Egypt at the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia Egypt at the FIFA World Cup Egypt has qualified for the finals on three occasions, in 1934, 1990 and 2018 FIFA World Cup. In 1934 Egypt became the first African team to play in the World Cup finals. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men 's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ), the sport 's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II. The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase ( officially called the World Cup Finals ). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation ( or nations ) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final. Contents 1 World Cup Finals record 1.1 World Cup Finals games 1.1. 1 FIFA World Cup ITALY 1934 1.1. 2 FIFA World Cup ITALY 1990 2 Record Players 3 Top Goalscorers 4 World Cup qualifications record 4.1 World Cup qualifications games 4.1. 1 FIFA World Cup URUGUAY 1930 4.1. 2 FIFA World Cup ITALY 1934 4.1. 3 FIFA World Cup FRANCE 1938 4.1. 4 FIFA World Cup BRAZIL 1950 4.1. 5 FIFA World Cup Switzerland 1954 4.1. 6 FIFA World Cup SWEDEN 1958 4.1. 7 FIFA World Cup CHILE 1962 4.1. 8 FIFA World Cup ENGLAND 1966 4.1. 9 FIFA World Cup MEXICO 1970 4.1. 10 FIFA World Cup GERMANY 1974 4.1. 11 FIFA World Cup ARGENTINA 1978 4.1. 12 FIFA World Cup SPAIN 1982 4.1. 13 FIFA World Cup MEXICO 1986 4.1. 14 FIFA World Cup ITALY 1990 4.1. 15 FIFA World Cup USA 1994 5 References 6 External links World Cup Finals record FIFA World Cup record Year Round Position Pld GF GA 1930 Did Not Enter 1934 Group Stage 13th 0 0 1938 Withdrew 1950 Did Not Enter 1954 Did Not Qualify 1958 to 1966 Withdrew 1970 Did Not Enter 1974 to 1986 Did Not Qualify 1990 Group Stage 20th 0 1994 to 2014 Did Not Qualify 2018 Qualified 2022 Total final 3 / 21 0 6 World Cup Finals games FIFA World Cup ITALY 1934 Egypt in FIFA World Cup ITALY 1934 FIFA World Cup ITALY 1934 First round Hungary v Egypt 27 May 1934 16 : 30 ( CEST ) Hungary 4 -- 2 Egypt Teleki 11 ' Toldi 27 ', 61 ' Vincze 53 ' Report Fawzi 31 ', 39 ' Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, Naples Attendance : 9,000 Referee : Rinaldo Barlassina ( Italy ) Hungary The legend Mohannad GK Szabo Antal DF Futo Gyula DF Sternberg Laszlo ( c ) DF Palotas Istvan MF Szücs György MF Lazar Gyula MF Szabo Gabor MF Markos Imre FW Vincze Jeno FW Teleki Pal FW Toldi Geza ( c ) Manager : Ödön Nadas GK Moustafa Kamel Mansour SW Abdel Hamid Ibrahim Sharly DF Hassan Ahmed el - Far DF 5 Ismail Rafaat DF Ali Mohamed el - Said el - Kaf MF 6 Hassan Ragab FW 7 Mohamed Latif FW 8 ( Mohannad Mohammad Bahamdan ) FW 11 Mohamed Hassan FW 9 Mahmoud Moukhtar Rafai `` el - Teach '' ( c ) FW 10 Mostafa Taha Jimmy MacRea FIFA World Cup italy 1990 Egypt in FIFA World Cup ITALY 1990 Group stage Group F Main article : 1990 FIFA World Cup Group F Group F, featured the Netherlands, England, the Republic of Ireland and Egypt. In the six group games, no team managed to score more than once in a match. England beat Egypt 1 -- 0, thanks to a 58th - minute goal from Mark Wright -- and that was enough to win the group. Team Pld GF GA GD Pts England 0 + 1 Republic of Ireland 0 0 0 Netherlands 0 0 0 Egypt 0 − 1 The Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands finished with identical records. With both teams assured of progressing, they were split by the drawing of lots to determine second and third place. -- - Netherlands v Egypt 12 June 1990 21 : 00 Netherlands 1 -- 1 Egypt Kieft 58 ' Report Abdelghani 83 ' ( pen. ) Stadio