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Egyptnational football team record

381
Wins
190
Draws
196
Defeats

767 matches, 1920 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1822, 35th in the world

Egypt have played 767 internationals since 1920: 381 wins, 190 draws and 196 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Tunisia, with 31 meetings. Their biggest win is 15–0 against Laos in a friendly on 15 November 1963.

Egypt's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All7673811901961239–78150%
Competitive467245115107787–44352%
Friendlies3001367589452–33845%
At home3022004953604–24766%
Away239708485247–29529%
Neutral venues2261115758388–23949%

Record against every opponent

Egypt have played 119 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Tunisia31971528–392023
Cameroon26128632–202022
Ivory Coast25117733–282026
Ghana24117633–282024
Algeria2369829–282023
Morocco2249910–202022
Nigeria2158826–292026
Zambia21134435–202023
Ethiopia19142352–132025
Kenya19135136–112021
Libya19132432–142021
Uganda19171136–62019
Sudan18142245–192022
South Korea1747611–182022
Senegal1682613–102026
DR Congo1484228–162024
Kuwait1458117–112025
South Africa145189–122026
Zimbabwe1484223–142025
Malawi1272320–82023
Guinea1163225–202023
Mali104248–82017
Tanzania10100037–62024
Togo1081126–62020
UAE1054111–72025
Angola945011–72026
Burkina Faso954018–92025
Iraq93428–52012
Botswana853012–22024
East Germany80174–291990
Greece832311–122018
Qatar842215–72021
Saudi Arabia851219–102026
Brazil70075–202026
Congo760116–52017
Hungary72146–111983
Liberia750213–22022
Syria73317–51995
Turkey730414–121984
Bulgaria63219–62004
Mozambique651011–22024
Namibia651023–62008
Niger641114–22022
Norway60332–71998
Romania61237–91991
Belgium53118–52026
Benin541017–62026
Burundi541012–12011
Chad531113–22015
Italy51047–202009
Jordan52126–62025
Mauritania541010–12024
Mauritius550018–22009
Cape Verde41307–42025
Djibouti440017–02025
Gabon43109–22021
Lebanon43109–22021
Madagascar42027–22003
Mexico41124–81999
New Zealand43106–22026
Portugal41033–92018
Sierra Leone42115–32025
Sweden42023–102007
Yugoslavia41035–111960
Argentina30032–112026
Australia31204–12026
Austria31112–31990
Czechoslovakia32014–21992
England30031–82010
Eswatini330016–12018
Guinea-Bissau32103–12025
Indonesia321011–31991
Netherlands31204–31990
Rwanda33009–12009
Canada1–0 (1984), 3–0 (2001)22004–02001
Central African Republic2–3 (2012), 1–1 (2012)20113–42012
Chile2–0 (1989), 1–2 (2013)21013–22013
China2–0 (1963), 0–0 (2001)21102–02001
Colombia1–1 (1990), 0–0 (2018)20201–12018
Comoros0–0 (2019), 4–0 (2021)21104–02021
Croatia2–2 (1999), 2–4 (2024)20114–62024
Denmark0–0 (1990), 1–4 (2003)20111–42003
Estonia2–2 (1998), 3–3 (2001)20205–52001
Finland2–1 (1989), 2–1 (1989)22004–21989
Iran1–1 (2000), 1–1 (2026)20202–22026
Israel7–1 (1934), 4–1 (1934)220011–21934
Japan0–1 (1998), 1–4 (2007)20021–52007
Malta5–2 (1991), 3–0 (1993)22008–21993
North Korea1–1 (1963), 1–0 (2001)21102–12001
Oman1–0 (2009), 1–1 (2012)21102–12012
Poland4–0 (1991), 0–0 (1991)21104–01991
Russia1–3 (2018), 1–0 (2026)21012–32026
South Sudan3–0 (2023), 5–0 (2026)22008–02026
Spain0–2 (2006), 0–0 (2026)20110–22026
Thailand1–1 (1987), 1–1 (1998)20202–21998
USA3–1 (1987), 0–3 (2009)21013–42009
Uruguay0–2 (2006), 0–1 (2018)20020–32018
South Yemen6–1 (1973), 5–0 (1975)220011–11975
Bahrain1–0 (2003)11001–02003
Belarus2–0 (1997)11002–01997
Bolivia2–2 (1999)10102–21999
Bosnia2–0 (2014)11002–02014
Equatorial Guinea2–0 (2015)11002–02015
France0–5 (2003)10010–52003
Georgia0–0 (2012)10100–02012
Germany2–1 (1958)11002–11958
Jamaica2–2 (2014)10102–22014
Laos15–0 (1963)110015–01963
Lithuania10–0 (1924)110010–01924
Luxembourg1–1 (1928)10101–11928
North Macedonia2–2 (1998)10102–21998
Palestine2–0 (1973)11002–01973
Ireland0–0 (1990)10100–01990
Scotland3–1 (1990)11003–11990
Serbia0–0 (1997)10100–01997
Slovakia1–0 (1994)11001–01994
Switzerland1–3 (1988)10011–31988
Trinidad and Tobago2–1 (2004)11002–12004
Uzbekistan0–2 (2025)10010–22025

