The Egypt national football team (Arabic: منتخب مصر لكرة القدم), nicknamed The Pharaohs, is the national team of Egypt and is administered by the Egyptian Football Association. They are the current African Champions having won the 2008 African Nations Cup. They are also the most successful African team at Confederation level, winning the ANC six times: the inaugural African Nations Cup in Sudan 1957, and also won the tournament in United Arab Republic 1959, Egypt 1986, Burkina Faso 1998, Egypt 2006 and Ghana 2008.Egypt were the first African country to participate in the World Cup when they played in Italy 1934, losing to Hungary 4-2. Egypt has qualified for one World Cup since then, going out in the first round in Italy 1990. They were known as the United Arab Republic national football team when Egypt and Syria joined to form the United Arab Republic from 1958 to 1961 and then until 1970, with Egypt alone making up the UAR. They have played for the Bronze Medal in the Olympic Games twice (1928 and 1964), losing both times.
Competitive Record
FIFA World Cup record
1930 - Did not enter
1934 - Round 1
1938 - Withdrew
1950 - Did not enter
1954 - Did not qualify
1958 - Withdrew
1962 - Withdrew
1966 - Withdrew
1970 - Did not enter
1974 - Did not qualify
1978 - Did not qualify
1982 - Did not qualify
1986 - Did not qualify
1990 - Round 1
1994 - Did not qualify
1998 - Did not qualify
2002 - Did not qualify
2006 - Did not qualify
1934 - Round 1
1938 - Withdrew
1950 - Did not enter
1954 - Did not qualify
1958 - Withdrew
1962 - Withdrew
1966 - Withdrew
1970 - Did not enter
1974 - Did not qualify
1978 - Did not qualify
1982 - Did not qualify
1986 - Did not qualify
1990 - Round 1
1994 - Did not qualify
1998 - Did not qualify
2002 - Did not qualify
2006 - Did not qualify
FIFA Confederations Cup record
1992 - Did not qualify
1995 - Did not qualify
1997 - Did not qualify
1999 - Round 1
2001 - Did not qualify
2003 - Did not qualify
2005 - Did not qualify
2009 - Round 1
1995 - Did not qualify
1997 - Did not qualify
1999 - Round 1
2001 - Did not qualify
2003 - Did not qualify
2005 - Did not qualify
2009 - Round 1
African Nations Cup record
1957 - Champions
1959 - Champions
1962 - Runners-up
1963 - Third place
1965 - Withdrew after qualifying
1968 - Withdrew
1970 - Third place
1972 - Did not qualify
1978 - Did not qualify
1980 - Fourth place
1982 - Withdrew
1984 - Fourth place
1986 - Champions
1988 - Round 1
1990 - Round 1
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