World Cup 2026: Egypt on the verge of matching Honduras' unwanted record

15.06.26 FT World Cup

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Egypt came close to clinching their maiden victory in the World Cup finals, but were ultimately held to a 1-1 draw by Belgium.

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This draw brings Egypt's winless run in the tournament to eight games. Only Honduras have played more matches without a win in the competition (nine).

If Mohamed Salah and his teammates fail to defeat New Zealand on Monday, June 21 in Vancouver, they will equal Honduras's unwanted record.

Here is the history of Egypt's eight World Cup matches:

Italy 1934 (1 match)

• Round of 16: Hungary 4 - 2 Egypt (Goals by Abdelrahman Fawzi)

Italy 1990 (3 matches - Group stage)

• Netherlands 1 - 1 Egypt (Goal by Magdy Abdelghani)

• Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Egypt

• England 1 - 0 Egypt

Russia 2018 (3 matches - Group stage)

• Egypt 0 - 1 Uruguay

• Russia 3 - 1 Egypt (Goal by Mohamed Salah)

• Saudi Arabia 2 - 1 Egypt (Goal by Mohamed Salah)

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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