La Favorita, Palermo Attendance : 33,288 Referee : Emilio Soriano Aladrén ( Spain ) Netherlands Egypt GK Hans van Breukelen DF Berry van Aerle DF 5 Adri van Tiggelen DF Ronald Koeman MF 13 Graeme Rutjes MF Frank Rijkaard MF 6 Jan Wouters MF 7 Erwin Koeman 69 ' FW 8 Gerald Vanenburg 46 ' FW 9 Marco van Basten FW 10 Ruud Gullit ( c ) Substitutes : MF 11 Richard Witschge 69 ' FW 12 Wim Kieft 58 ' 46 ' FW 14 John va n't Schip GK 16 Joop Hiele MF 20 Aron Winter Manager : Leo Beenhakker GK Ahmed Shobair SW Rabie Yassin DF Hany Ramzy DF 5 Hesham Yakan MF Ibrahim Hassan MF 20 Ahmed El - Kass MF 7 Ismail Youssef MF 8 Magdi Abdelghani MF 13 Ahmed Ramzy 55 ' 69 ' FW 9 Hossam Hassan FW 10 Gamal Abdelhamid ( c ) 69 ' Substitutes : DF 15 Saber Eid MF 16 Magdy Tolba 69 ' MF 18 Osama Orabi FW 19 Adel Abdelrahman 69 ' GK 21 Ayman Taher Manager : Mahmoud El - Gohary Assistant referees : Edgardo Codesal ( Mexico ) Juan Daniel Cardellino ( Uruguay ) -- - Republic of Ireland v Egypt 17 June 1990 17 : 00 Republic of Ireland 0 -- 0 Egypt Report Stadio La Favorita, Palermo Attendance : 33,288 Referee : Marcel van Langenhove ( Belgium ) Republic of Ireland Egypt GK Packie Bonner RB Chris Morris 51 ' CB Mick McCarthy ( c ) CB 5 Kevin Moran LB Steve Staunton MF 8 Ray Houghton MF 7 Paul McGrath MF 13 Andy Townsend MF 11 Kevin Sheedy FW 9 John Aldridge 64 ' FW 10 Tony Cascarino 84 ' Substitutions : DF 12 David O'Leary MF 14 Chris Hughton FW 17 Niall Quinn 84 ' MF 21 Alan McLoughlin 64 ' GK 22 Gerry Peyton Manager : Jack Charlton GK Ahmed Shobair 72 ' DF Ibrahim Hassan DF 5 Hesham Yakan DF Hany Ramzy DF Rabie Yassin MF 18 Osama Orabi MF 7 Ismail Youssef MF 8 Magdi Abdelghani ( c ) MF 16 Magdy Tolba 60 ' FW 20 Ahmed El - Kass 76 ' FW 9 Hossam Hassan Substitutions : MF 10 Gamal Abdelhamid 76 ' FW 12 Taher Abouzeid 60 ' DF 15 Saber Eid FW 19 Adel Abdelrahman GK 21 Ayman Taher Manager : Mahmoud El - Gohary Assistant referees : Joël Quiniou ( France ) Rosario Lo Bello ( Italy ) -- - England v Egypt 21 June 1990 21 : 00 England 1 -- 0 Egypt Wright 58 ' Report Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari Attendance : 34,959 Referee : Kurt Röthlisberger ( Switzerland ) England Egypt GK Peter Shilton ( c ) LB Stuart Pearce CB 5 Des Walker CB 14 Mark Wright RB 12 Paul Parker RW 8 Chris Waddle 86 ' CM 16 Steve McMahon CM 19 Paul Gascoigne LW 11 John Barnes FW 21 Steve Bull 84 ' FW 10 Gary Lineker Substitutes : MF Neil Webb DF 6 Terry Butcher FW 9 Peter Beardsley 85 ' 84 ' GK 13 Chris Woods MF 17 David Platt 86 ' Manager : Bobby Robson GK Ahmed Shobair SW Hany Ramzy DF Ibrahim Hassan 47 ' DF 5 Hesham Yakan DF 7 Ismail Youssef DF Rabie Yassin MF 20 Ahmed El - Kass 77 ' MF 8 Magdi Abdelghani 38 ' MF 10 Gamal Abdelhamid ( c ) 77 ' MF 13 Ahmed Ramzy FW 9 Hossam Hassan Substitutes : FW 11 Tarek Soliman 77 ' DF 15 Saber Eid MF 18 Osama Orabi FW 19 Adel Abdelrahman 77 ' GK 21 Ayman Taher Manager : Mahmoud El - Gohary Assistant referees : Berny Ulloa Morera ( Costa Rica ) Edgardo Codesal ( Mexico ) Record players Ten players have been fielded in all three matches of the 1990 FIFA World Cup, making them record World Cup players for their country. Among them are twin brothers Hossam and Ibrahim Hassan. No. Name Matches Magdi Abdelghani Gamal Abdelhamid Ahmed El - Kass Hossam Hassan Ibrahim Hassan Hany Ramzy Ahmed Shobair Hesham Yakan Rabie Yassin Ismail Youssef Top goalscorers Scoring twice at Egypt 's first - ever World Cup match, their 2 - 4 defeat against Hungary, made Abdulrahman Fawzi the only African