Egypt is preparing to qualify for the 2026 World Cup… match date and broadcast channels

The Egyptian and Algerian national teams are looking to join their neighbors Morocco and Tunisia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals, where it is enough for each of them to win over Djibouti and Somalia, respectively, today in the ninth and penultimate round of the African qualifiers.

Senegal, Ivory Coast and Ghana also have a chance to qualify, as they need to win, but on the condition that the pursuers fail. Seven direct seats are still in competition before the final two rounds scheduled between October 8 and 14, with only Morocco and Tunisia having qualified so far.
The winners of the nine groups qualify for the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, while the four best second-placed teams get a second chance through the playoffs.
Egypt appears to be an extraordinary candidate to reach the World Cup for the fourth time in its history, after 1934, 1990, and 2018, when it is a guest of modest Djibouti in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, which is approved as its home ground, in a match that will be held at 8 pm today, UAE time, and broadcast on ABC Egypt.
Coach Hossam Hassan’s men lead the first group standings with 20 points, five points ahead of Burkina Faso, its only direct competitor, while Djibouti occupies last place with only one point.
The Pharaohs, who are competing in the confrontation in the absence of a number of distinguished players, led by Manchester City’s English winger Omar Marmoush, need to win to clinch the group ticket.
The Pharaohs’ captain, Mohamed Salah, is seeking to put the disappointing start of his season with his English team, Liverpool, behind him and regain his identity in scoring, after scoring only three goals in nine matches in all competitions this season.
Salah scored 29 goals in 38 league matches last season, won the Golden Boot award and led his team to its twentieth title, equaling the record of its rival Manchester United.
Salah has beautiful memories against Djibouti, as he scored a super hat-trick against them in the opening round in Cairo (6-0) two years ago.