17e5c6Ibrahim Hassan, manager of the Egypt national football team, revealed the presence of the young player Hamza Abdel Karim, an Al Ahly SC player loaned to FC Barcelona, on the Pharaohs’ initial roster in preparation for participating in the 2026 World Cup.
The decision to include the player came after the distinguished performances he recently performed with the Barcelona U-19 team, where he succeeded in attracting attention during his loan period, which prompted the Spanish club’s management to move towards activating the clause to buy his contract in a way that Final.
Ibrahim Hassan confirmed that Hamza Abdel Karim is one of the names strongly proposed for the preliminary list of the national team, explaining that the final list for the World Cup will be officially sent at the beginning of next June.
The Egyptian national team is preparing to compete in the 2026 World Cup, scheduled to be held in the United States of America, Canada and Mexico, amid high hopes of achieving strong participation and appearing in a distinguished manner in the global tournament.
Egypt national football is expected to start the tournament. team continues its campaign in the group stage with a strong confrontation against the Belgium national football team on June 15th.
Technical director Hossam Hassan also decided to announce the preliminary list for the team after the end of the matches of Al Ahly SC, Zamalek SC and Pyramids FC in the Egyptian League on May 20th.
Before the start of the tournament, the Egyptian team will play two friendly matches against the Russia national football team and the Brazil national football team as part of the preparatory program for the World Cup, which begins Officially on June 11.
The schedule of the Egyptian national team’s matches in the group stage was as follows:
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June 15: Egypt x Belgium
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June 22: Egypt x New Zealand
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June 27: Egypt x Iran