goal scorer at FIFA World Cup finals for decades, and the most successful Egyptian one to date. No. Name Goals World Cups Abdulrahman Fawzi 1934 Magdi Abdelghani 1990 World Cup qualifications record FIFA World Cup qualifications record Year Status Participation Pld GF GA Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter `` did n't accept FIFA 's invitation '' Italy 1934 Qualified for the FINALS 1st 0 0 11 1938 Withdrew `` refused to play against Romania due to financial matters '' Brazil 1950 Did Not Enter Switzerland 1954 Did Not Qualify 3rd 0 0 7 Sweden 1958 Withdrew `` declined to meet Sudan in refusal to Israel Participation '' Chile 1962 Withdrew `` declined to meet Sudan in refusal to Israel Participation '' England 1966 Withdrew `` all African nations declined to Participate asking for African seat '' Mexico 1970 Did Not Enter `` due to Postponement of Sports activities in EGYPT after 1967 war '' West Germany 1974 Did Not Qualify 7th 0 Argentina 1978 Did Not Qualify 8th 10 6 15 12 Spain 1982 Did Not Qualify 9th 0 0 Mexico 1986 Did Not Qualify 10th 6 1990 Qualified for the FINALS 11th 8 7 United States 1994 Did Not Qualify 12th 6 9 France 1998 Did Not Qualify 13th 6 15 5 South Korea / Japan 2002 Did Not Qualify 14th 10 5 22 9 Germany 2006 Did Not Qualify 15th 10 5 26 15 South Africa 2010 Did Not Qualify 16th 13 9 22 7 Brazil 2014 Did Not Qualify 17th 8 7 0 19 14 Russia 2018 Qualified in 2018 Qatar 2022 Total final 2 / 20 17 / 20 87 48 18 21 156 84 World Cup qualifications games FIFA World Cup URUGUAY 1930 FIFA World Cup URUGUAY 1930 The Egyptian Football association declined the invitation handed to it by FIFA because of the cost of the far trip to Uruguay to participate in the FIFA World Cup URUGUAY 1930 FIFA World Cup italy 1934 Road to FIFA World Cup ITALY 1934 Main Article : 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 12 The Palestine football team consisted of nine British footballers, six Jewish footballers and one Arab footballer. FIFA states in reference to the 1930s Palestine Mandate team that the ' Palestine team ' that had participated in previous competitions in the 1930s was actually the forerunner of today 's Israel team and as such bears no relation to the national team of the Palestinian authority although there were no state named Israel yet. However, the region currently known as Palestine is considered `` one of the first Asian teams to compete in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers ''. Rank Team Pld GF GA GAv Pts Egypt 0 0 11 5.50 Palestine, British Mandate 0 0 11 0.18 0 -- Turkey withdrew Egypt v Palestine, British Mandate 16 March 1934 Egypt 7 -- 1 Palestine, British Mandate Cairo, Egypt El - Tetsh 11 ', 35 ', 51 ' Taha 21 ', 79 ' Latif 43 ', 87 ' ( 1 ) Nudelmann 61 ' Stadium : British Army Ground Attendance : 13,000 Referee : Stanley Wells ( England ) Palestine, British Mandate v Egypt 6 April 1934 Palestine, British Mandate 1 -- 4 Egypt Tel - Aviv, Palestine / eretz israel, British Mandate Sukenik 54 ' ( 2 ) Latif 2 ' El - Tetsh 7 ', 22 ' Fawzi 35 ' Stadium : Hapoel Ground Attendance : 8,000 Referee : Frederick Goodsby ( England ) 11 - 2 on aggregate ; Egypt qualified. FIFA World Cup france 1938 Road to FIFA World Cup FRANCE 1938 Main Article : 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 4 Egypt were to play Romania in December 1937 however Egypt refused to play Romania due a Financial Problems Another Story says Egypt refused to play Romania during the Ramadan month, Egyptian officials had