Quietly, the Egyptians are confident. They arrive in the U.S. having compiled one of the best records in qualifying, and Mohamed Salah has a point to prove.
Yet history urges caution. Egypt’s record in World Cups is starkly bad when you consider they are the most successful country in the history of the AFCON, with seven titles.
Having qualified for the first World Cup in 1930, Egypt did not arrive in Uruguay, the host country, after storm delays meant they missed their nautical connection in Marseille. Four years later in Italy, they became the first African or Arab nation to appear at the World Cup but failed to win a game, a record they maintained in 1990 and 2018.
They have never advanced to the knockout stages. Is this their moment?
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