams nominated to compete for the title.
The match holds special significance as it pits the Egyptian national team's ambition to write a new chapter in African football history against the experience of the Argentinian national team, the reigning champions from the previous edition held in Qatar in 2022, in a clash expected to be one of the highlights of the 2026 World Cup Round of 16.
Historic qualification for the Egyptian national team against Australia
The Egyptian national team qualified for the round of 16 in the World Cup for the first time in its history, after defeating its counterpart, the Australian national team, by penalty shootout 4-2 in the match held today at Dallas Stadium in Texas.
The regular and added time ended in a 1-1 draw between the two teams. The Egyptian national team took the lead with a clean goal scored by Emam Ashour in the 13th minute with a perfectly placed header, before the Australian national team equalized with an own goal scored by Mohamed Hany into his own net from a cross that he headed into the net.
The Egyptian national team continued to make history in the 2026 World Cup, after scoring 6 goals in the current edition, achieving their best goal-scoring record in their World Cup appearances.
The Egyptian national team became the third Arab team to score six or more goals in a single World Cup edition, raising their total to 11 goals across all their tournament appearances.
Egypt's national team has also joined the list of top-scoring Arab teams in a single World Cup edition. This list is led by Morocco in the 2026 edition and Algeria in the 2014 edition, with seven goals each. Meanwhile, the Egyptian team is tied with Morocco in the 2022 edition with six goals.