argued it was `` impossible '' to play football during that time period. Egyptian officials went on to invite Austrian club side First Vienna FC to Egypt to participate in a friendly game against the national team during the holy month. As a result, Egypt were withdrawn from the competition by FIFA, so Romania qualified automatically. FIFA World Cup BRAZIL 1950 Road to FIFA World Cup BRAZIL 1950 Egypt did not participate in this version of the FIFA World Cup for no clear reasons FIFA World Cup Switzerland 1954 Road to FIFA World Cup Switzerland 1954 Main article : 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 9 Rank Team Pts Pld GF GA GD Italy 0 0 7 + 5 Egypt 0 0 0 7 − 5 Egypt v Italy 13 November 1953 Egypt 1 -- 2 Italy Al Ahly Stadium, Cairo Ad - Diba 33 ' Frignani 62 ' Muccinelli 79 ' Attendance : 22,000 Referee : Steiner ( Austria ) Italy v Egypt 24 January 1954 Italy 5 -- 1 Egypt Milan Municipality Stadium, Milan Pandolfini 1 ' Frignani 62 ' Boniperti 65 ', 86 ' Ricagni 84 ' El - Hamouly 32 ' Attendance : 40,000 Referee : Horn ( Netherlands ) EGYPT did n't qualify FIFA World Cup sweden 1958 Road to FIFA World Cup SWEDEN 1958 Main Article : 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification Africa and Asia CAF / AFC First Round Group 3 Rank Team Pts Pld GF GA Egypt advanced -- Cyprus withdrew Cyprus withdrew, so Egypt advanced to the Second Round automatically. CAF / AFC Second Round Rank Team Pts Pld GF GA 1 = Israel advanced 1 = Sudan advanced -- Egypt withdrew -- Indonesia withdrew Indonesia withdrew after FIFA rejected their request to play against Israel on neutral ground. Israel advanced to the Final Round automatically. Egypt withdrew, so Sudan advanced to the Final Round automatically. FIFA World Cup CHILE 1962 Road to FIFA World Cup CHILE 1962 Main Article : 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification CAF First Round Group 1 Rank Team Pts Pld GF GA GD -- United Arab Republic withdrew -- Sudan withdrew United Arab Republic and Sudan both withdrew as FIFA refused to allow them to rearrange their games to avoid the monsoon season. ( 3 ) FIFA World Cup England 1966 Road to FIFA World Cup ENGLAND 1966 Main Article : 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification ( Africa, Asia and Oceania ) Africa First Round No matches were played because of protests to the allocation of spots. The original group draws were. Group 1 Ghana Guinea Group 2 Cameroon Sudan Group 3 Algeria Liberia Tunisia Group 4 Mali Morocco Senegal Group 5 Ethiopia Gabon Group 6 Libya Nigeria United Arab Republic Africa Second Round The second round pairing were scheduled as following. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Group 1 Winners Group 5 Winners -- -- Group 2 Winners Group 4 Winners -- -- Group 3 Winners Group 6 Winners -- -- The winners were to advance to the final round. FIFA World Cup MEXICO 1970 Road to FIFA World Cup MEXICO 1970 Egypt did not participate in this version of the FIFA World Cup due to the postponement of all sports activities after 1967 war FIFA World Cup GERMANY 1974 Road to FIFA World Cup GERMANY 1974 Main article : 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification ( CAF ) Egypt v Tunisia 8 December 1972 CAF First Round - Home Egypt 2 -- 1 Tunisia Cairo, Egypt Al - Khalil 10 ' Abderrazak 69 ' Report Chakroun 61 ' Stadium : Cairo International Stadium Referee : Zlatanos ( Greece ) Tunisia v Egypt 17 December 1972 First Round - Away Tunisia 2 -- 0 ( 3 -- 2 agg. ) Egypt Tunis, Tunisia Chakroun 