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v LaosFriendly, 15 Nov 196315–0 for Egypt
  2. v EswatiniFriendly, 22 Mar 201310–0 for Egypt
  3. v LithuaniaFriendly, 27 May 192410–0 for Egypt
  4. v TanzaniaFriendly, 16 Jul 197310–1 for Egypt
  5. v EthiopiaAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 27 Jul 19978–1 for Egypt

Heaviest defeats

  1. v ItalyOlympic Games, 9 Jun 19283–11 for Egypt
  2. at East GermanyFriendly, 9 Jul 19690–7 for Egypt
  3. at East GermanyFriendly, 4 Sept 19660–6 for Egypt
  4. v ArgentinaOlympic Games, 6 Jun 19280–6 for Egypt
  5. at GhanaWorld Cup qualifying, 15 Oct 20131–6 for Egypt

Latest results

  1. v South AfricaFriendly, 4 Oct 20260–1 for Egypt
  2. at South SudanAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 29 Sept 20265–0 for Egypt
  3. v AngolaAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 25 Sept 20260–0 for Egypt
  4. v ArgentinaWorld Cup, 7 Jul 20262–3 for Egypt
  5. v AustraliaWorld Cup, 3 Jul 20261–1 for Egypt
  6. v IranWorld Cup, 26 Jun 20261–1 for Egypt
  7. v New ZealandWorld Cup, 21 Jun 20263–1 for Egypt
  8. v BelgiumWorld Cup, 15 Jun 20261–1 for Egypt
  9. v BrazilFriendly, 6 Jun 20261–2 for Egypt
  10. v RussiaFriendly, 28 May 20261–0 for Egypt

Egypt's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1920: 1499End of 1924: 1507End of 1928: 1520End of 1932: 1520End of 1934: 1548End of 1936: 1551End of 1948: 1546End of 1949: 1540End of 1950: 1545End of 1951: 1524End of 1952: 1519End of 1953: 1496End of 1954: 1483End of 1955: 1447End of 1957: 1509End of 1958: 1521End of 1959: 1569End of 1960: 1543End of 1961: 1534End of 1962: 1540End of 1963: 1678End of 1964: 1681End of 1966: 1659End of 1967: 1648End of 1969: 1636End of 1970: 1734End of 1971: 1698End of 1972: 1709End of 1973: 1677End of 1974: 1715End of 1975: 1791End of 1976: 1693End of 1977: 1681End of 1978: 1700End of 1979: 1666End of 1980: 1638End of 1981: 1664End of 1982: 1645End of 1983: 1665End of 1984: 1642End of 1985: 1623End of 1986: 1650End of 1987: 1706End of 1988: 1716End of 1989: 1750End of 1990: 1665End of 1991: 1675End of 1992: 1659End of 1993: 1702End of 1994: 1691End of 1995: 1703End of 1996: 1692End of 1997: 1672End of 1998: 1745End of 1999: 1697End of 2000: 1755End of 2001: 1721End of 2002: 1687End of 2003: 1780End of 2004: 1735End of 2005: 1788End of 2006: 1801End of 2007: 1774End of 2008: 1856End of 2009: 1783End of 2010: 1864End of 2011: 1809End of 2012: 1801End of 2013: 1788End of 2014: 1719End of 2015: 1716End of 2016: 1769End of 2017: 1761End of 2018: 1713End of 2019: 1688End of 2020: 1708End of 2021: 1758End of 2022: 1760End of 2023: 1788End of 2024: 1763End of 2025: 1732End of 2026: 1822
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1930, reached on 31 January 2010. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly3001367589452–338
Africa Cup of Nations118642628184–102
World Cup qualifying111652323196–96
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying110602921204–82
Arab Cup1888223–11
Korea Cup1667323–14
All-African Games1382324–18
Palestine Cup1392229–10
World Cup1215613–19
Mediterranean Cup932413–14
Olympic Games730416–26
Confederations Cup61239–16
LG Cup631211–6
United Arab Emirates Friendship Tournament62314–4
Nile Basin Tournament550017–3

Top scorers

  1. 1Mohamed Salah34
  2. 2Hossam Hassan20
  3. 3Mohamed Aboutrika20
  4. 4Amr Zaki17
  5. 5Ahmed Hassan16
  6. 6Hassan El-Shazly12
  7. 7Emad Moteab11
  8. 8Hosny Abd Rabo9
  9. 9Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetsh9
  10. 10Trézéguet9

Counted from the 226 of 767 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Egypt play their first international?

On 28 August 1920, a 1–2 defeat against Italy in the Olympic Games.

What is Egypt's biggest win?

15–0 against Laos in a friendly on 15 November 1963.

What is Egypt's heaviest defeat?

3–11 against Italy in the Olympic Games on 9 June 1928.

Who have Egypt played the most?

Tunisia: 31 matches, with 9 wins, 7 draws and 15 defeats for Egypt.

What is Egypt's longest winning run?

9 wins in a row, from 8 June 2003 to 8 January 2004.

Former names

  • United Arab Republic, 1958 to 1971
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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.