Hossam Hassan, the coach of the Egyptian team, settled on relying on the basic formation in the face of Djibouti tomorrow, in the ninth round of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, in order to achieve victory and officially resolve the World Cup.
The formation of Egypt’s expected team against Djibouti
The team is expected to start the meeting with Mohamed El -Shennawi in the goalkeeper, and in front of him the quadruple of defense Mohamed Hani, Yasser Ibrahim, Rami Rabia and Mohamed Hamdi, while the tripartite midfield is led by Marwan Attia, Hamdi Fathi and Ahmed Mustafa «Zizou». In the attack, Hossam Hassan relies on the trio of Mohamed Salah, Trezeguet and Mustafa Mohamed.
Why does Hossam Hassan prefer steadfastness in formation?
The technical staff believes that maintaining the basic strength gives the team more harmony in the decisive matches, especially with the approaching of the qualifiers approaching, as the team seeks to confirm its lead and ensure early qualification without waiting for the last round.
Egypt leads the first group ranking
Egypt will lead the first group with 20 points from 8 games, outperforming 5 points on second place Burkina Faso with 15 points. The Pharaohs need to win any result against Djibouti to officially resolve the qualification card to the 2026 World Cup.
What is the next goal for Egypt?
After confronting Djibouti, the Egyptian team is preparing to meet Guinea -Bissau at the end of the qualifiers, which will be a festive match in the event of a guarantee of qualification, in a move that brings the team closer to achieving the dream of fourth participation in its history in the World Cup.