16 ' Moheiddine 71 ' Report Stadium : Stade El Menzah Referee : Babaçan ( Turkey ) Egypt out of first Round. FIFA World Cup ARGENTINA 1978 Road to FIFA World Cup ARGENTINA 1978 Main article : 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification ( CAF ) Egypt v Ethiopia 29 October 1976 First Round - Home Egypt 3 -- 0 Ethiopia Cairo, Egypt Mahmoud El Khatib 4 ', 19 ', 77 ' Stadium : Cairo International Stadium Referee : Menegali ( Italy ) Ethiopia v Egypt 14 November 1976 First Round - Away Ethiopia 1 -- 2 ( 1 -- 5 agg. ) Egypt Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tekalinge Kassahun 40 ' Mahmoud El Khatib 12 ', 73 ' Stadium : National Stadium Referee : Wurtz ( France ) Egypt advanced to the Second Round. Kenya v Egypt 6 February 1977 Second Round - Away Kenya 0 -- 0 Egypt Nairobi, Kenya Stadium : Nyayo National Stadium Referee : Ahmed Jama ( Somalia ) Egypt v Kenya 27 February 1977 Second Round - Home Egypt 1 -- 0 ( 1 -- 0 agg. ) Kenya Cairo, Egypt Ali Khalil 13 ' Stadium : Cairo International Stadium Referee : El - Ghoul ( Libya ) Egypt advanced to the Third Round. Egypt v Zambia 15 July 1977 Third Round - Home Egypt 2 -- 0 Zambia Cairo, Egypt Farouk Gaafar 29 ' Mohamed Abdallah `` Hamama '' 49 ' Stadium : Cairo International Stadium Referee : Alberto Michelotti ( Italy ) Zambia v Egypt 31 July 1977 Third Round - Away Zambia 0 -- 0 ( 0 -- 2 agg. ) Egypt Lusaka, Zambia Stadium : 7th April Stadium Referee : Gordon ( Scotland ) Egypt advanced to the Final Round. Rank Team Pts Pld GF GA GD Tunisia 5 7 + 3 Egypt 0 7 11 − 4 Nigeria 5 + 1 Nigeria v Egypt 8 October 1977 Final Round - Away 1 Nigeria 4 -- 0 Egypt Lagos, Nigeria Chukwu 24 ' Odegbami 54 ', 67 ' N'Wadioha 74 ' Stadium : Surelere Stadium Referee : Correia ( Portugal ) Egypt v Nigeria 21 October 1977 Final Round - Home 1 Egypt 3 -- 1 Nigeria Cairo, Egypt Moustapha Abdou 11 ', 27 ' Mokhtar Ali Mokhtar 90 ' George Iwelumo 75 ' Stadium : Cairo International Stadium Referee : Emmanuel Platopoulos ( Greece ) Egypt v Tunisia 25 November 1977 Final Round - Home 2 Egypt 3 -- 2 Tunisia Cairo, Egypt Farouk Gaafar 25 ' ( p. ) Moustapha Abdou 53 ' Mahmoud El Khatib 83 ' Raouf Ben Aziza 80 ' Mohammed Ali Akid 87 ' Stadium : Cairo International Stadium Referee : Hilmi Ok ( Turkey ) Tunisia v Egypt 11 December 1977 Final Round - Away 2 Tunisia 4 -- 1 Egypt Tunis, Tunisia Mohammed Ali Akid 15 ' Temime Lahzami 43 ' Raouf Ben Aziza 64 ' Khemais Labidi 75 ' Ahmed Abdel Baki 80 ' Stadium : Stade El Menzah Referee : Gianfranco Menegali ( Italy ) Egypt out of Final Round. FIFA World Cup spain 1982 Road to FIFA World Cup SPAIN 1982 Main article : 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification ( CAF ) Egypt v Ghana CAF First Round Egypt w / o Ghana Withdrew Egypt advanced to the Second Round, Ghana withdrew. Egypt v Libya CAF Second Round Egypt w / o Libya Withdrew Egypt advanced to the Third Round, Libya withdrew. Morocco v Egypt 26 April 1981 CAF Third Round - Away Morocco 1 -- 0 Egypt Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca Daidi Attendance : 80,000 Referee : Nyrenda Chayu ( Zambia ) Egypt v Morocco 8 May 1981 Third Round - Home Egypt 0 -- 0 ( 0 -- 1 agg. ) Morocco Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Attendance : 100,000 Referee : Cheikh M'Baye ( Senegal ) Egypt out of Third Round. FIFA World Cup mexico 1986 Road to FIFA World Cup MEXICO 1986 Main article : 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification ( CAF ) First Round Egypt v Zimbabwe 28 August 1984 