Egypt beat Djibouti and qualified for the next World Cup

Egypt he beat Djibouti 3-0 for the ninth date of the Group A of the African qualifiers and secured first place, which gives him a direct spot for the next World.

The goals of Ibrahim Adel and Mohamed Salah (double) reached those led by Hossam Hassan to keep the three points and become unreachable in their zone, which had Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone as the most dangerous rivals.

It will be Egypt’s fourth participation in the World Cup, after its performances in 1934, 1990 and 2018. In total it has played seven games, with two draws and seven victories. In the next edition of the World Cup they will seek to win their first match and break this bad streak of almost a century.

In ’30 Egypt’s bad relationship with the World Cup began

A particular detail in the history of this National Team with the highest event in international football is what happened before the start of Uruguay 1930.

It was about to become the first African country to compete in this tournament, but a strong storm in the Mediterranean Sea prevented its ship from leaving for the Río de la Plata. There will always be the question of how such an early participation in the World Cup could have affected the development of African football.