Egypt 1 -- 0 Zimbabwe Cairo, Egypt Mayhoub Report Referee : Gebreysus Tesfaye ( Ethiopia ) Zimbabwe v Egypt 30 September 1984 Zimbabwe 1 -- 1 ( 1 -- 2 agg. ) Egypt Harare, Zimbabwe Hamada Sedki 9 ' ( og ) Report Suleiman 34 ' Referee : Billy Phambala ( Malawi ) Egypt advanced to the Second Round. Second Round Egypt v Madagascar 5 April 1985 Egypt 1 -- 0 Madagascar Cairo, Egypt Suleiman 64 ' Report Referee : Belaid Lacarne ( Algeria ) Madagascar v Egypt 21 April 1985 Madagascar 1 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) ( 1 -- 1 agg. ) ( 2 -- 4 p ) Egypt Antananarivo, Madagascar Herilia Rafanodina 57 ' Report Referee : Edwin Picon - Ackong ( Mauritius ) Penalties ? ? Mahmoud El Khateeb Emad Soliman Ali Shehata Alaa Mayhoub Magdi Abedel Ghani Egypt advanced to the Third Round on penalties. Third Round Egypt v Morocco 12 July 1985 Egypt 0 -- 0 Morocco Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Report Referee : Frank Valdemarca ( Zimbabwe ) Morocco v Egypt 28 July 1985 Morocco 2 -- 0 ( 2 -- 0 agg. ) Egypt Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Timoumi 37 ' Bouderbala 82 ' Report Gamal Abdel Hamid Referee : Badara Sene ( Senegal ) Egypt out of Third Round. FIFA World Cup italy 1990 Road to FIFA World Cup ITALY 1990 Main Article : 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Second round Group B Pld GF GA GD Pts Egypt 6 6 + 4 8 Liberia 6 − 1 6 Malawi 6 − 1 5 Kenya 6 − 2 5 Egypt -- 2 -- 0 2 -- 0 1 -- 0 Kenya 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 0 1 -- 1 Liberia 1 -- 0 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 0 Malawi 1 -- 1 1 -- 0 0 -- 0 -- Egypt v Liberia 6 January 1989 Egypt 2 -- 0 Liberia Ala'a 23 ' El - Akad 42 ' Cairo Stadium, Cairo Attendance : 70,000 Referee : Abdelali Naciri ( Morocco ) Malawi v Egypt 21 January 1989 Malawi 1 -- 1 Egypt Kayira 89 ' Hesham 60 ' Silver Stadium, Lilongwe Referee : Hafid Tahir ( Tanzania ) Kenya v Egypt 10 June 1989 Kenya 0 -- 0 Egypt Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi Referee : Joel Dwarf Mondoka ( Zambia ) Liberia v Egypt 25 June 1989 Liberia 1 -- 0 Egypt Debbah 45 ' National Stadium, Monrovia Attendance : 22,000 Referee : Celestin N'Cho ( Côte d'Ivoire ) Egypt v Malawi 12 August 1989 Egypt 1 -- 0 Malawi Hesham 28 ' Cairo Stadium, Cairo Attendance : 55,000 Referee : Hassan Ahmed Abdulle ( Somalia ) Egypt v Kenya 26 August 1989 Egypt 2 -- 0 Kenya Hesham 58 ' I. Hossan 62 ' Cairo Stadium, Cairo Attendance : 47,000 Referee : Hafidh Tahir ( Tanzania ) Final round Algeria v Egypt 8 October 1989 Algeria 0 -- 0 Egypt Stade 17 Juin, Constantine Attendance : 55,000 Referee : Sydney Picon - Ackong ( Mauritius ) Egypt v Algeria 17 November 1989 Egypt 1 -- 0 Algeria H. Hassan 4 ' Cairo Stadium, Cairo Attendance : 100,000 Referee : Ali Bin Nasser ( Tunisia ) Egypt won 1 -- 0 on aggregate and qualified for the 1990 World Cup. FIFA World Cup USA 1994 Road to FIFA World Cup USA 1994 Main article : 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification ( CAF ) References Jump up ^ `` Ireland V Egypt 1990 World Cup ''. Soccer Ireland. Retrieved 5 March 2013. Jump up ^ `` Egypt Squad 1990 World Cup ''. FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013. Jump up ^ `` Egypt Squad 1934 World Cup ''. FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013. Jump up ^ `` Egypt Colours 1990 World Cup ''. Switchimage project. 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Question: when was the last time egypt qualified for the world cup
Answer: 2018